Celtic survive scare against Aberdeen to cut Hearts' lead down to five points

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nygren-benjamin/WCHWGOvf/"]Nygren[/a] combined with fellow substitute [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/forrest-james/bos8vZBt/"]James Forrest[/a] to put [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/celtic/QFKRRD8M/"]Celtic[/a] back in front midway through the second half with a deft finish.[/p][p]The Swede faced a lengthy wait for a VAR check before he could celebrate, but [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/molloy-gavin/KrkeoTpI/"]Gavin Molloy[/a]'s outstretched foot was ultimately judged to have played the midfielder on.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tierney-kieran/Qm0l3aod/"]Kieran Tierney[/a] had followed up his goal in Sunday's 2-2 draw at arch-rivals Rangers with an early opener at Pittodrie.[/p][embed guid="3766a858-a013-4271-8764-265e54ff3b92" url="https://x.com/CelticFC/status/2029321109288391014" social-type="twitter" /][p]Celtic had to come from 2-0 down at half-time to salvage that gritty result in the Old Firm derby.[/p][p]Their careless defending reared its head again when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nisbet-kevin/Y1RqmfMp/"]Kevin Nisbet[/a] levelled for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/aberdeen/AmdbMiWq/"]Aberdeen[/a] with a penalty.[/p][p]But Nygren's 19th goal this season ensured Celtic wouldn't miss the chance to put pressure on [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/hearts/0rGrwwNc/"]Hearts[/a].[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/aberdeen-AmdbMiWq/celtic-QFKRRD8M/summary/stats/?mid=n5fCyDdU"]Celtic's first win in three league games[/a] put them a point above second-placed Rangers and five behind Hearts.[/b][/p][image alt="Standings" id="b40becdc-7bfa-4236-a4df-1fabcf6e3c4a" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="3bd9d6b5-1177-4495-935a-83da92ef8c48" original-width="1200" original-height="1200" /][p]Martin O'Neill's side return to Rangers on Sunday in the Scottish Cup quarter-finals.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/aberdeen-AmdbMiWq/celtic-QFKRRD8M/summary/stats/?mid=n5fCyDdU"]Catch up on the match stats with Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]