Scottish Premiership

Celtic vs Heart of Midlothian, 2025-26 Scottish Premiership

· Scottish Premiership
  • 45'+4': Arne Engels (P)
  • 87': Daizen Maeda
  • 90'+8': Callum Osmand
FT
3 - 1
  • 43': Lawrence Shankland

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.

Match Commentary

  • 35': Alistair Johnston (Celtic) Yellow Card at 35'
  • 38': Michael Steinwender (Heart of Midlothian) Yellow Card at 38'
  • 43': Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) Goal at 43'
  • 45'+4': Arne Engels (Celtic) Penalty - Scored at 49'
  • 45': Kelechi Iheanacho (Celtic) Substitution at 45'
  • 47': Frankie Kent (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 47'
  • 51': Blair Spittal (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 51'
  • 53': Benjamin Nygren (Celtic) Yellow Card at 53'
  • 58': Auston Trusty (Celtic) Yellow Card at 58'
  • 62': James Forrest (Celtic) Substitution at 62'
  • 67': Alan Forrest (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 67'
  • 68': Islam Chesnokov (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 68'
  • 68': Cláudio Braga (Heart of Midlothian) Substitution at 68'
  • 73': Marcelo Saracchi (Celtic) Substitution at 73'
  • 73': Callum Osmand (Celtic) Substitution at 73'
  • 77': Cameron Devlin (Heart of Midlothian) Yellow Card at 77'
  • 87': Daizen Maeda (Celtic) Goal at 87'
  • 90': Dane Murray (Celtic) Substitution at 90'
  • 90'+4': Marcelo Saracchi (Celtic) Yellow Card at 94'
  • 90'+4': Lawrence Shankland (Heart of Midlothian) Yellow Card at 94'
  • 90'+6': Daizen Maeda (Celtic) Yellow Card at 96'
  • 90'+7': Callum McGregor (Celtic) Yellow Card at 97'
  • 90'+8': Callum Osmand (Celtic) Goal at 98'

Statistics

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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

Game Information

Competition: Scottish Premiership

Venue: Celtic Park
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 59,079

SPFL Premiership Standings

# 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 Standings

Line-Ups

CEL Celtic (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Viljami Sinisalo (GK)
5 Liam Scales
6 Auston Trusty Yellow Card
63 Kieran Tierney
2 Alistair Johnston Yellow Card
8 Benjamin Nygren Yellow Card
27 Arne Engels
42 Callum McGregor Yellow Card
38 Daizen Maeda
23 Sebastian Tounekti
13 Yang Hyun-Jun

HOM Heart of Midlothian (4-4-2)

No. Name
25 Alexander Schwolow (GK)
19 Stuart Findlay
15 Michael Steinwender Yellow Card
18 Harry Milne
3 Stephen Kingsley
6 Beni Baningime
14 Cameron Devlin Yellow Card
23 Jordi Altena
89 Alexandros Kyziridis
11 Pierre Landry Kabore
9 Lawrence Shankland

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