Scottish Premiership

FT Sunday, October 26, 2025
Celtic DLWLW 1
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Heart of Midlothian WWWWW 3
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CEL101
HOM123
Tynecastle Park · 18,774 att.

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

CEL leads series 5-0

Lineups

HOM · 4-4-2

  1. 25Alexander SchwolowG
  2. 19Stuart FindlayCD-L
  3. 4Craig HalkettCD-R
  4. 3Stephen KingsleyLB
  5. 31Oisin McEnteeRB
  6. 6Beni BaningimeCM-L
  7. 14Cameron DevlinCM-R
  8. 89Alexandros KyziridisLM
  9. 18Harry MilneRM
  10. 10Cláudio BragaCF-L
  11. 9Lawrence ShanklandCF-R

CEL · 4-3-3

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 5Liam ScalesCD-L
  3. 47Dane MurrayCD-R
  4. 63Kieran TierneyLB
  5. 51Colby DonovanRB
  6. 42Callum McGregorCM
  7. 41Reo HatateLM
  8. 27Arne EngelsRM
  9. 24Johnny KennyF
  10. 23Sebastian TounektiLF
  11. 8Benjamin NygrenRF

Timeline

  1. 8' Dane Murray (Celtic) Own Goal at 8'
  2. 12' Callum McGregor (Celtic) Goal at 12'
  3. 52' Alexandros Kyziridis (Heart of Midlothian) Goal at 52'
  4. 55' Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) Penalty - Scored at 55'
  5. 60' James Forrest (Celtic) Substitution at 60'
  6. 60' Shin Yamada (Celtic) Substitution at 60'
  7. 60' Michel-Ange Balikwisha (Celtic) Substitution at 60'
  8. 65' Alexandros Kyziridis (Heart of Midlothian) Yellow Card at 65'
  9. 70' Ageu (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 70'
  10. 70' Luke McCowan (Celtic) Substitution at 70'
  11. 70' Michael Steinwender (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 70'
  12. 75' Arne Engels (Celtic) Yellow Card at 75'
  13. 81' Tómas Magnússon (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 81'
  14. 86' Craig Halkett (Heart of Midlothian) Yellow Card at 86'
  15. 87' Stuart Findlay (Heart of Midlothian) Yellow Card at 87'
  16. 90'+1' Jamie McCart (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 91'
  17. 90'+1' Elton Kabangu (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 91'
  18. 90'+4' Harry Milne (Heart of Midlothian) Yellow Card at 94'

SPFL Premiership News

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