Overview
- Celtic beat sixth-tier Auchinleck Talbot 2-0 at Rugby Park to reach the Scottish Cup fifth round, with Johnny Kenny and Sebastian Tounekti on the scoresheet.
- Martin O’Neill reiterated he wants at least two strikers before the February 2 deadline and said progress is being made after joking they might arrive "before the end of the season."
- O’Neill was pictured scouting at Fir Park as Tawanda Maswanhise scored again, but Motherwell boss Jens Berthel Askou stated there is no plan to sell the forward this month.
- Reported target Franko Kovacevic is set to join Ferencvaros, according to multiple reports, and Celtic’s only January addition so far is Bournemouth loanee Julián Araujo.
- Chants of "sign a player" from the away end underlined pressure on the board before a Europa League trip to Bologna and a visit to league leaders Hearts at Tynecastle.