Heart of Midlothian vs Celtic, 2025-26 Scottish Premiership
· Scottish Premiership3 - 1
Hearts beat injury-hit Celtic, go eight points clear in SPFL
Hearts' dream start to the season continued with an exhilarating 3-1 win over beleaguered champions Celtic.
Match Timeline
- 8': Dane Murray (Celtic) Own Goal at 8'
- 12': Callum McGregor (Celtic) Goal at 12'
- 52': Alexandros Kyziridis (Heart of Midlothian) Goal at 52'
- 55': Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) Penalty - Scored at 55'
- 60': James Forrest (Celtic) Substitution at 60'
- 60': Shin Yamada (Celtic) Substitution at 60'
- 60': Michel Ange Balikwisha (Celtic) Substitution at 60'
- 65': Alexandros Kyziridis (Heart of Midlothian) Yellow Card at 65'
- 70': Ageu (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 70'
- 70': Luke McCowan (Celtic) Substitution at 70'
- 70': Michael Steinwender (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 70'
- 75': Arne Engels (Celtic) Yellow Card at 75'
- 81': Tómas Magnússon (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 81'
- 86': Craig Halkett (Heart of Midlothian) Yellow Card at 86'
- 87': Stuart Findlay (Heart of Midlothian) Yellow Card at 87'
- 90'+1': Jamie McCart (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 91'
- 90'+1': Elton Kabangu (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 91'
- 90'+4': Harry Milne (Heart of Midlothian) Yellow Card at 94'
Statistics
 CEL |
HOM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 64.8 | Possession | 35.2 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 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 |
| 3 | 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 |
Game Information
Venue: Tynecastle Park
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Attendance: 18,774
SPFL Premiership Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heart of Midlothian | 12 | +19 | 30 |
| 2 | Celtic | 11 | +12 | 23 |
| 3 | Hibernian | 12 | +7 | 18 |
| 4 | Rangers | 11 | +5 | 18 |
Line-Ups
Heart of Midlothian (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Alexander Schwolow (GK) |
| 19 | Stuart Findlay  |
| 4 | Craig Halkett |
| 3 | Stephen Kingsley |
| 31 | Oisin McEntee |
| 6 | Beni Baningime |
| 14 | Cameron Devlin |
| 89 | Alexandros Kyziridis |
| 18 | Harry Milne |
| 10 | Cláudio Braga |
| 9 | Lawrence Shankland |
Celtic (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kasper Schmeichel (GK) |
| 5 | Liam Scales |
| 47 | Dane Murray |
| 63 | Kieran Tierney |
| 51 | Colby Donovan |
| 42 | Callum McGregor |
| 41 | Reo Hatate |
| 27 | Arne Engels |
| 24 | Johnny Kenny |
| 23 | Sebastian Tounekti |
| 8 | Benjamin Nygren |
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