Scottish Premiership

FT Sunday, December 7, 2025
Heart of Midlothian WDLDD 2
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Celtic WWWWW 1
1st2ndT
HOM112
CEL011
Celtic Park · 58,794 att.

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

CEL leads series 4-1

Lineups

CEL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Kasper SchmeichelG
  2. 5Liam ScalesCD
  3. 63Kieran TierneyCD-L
  4. 6Auston TrustyCD-R
  5. 27Arne EngelsCM-L
  6. 42Callum McGregorCM-R
  7. 23Sebastian TounektiLM
  8. 13Yang Hyun-JunRM
  9. 38Daizen MaedaF
  10. 41Reo HatateCF-L
  11. 8Benjamin NygrenCF-R

HOM · 4-2-3-1

  1. 25Alexander SchwolowG
  2. 19Stuart FindlayCD-L
  3. 4Craig HalkettCD-R
  4. 18Harry MilneLB
  5. 15Michael SteinwenderRB
  6. 22Tómas MagnússonAM
  7. 14Cameron DevlinLM
  8. 31Oisin McEnteeRM
  9. 9Lawrence ShanklandF
  10. 10Cláudio BragaAM-L
  11. 89Alexandros KyziridisAM-R

Timeline

  1. 35' Yang Hyun-Jun (Celtic) Yellow Card at 35'
  2. 36' Harry Milne (Heart of Midlothian) Yellow Card at 36'
  3. 43' Cláudio Braga (Heart of Midlothian) Goal at 43'
  4. 59' Luke McCowan (Celtic) Substitution at 59'
  5. 60' Cameron Devlin (Heart of Midlothian) Yellow Card at 60'
  6. 62' Michael Steinwender (Heart of Midlothian) Yellow Card at 62'
  7. 64' Oisin McEntee (Heart of Midlothian) Goal at 64'
  8. 65' Johnny Kenny (Celtic) Substitution at 65'
  9. 71' Stephen Kingsley (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 71'
  10. 71' Jamie McCart (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 71'
  11. 77' Frankie Kent (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 77'
  12. 78' Pierre Landry Kabore (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 78'
  13. 85' Christian Borchgrevink (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 85'
  14. 90'+3' Kieran Tierney (Celtic) Goal at 93'

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