Michael Stewart and Steven Thompson in agreement that Celtic’s Scott Brown should not have been sent off

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Celtic maintained their unbeaten run under Neil Lennon by beating St Mirren in the Scottish Premiership on Wednesday night.

BBC pundit duo Steven Thompson and Michael Stewart were in agreement that Scott Brown knew what he was doing when he seemingly ‘stamped’ on Jim Kellerman during Celtic’s 2-0 win over St Mirren on Wednesday night.

When both players went to challenge for the ball, Kellerman fell on his back with Brown’s momentum taking him forward and the Bhoys captain then standing on his stomach.

Referee Don Robertson didn’t hand out any cards to Brown, with Kellerman eventually being substituted for Paul McGinn late in the second half.

Speaking to Sportscene on BBC One Scotland (04/04/2019 at 12:35 am), both Thompson and Stewart were in ‘no doubt’ that Brown knew what he was doing, but they felt that he was only deserving of a yellow card.

“I think he knows what he’s doing with his foot,” Thompson told Sportscene. “But is there enough force for there to be a red card? No. I think it’s probably a yellow. I don’t where else he could have put his foot.

Stewart added: “He could have tried to make a bigger stride, but I think he might have landed on the arm of Kellerman there. The first angle it looks as if it’s not a straight down stamp on the player. He’s left his leg in, there’s no doubt he’s left his leg in there. But the momentum has fallen over, so it isn’t like a stamp. It’s not a red card. A yellow card would have been the right call.”

In the game itself, it was a comfortable night for the Bhoys, who endured a more quieter and calmer game following the drama of the Old Firm only a few days earlier.

Neil Lennon’s side opened the scoring through Timothy Weah in the first half before Ryan Christie, who was his side’s best player when he was brought on from the bench, doubled his team’s lead shortly after coming on.

The result means that Celtic remain 13 points clear of their Old Firm rivals Rangers in the Scottish Premiership table and it is a matter of how many games it will take before they are crowned champions.