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Celtic suffered a 2-1 home defeat to Hibernian on Sunday—their first loss to Hibs at Celtic Park since 2010 — while Rangers’ 2-2 draw away to bottom side Livingston further strengthened Hearts’ pursuit of a first Scottish league title since 1960.
Hearts now sit four points clear of Rangers with 10 fixtures remaining and hold a six-point advantage over Celtic, who do have a game in hand. No club outside the Old Firm has claimed the title in 41 years.
It marked a first league defeat across two interim spells in charge this season for Martin O’Neill and capped a difficult week for the reigning champions.
Celtic were heavily beaten 4-1 by Stuttgart in the Europa League on Thursday, amid supporter protests over what they perceive as insufficient investment during recent transfer windows.
A seventh league loss of the campaign leaves the Hoops facing a steep challenge, particularly with a trip to Rangers looming next weekend.
Felix Passlack gave Hibernian the lead before Benjamin Nygren restored parity ahead of the interval.
Celtic have developed a reputation for scoring late winners in recent weeks, but their task was made harder when Auston Trusty was dismissed following a VAR review for an off-the-ball incident, leaving the hosts to play the final 16 minutes with 10 men.
Hibs capitalised on their numerical advantage as Kai Andrews struck in the 87th minute, handing their Edinburgh rivals Hearts a significant boost in the title race.
Livingston, winless in 26 league outings, came close to a shock victory over Rangers and dented the visitors’ championship hopes.
Goals from Brooklyn Kabongolo and Lewis Smith put Livingston 2-0 ahead inside the final 10 minutes.
However, Cristian Montano’s red card on the hour proved pivotal. Emmanuel Fernandez pulled one back with a powerful effort in the 81st minute before Mikey Moore equalised two minutes from time. Despite nine minutes of added time, Marvin Bartley’s side held firm to secure a valuable point.
