article_snippet.sent: Celtic retained Celtic seven-point lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership with an easy 2-0 win over 10-man Partick at Parkhead.
article_snippet.sent: the home side laid siege to the Thistle defence at the start of the match but had to rely on a Kris Commons penalty a minute before the break to give Celtic the interval lead.
article_snippet.sent: Celtic striker Kris Commons steps up to convert a penalty to give Celtic striker Kris Commons a 1-0 lead before the break .
article_snippet.sent: Commons (right) races away to celebrates Celtic striker Kris Commons 45th minute penalty strike .
article_snippet.sent: With second-placed Aberdeen beating Inverness 1-0, Ronny Deila's side maintained the gap over the Dons but also have a game in hand as the title race draws closer to conclusion.
article_snippet.sent: Celtic came close twice before two minutes had elapsed.
highlights_snippet.sent: Kris Commons fired Celtic into the lead on the stroke of half-time .
  