Sutton’s CCV ‘ducking’ criticism cleared up by Celtic defender

The Celtic Star

·18 marzo 2025

Sutton’s CCV ‘ducking’ criticism cleared up by Celtic defender

Chris Sutton has criticised Celtic defender Cameron Carter-Vickers, accusing him of “ducking” from challenging for a header in the lead-up to theRangers’ winning goal on Sunday…

Cameron Carter-Vickers of Celtic holds off Cyriel Dessers of the Rangers as Celtic goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel catches the ball. Celtic v theRangers, Scottish Premiership, Celtic Park, 16 March 2025 Photo: Stuart Wallace Shutterstock

Barry Ferguson’s side secured a shock 3-2 victory in Sunday’s Glasgow Derby after Hamza Igamane fired a powerful shot into the top corner with just two minutes of regulation time to play.

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The goal stemmed from a lofted pass upfield from Jack Butland that went unchallenged, before Alistair Johnston lost his footing, allowing Igamane to take control and find the net. It was a real comedy of errors from the Celtic defenders that summed up their afternoon to forget.

Speaking on Sky Sports commentary, pundit Chris Sutton suggested that Carter-Vickers ducked out of an attempted clearance, which ultimately led to the heartbreaking late winner for the visitors.

🔵 Hamza Igamane’s 88th minute strike sealed a 3-2 win for Rangers and their first victory at Celtic Park since 2020 ⤵️
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“Cameron Carter-Vickers actually ducks out of the header,” Chris Sutton

“I think Cameron Carter-Vickers actually ducks out of the header, that was my reading of it,” said Sutton. “Then Alistair Johnston slips. But I’ve got to say the finish was worthy of winning any game.”

In the Sky Sports studio, Neil Lennon gave his thoughts on the incident: “It should never have got that far,” he said. “Carter-Vickers misses the header completely. I don’t care if he gets a shout or not, just head it. I’m not convinced he got a shout. For whatever reason Cameron has misjudged it.”

Cyriel Dessers of theRangers goes down with an ‘injury’ and is checked on by Cameron Carter-Vickers of Celtic during the Premiership match between Celtic and theRangers at Celtic Park on March 16, 2025. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

“It’s as if he just ducks out of the way of it”

Kris Boyd said: “Carter Vickers must get a shout from somewhere, I’m not quite sure. It’s as if he just ducks out of the way of it.”

Carter-Vickers had this to say about the incident in his post-match media conference which we covered yesterday on The Celtic Star.

“No, it was just over my head, I couldn’t see. I followed Dessers in, it went above our heads”

“No, it was just over my head, I couldn’t see. I followed Dessers in, it went above our heads. And then, I don’t know what happened, but I think Ali (Johnston) might have slipped when he went to clear it. And from there, it kind of ricocheted back into Igamane’s path and he scored the goal.”

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