Obika's last-gasp equaliser earns Motherwell a point at Celtic
Jonathan Obika headed an equaliser amid more late drama between Motherwell and Celtic as the champions were held to a 1-1 home draw.
Substitute David Turnbull opened the scoring for the cinch Premiership leaders with an 86th-minute penalty, but the visitors stunned Celtic Park in the 90th minute when Obika glanced home Blair Spittal's corner.
Luis Palma earlier had a penalty saved by Liam Kelly as Celtic struggled to break down a dogged Motherwell side, who restricted their hosts to few chances, although Yang Hyun-jun missed a sitter as Brendan Rodgers' men dominated the majority of the second half.
Motherwell survived 10 minutes of stoppage time to get their second draw in succession at Parkhead and only a third point in their last 10 matches.
Stuart Kettlewell's side also came within seconds of getting a point against Celtic at Fir Park during that run, only for Matt O'Riley to net moments after Spittal had equalised.
Celtic only made one change from the side that beat Aberdeen 6-0, with Anthony Ralston coming in for Canada right-back Alistair Johnston, while Motherwell lined up with Calum Butcher in midfield ahead of a three-man central defence, with Mika Biereth up front on his own.
Kelly made two good stops early on, from O'Riley's first-time strike and a header from team-mate Stephen O'Donnell as he defended Palma's inswinging corner.
The visitors generally protected Kelly for the majority of the first period, though, and grew in confidence towards the end of the half.
O'Donnell had an effort cleared from the goalmouth by Cameron Carter-Vickers, with Joe Hart stranded after a ball over the top, before Dan Casey fired over from the loose ball.
The Celtic goalkeeper then produced a diving parry from Harry Paton's
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