Scottish Premiership

FT Saturday, May 16, 2026
Heart of Midlothian WWWDW 1
–
Celtic WWWWW 3
1st2ndT
HOM101
CEL123
Celtic Park · 59,079 att. · CBSSN

Match Report

Getty

Celtic crush Hearts with late double to clinch Scottish Premiership title

Celtic dashed Hearts' Scottish Premiership dreams in dramatic fashion as Daizen Maeda's late VAR-assisted winner helped the hosts secure a 3-1 victory in the title decider.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

9
Fouls
10
3
Yellow Cards
6
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
6
Corner Kicks
9
2
Saves
1
33.5
Possession
66.5
12
SHOTS
14
2
ON GOAL
5
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
2
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
0
Accurate Crosses
0
0
Crosses
0
0.0
Cross %
0.0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
2
Blocked Shots
3
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
0
Clearances
0

Highlights

01:18 Nicol backs Celtic to win Scottish title over Hearts Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

CEL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 12Viljami SinisaloG
  2. 5Liam ScalesCD-L
  3. 6Auston TrustyCD-R
  4. 63Kieran TierneyLB
  5. 2Alistair JohnstonRB
  6. 8Benjamin NygrenAM
  7. 27Arne EngelsLM
  8. 42Callum McGregorRM
  9. 38Daizen MaedaF
  10. 23Sebastian TounektiAM-L
  11. 13Yang Hyun-JunAM-R

HOM · 4-4-2

  1. 25Alexander SchwolowG
  2. 19Stuart FindlayCD-L
  3. 15Michael SteinwenderCD-R
  4. 18Harry MilneLB
  5. 3Stephen KingsleyRB
  6. 6Beni BaningimeCM-L
  7. 14Cameron DevlinCM-R
  8. 23Jordi AltenaLM
  9. 89Alexandros KyziridisRM
  10. 11Pierre Landry KaboreCF-L
  11. 9Lawrence ShanklandCF-R

Timeline

  1. 35' Alistair Johnston (Celtic) Yellow Card at 35'
  2. 38' Michael Steinwender (Heart of Midlothian) Yellow Card at 38'
  3. 43' Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) Goal at 43'
  4. 45'+4' Arne Engels (Celtic) Penalty - Scored at 49'
  5. 45' Kelechi Iheanacho (Celtic) Substitution at 45'
  6. 47' Frankie Kent (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 47'
  7. 51' Blair Spittal (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 51'
  8. 53' Benjamin Nygren (Celtic) Yellow Card at 53'
  9. 58' Auston Trusty (Celtic) Yellow Card at 58'
  10. 62' James Forrest (Celtic) Substitution at 62'
  11. 67' Alan Forrest (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 67'
  12. 68' Islam Chesnokov (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 68'
  13. 68' Cláudio Braga (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 68'
  14. 73' Marcelo Saracchi (Celtic) Substitution at 73'
  15. 73' Callum Osmand (Celtic) Substitution at 73'
  16. 77' Cameron Devlin (Heart of Midlothian) Yellow Card at 77'
  17. 87' Daizen Maeda (Celtic) Goal at 87'
  18. 90' Dane Murray (Celtic) Substitution at 90'
  19. 90'+4' Marcelo Saracchi (Celtic) Yellow Card at 94'
  20. 90'+4' Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) Yellow Card at 94'
  21. 90'+6' Daizen Maeda (Celtic) Yellow Card at 96'
  22. 90'+7' Callum McGregor (Celtic) Yellow Card at 97'
  23. 90'+8' Callum Osmand (Celtic) Goal at 98'

SPFL Premiership News

All news
News PA Celtic inflict painful lesson on Hearts with 7-1 thrashing at Parkhead Callum Osmand was on target again as Celtic inflicted more misery on Hearts with a 7-1 thrashing at Parkhead. News PA Celtic condemn protest after tennis balls thrown at owner Celtic have condemned the protest which saw tennis balls thrown towards principal shareholder Dermot Desmond during his visit to the Alfred Dunhill Links golf tournament at St Andrews. News PA Rangers' Ryan Naderi downs Celtic in Old Firm Derby Ryan Naderi scored the only goal as Rangers defeated Celtic 1-0 at Celtic Park on Sunday. ESPN Leonard Solms Celtic vs. Rangers - Kick-off time, how to watch Olwethu Makhanya in South Africa on ESPN and Disney+ In a rematch of last Sunday's Old Firm Premier Sports Cup clash, Celtic will face Rangers again this Sunday - this time in the Scottish Premiership at Celtic Park.