Celtic's record signing, Kasper Hogh, silenced his critics with a stunning first-half hat-trick as Celtic comfortably defeated Kilmarnock at Rugby Park. Despite manager Martin O'Neill's absence due to surgery, the Hoops put on an impressive display, with Hogh scoring his first goal just 64 seconds into the match. The Danish striker added two more goals before halftime, and Benjamin Nygren scored a fourth goal just after the break.
Kilmarnock managed to pull one back through Michael Schjonning-Larsen, but Celtic sealed the win with a fifth goal from Luke McCowan. The champions have started their title defense with back-to-back victories, while Kilmarnock has conceded nine goals in their opening two games.