Celtic vs Heart of Midlothian, 2025-26 Scottish Premiership

· Scottish Premiership

Celtic

90'+3': Kieran Tierney

FT
1 - 2

Heart of Midlothian

43': Cláudio Braga
64': Oisin McEntee

Wilfried Nancy's debut match ends in defeat as Hearts pull three clear at the top

Wilfried Nancy's debut match as Celtic boss ended in a 2-1 defeat to Hearts at Parkhead.

Match Timeline

35': Yang Hyun-Jun (Celtic) Yellow Card at 35'
36': Harry Milne (Heart of Midlothian) Yellow Card at 36'
43': Cláudio Braga (Heart of Midlothian) Goal at 43'
59': Luke McCowan (Celtic) Substitution at 59'
60': Cameron Devlin (Heart of Midlothian) Yellow Card at 60'
62': Michael Steinwender (Heart of Midlothian) Yellow Card at 62'
64': Oisin McEntee (Heart of Midlothian) Goal at 64'
65': Johnny Kenny (Celtic) Substitution at 65'
71': Stephen Kingsley (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 71'
71': Jamie McCart (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 71'
77': Frankie Kent (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 77'
78': Pierre Landry Kabore (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 78'
85': Christian Borchgrevink (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 85'
90'+3': Kieran Tierney (Celtic) Goal at 93'

Statistics

HOM		CEL
11	Fouls	9
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	5
4	Saves	1
27.9	Possession	72.1
8	SHOTS	15
3	ON GOAL	5
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
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
1	Blocked Shots	2
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Scottish Premiership

Venue: Celtic Park
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 58,794

SPFL Premiership Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Celtic	38	+32	82
2	Heart of Midlothian	38	+33	80
3	Rangers	38	+33	72
4	Motherwell	38	+23	61

Full Table

Line-Ups

Celtic (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Kasper Schmeichel (GK)
5	Liam Scales
63	Kieran Tierney
6	Auston Trusty
27	Arne Engels
42	Callum McGregor
23	Sebastian Tounekti
13	Yang Hyun-Jun
38	Daizen Maeda
41	Reo Hatate
8	Benjamin Nygren

Celtic Substitutes:

Viljami Sinisalo, Paulo Bernardo, Kelechi Iheanacho, Anthony Ralston, Michel-Ange Balikwisha, Dane Murray, Luke McCowan, Johnny Kenny, Colby Donovan.

Heart of Midlothian (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
25	Alexander Schwolow (GK)
19	Stuart Findlay
4	Craig Halkett
18	Harry Milne
15	Michael Steinwender
22	Tómas Magnússon
14	Cameron Devlin
31	Oisin McEntee
9	Lawrence Shankland
10	Cláudio Braga
89	Alexandros Kyziridis

Heart of Midlothian Substitutes:

Craig Gordon, Christian Borchgrevink, Jamie McCart, Stephen Kingsley, Frankie Kent, Pierre Landry Kabore, Sander Kartum, Elton Kabangu, Blair Spittal.

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