On it goes.

Celtic pushed the run up up another digit last night in a relatively comfortable win over Hamilton Accies as they maintained their grip on the domestic environment.

First-half goals from Olivier Ntcham, James Forrest and Scott Sinclair saw off a brief moment of parity after Hamilton's Daniel Redmond had cancelled out Ntcham's opener.

The only mystery of the evening was why the tally did not run higher given the volume of chances created at either end of the pitch.

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Whether Celtic are at their fluent best or not is up for debate but on current evidence and even with frailties at the back evident, Brendan Rodgers’ side still seem able to go through the gears when required.

Accies were well beaten but to be fair to Martin Canning’s side they stuck to their task and caused more than one moment of consternation in a Celtic defence that still has a look of work in progress about it.

Rodgers rang the changes for this one, but the one that stayed the same was Odsonne Edouard leading the line as Leigh Griffiths and Moussa Dembele stayed on the bench. The former came on to mark his first appearance since the midweek outing at Fir Park a fortnight ago but couldn’t quite find a goal to take him another step towards his century.

Norwegian kid Kristoffer Ajer also started the game while Kieran Tierney and Mikael Lustig were given a breather given the volume of games they have clocked up already this term. Nir Bitton found himself reinstated at the heart of the Hoops defence again.

The personnel may have been slightly different, but it was a case of more of the same from Brendan Rodgers’ side who maintained their unbeaten streak.

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As the goals rained in on Accies, though, it was Olivier Ntcham and Scott Sinclair who were at the heart of the frequent forward forays.

Indeed, before the clock had hit the two minute mark Celtic had offered note of their intentions with Nir Bitton drawing a fine save from Gary Woods in the Accies goal before Stuart Armstrong sent a looping effort whizzing narrowly over the bar.

There was an inevitability about the opener. It was Ntcham who claimed it with a rasping volley after Sinclair had dropped the ball into his path.

The midfielder came close to adding a second shortly after but as Celtic bombarded Hamilton there was a surprise in store as Daniel Redmond drew the visitors level with a fine effort that arched beyond Craig Gordon.

Given the manner in which Celtic had started the game it seemed unlikely to be anything other than a minor deviation from the script – and so it proved.

Two goals in as many minutes before the break from James Forrest after a fine pass through a static Accies defence from Armstrong and an impressive goal from Sinclair ensured that Celtic went into the interval firmly in command.

If Ntcham’s volley that had set the goals in motion for Celtic was impressive, so too was Sinclair’s effort.

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There was a glimpse of the confidence and swagger that was evident throughout the English winger’s inaugural season at the club in the way he stood, static over the ball on the far left as Accies closed in on him before picking his spot as he curled the ball into the net.

The lead was a fair reflection of the manner in which Celtic dominated proceedings and it was a similar story after the break.

Edouard fluffed his lines shortly after the restart when he did well to pick up a pin-point pass from Scott Brown. However, as he drove into the box he was met by Woods, who was quick off his line, and the chance was lost.

As had been the narrative of the opening period, though, it was essentially one-way traffic as Celtic maintained a steady pressure on their visitors.

And yet, as Celtic poured forward there were reminders of the gaps that have been exposed defensively this season.

On more than one occasion Accies were able to cut through the pairing of Dedryck Boyata and Bitton, albeit that they did not overly trouble Gordon once they were there.

Griffiths arrived to take over from Edouard midway through the second period with the striker’s first appearance this month raising one of the biggest cheers of the night.

Greg Docherty, who had an impressive second period, was at the heart of two swift incursions into the Hoops defence which caused one or two ripples of anxiety. Rakish Bingham managed to send his shot wide after being put through by Docherty on one occasion when it looked easier for him to hit the target.

The biggest reprieve, though, came when Jozo Simunovic – who had replaced Boyata – was short with a backpass as Bingham raced in to exploit the error. With Gordon committed, Simunovic would have been relieved to see the effort bounce off the post before rapidly being cleared.

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Jonny Hayes was brought on for the final ten minutes of regulation time as Celtic tried to put the game firmly to bed.

Given the glut of chances created – just as they had done at Easter Road on Sunday afternoon – they could well have had the game firmly out of sight long before the whistle went on this one.

For all that there seems a lethargy about Celtic at the minute, given the context of the season and the sheer volume of games been played it ought not to come as any real surprise.

In any case, the sequence of unbeaten games continues as Celtic eye up a visit to Tynecastle on Sunday afternoon.