Tomas Cvancara headed his first goal for Celtic as the champions moved back above Rangers in the William Hill Premiership with a 2-0 win over Falkirk.

Benjamin Nygren was also on target as Celtic moved above the Light Blues on goals scored and six points behind leaders Hearts.

Falkirk contributed to an entertaining game, registering 14 shots at goal, but Celtic were more clinical.

Loan signing Cvancara marked his home debut with a glancing header from Kieran Tierney’s cross in the 39th minute to open the scoring.

Nygren curled the ball into the top corner in the 62nd minute after exchanging passes with Callum McGregor down the left flank.

All in all it was good day for Celtic, helped by Rangers drawing with Hibernian, but the fans’ unhappiness with the board was never far from the surface.

A huge banner was raised before the match in a sparse standing section depicting directors Michael Nicholson and Chris McKay plus the club’s head of security Mark Hargreaves as contestants from the BBC reality show The Traitors. A sign below read: “Banish the traitors, end the bans.”

The Green Brigade remain under a collective ban over an incident involving stewards and police at a previous match with Falkirk.

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