The third to last SPL game of the season, and Celtic moved back into first place in the league following a brace from John Hartson. His first goal game off the back-post set up by Alan Thompson, the second a front-post finish off a Chris Sutton cross. Celtic was lucky in the first half not to concede several times, though also had a claim for a penalty denied when Thompson was pulled down in the box. They picked up in the second half however for a deserved win.

Celtic: Douglas, McNamara, Varga, Balde, Laursen (Beattie 45), Agathe, Petrov, Lennon, Thompson, Hartson, Sutton. Subs Not Used: Marshall, Valgaeren, Lambert, Maloney, Wallace, McGeady. Goals: Hartson 47, 71. Aberdeen: Esson, McNaughton (Blaha 65), Diamond, Anderson, Severin, Hart, Considine (Dempsey 67), Mackie, Byrne (Winter 83), Muirhead, Clark. Subs Not Used: Preece, Adams, Foster, Macauley. Att: 59,498 Ref: J Underhill