"A contender must land a convincing blow to dethrone a champion but despite equalising twice, facing 10 men for the final 21 minutes and creating several clearcut openings, Hearts were unable to overcome Martin O'Neill's tiring team. Celtic impressed sporadically but made their flashes of quality count through Benjamin Nygren's free-kick and the incisive break that created a second for Yang Hyun-jun. The visitors' vulnerability at set pieces was punished by Stuart Findlay and Claudio Braga."
"Blair Spittal, on as a substitute, almost won it for Derek McInnes's team in the 97th minute, 20 minutes after Auston Trusty had been sent off, but his rising drive kissed the top of the Celtic crossbar. It's not the worst point when you come from behind twice but I still feel there was something more out there for us, the Hearts manager said. The fact there's a disappointed dressing room in there illustrates how far we've come."
Hearts drew 2-2 with Celtic at Tynecastle despite equalising twice, facing ten men for the final 21 minutes and creating several clear-cut openings. Celtic produced decisive moments through Benjamin Nygren's free-kick and an incisive break that set up Yang Hyun-jun's second, while the visitors' vulnerability at set pieces was punished by Stuart Findlay and Claudio Braga. Blair Spittal nearly won the match in the 97th minute after Auston Trusty was sent off, his rising drive hitting the crossbar. Rangers beat Dundee 3-0 with a James Tavernier penalty and late strikes from Danilo and Djeidi Gassama, moving within four points of Hearts and extending their winning run to eight matches.
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