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00:00That will have the drama of the last day of last season,
00:04but nonetheless really looking forward to this.
00:07I think both teams will go toe-to-toe.
00:18The free kick didn't take long as McEntee catches
00:21Callum Osmond, who couldn't miss here in May
00:24when he scored the third goal to clinch the title for Celtic.
00:36Scales now for Bauer.
00:39Nine of the Hearth players involved on that final day
00:42have since left the club, so has the manager, of course.
00:45They've moved on, but they look like they might have what it takes again
00:48to keep up with the old firm.
00:56A lot of changes in that.
00:57Harts team, new manager in charge, different style,
01:02more possession-based, more control.
01:06I'm to Vranken.
01:09All the talk before the game is about them being brave.
01:13Let's see how brave they are.
01:24He's caught by Donovan.
01:28Headed back by Jamie McCard, who was in Celtics Academy,
01:31and his dad Chris ran the Academy for many years here.
01:35Osmond surging forward, Duran takes over.
01:41And here is McPake, who's made a brilliant start to life at heart,
01:46as has this man, Calvin Miller, once of Celtics Academy.
01:54Miller's cross, comes back to him off the head of Murray.
02:00Miller now, former Paik, Kingsley.
02:08Miller, confronted by Tierney.
02:12Altanar will float this in.
02:15It's gonna come to Kingsley, who can hit them.
02:19Yeah, he'll be disappointed with that, he can hit them.
02:23Just got under that.
02:25Really good play from Hartz, Miller initially.
02:29Lovely turn on the far side, he can play.
02:32Probably the danger when those two Hartz-wide men...
02:42Liam Scales, Duran.
03:00Kieran Tierney, player of the match at Motherwell.
03:06Celtic, coming into this, on the back of four defeats in five.
03:13Yeah, the truth is with Celtic.
03:15Martin O'Neill, he knows it.
03:16In the biggest tests this season, his team have come up short.
03:23And Hartz is a big test.
03:29Hartz will point at some things that cost him the title,
03:32but the fact is they haven't won a league match outside of Edinburgh since January.
03:39Their two away wins in that time came at their city rivals' hits.
03:49Fagan Walker, to Miller, and now Nendy.
03:59Dean Murray keeping his place at the back.
04:04He scored an early goal when these teams met at Towncastle last season.
04:08Alas, for him, it was for Hartz.
04:11And Sinisalo has to track back there.
04:15Well, just for a second, Liam Scales, a blind pass back,
04:19and Sinisalo was way outside his box.
04:31Jamie McCart.
04:54Duran is moving in on Royce,
04:56and he does like a bit of pressing,
04:58not quite up to the levels of Dyson minor,
05:01but not far off as Stephen Kingsley powers forward here.
05:07Here's McPake.
05:10Kingsley.
05:13It's a little chip that will land on the roof of a net.
05:18Oh, here's the Liam Scales
05:20little give and go with Kieran Tierney,
05:23and there you go, blind,
05:25and Sinisalo just for a second.
05:28Must have wondered.
05:30I think that's what we're all thinking.
05:40Flicked on by Mendy, but only to Tierney.
05:44Ousman now.
05:47He's had his injury issues at Celtic,
05:51and has scored some big goals for them,
05:53and has secured a corner for them.
05:58The full-backs who are happy to get high up the pitch.
06:02Only six minutes in, he's seen a fair bit of the ball.
06:12He would like an early goal in any game,
06:15but maybe particularly in this one.
06:18At the stakes.
06:20High.
06:21In by back.
06:23It's going to win.
06:26It's going to win.
06:29Kieran Tierney is having that one,
06:32and it is just the kind of start the champions need it
06:37in a match of this magnitude.
06:39It's going to win.
06:46Liam Scales with the flick.
06:48Oh!
06:49Really good in the air, Scales.
06:53In part of Branken will be unhappy.
06:56He gets that first contact,
06:59and Tierney can't miss his two yards out,
07:01center of the goal.
07:01It's the start that Celtic wandered.
07:07A new set-piece coach.
07:10Working wonders.
07:13Well, they are having a look at what went on there.
07:18So there will be a slight delay,
07:20but now they're quite happy with everything.
07:22And on we go.
07:23And a perfect start for Celtic.
07:26Kieran Tierney contributed six goals
07:30and 12 assists last season.
07:34Now has his first of this campaign.
07:40It's all about the first contact from a corner.
07:43Liam Scales, we know how good in the air he is.
07:45Really good leap at the near post.
07:49Cute little flick and Tierney couldn't miss.
07:53And Hart will be pretty gutted
07:56about the way the goal came about there.
07:59B6.
08:02Donovan and McPake again entangled there,
08:05and Donovan has got the free kick.
08:07Yeah, up with McPake here.
08:10I think Donovan drags him down.
08:12There you go.
08:14Certainly not the other way.
08:16I don't know what David Dickinson has seen there.
08:24Mendy.
08:27Mendy.
08:28Braga.
08:30Cheney.
08:31Remy Sharp.
08:34Osmond.
08:36Pinteros Negrin.
08:38Oh, Cheney McCalvin, a powerful block.
08:41And Camino Duran has said,
08:42you've got to leave that to Benjamin Negrin.
08:45The Hearts have come to Celtic Park.
08:48They're bold.
08:49There you go.
08:50Just leave that.
08:52And Duran has a free shot from 12 or 13 yards.
08:57Should have overed it.
08:58The Hearts leaving big spaces in the wide areas.
09:02Celtic appear to be in the mood.
09:03They have another corner.
09:07Bauer looking for Scales again,
09:09who did flick it on,
09:10but Mendy stuck with him.
09:12Well, that's twice now.
09:15Once they've scored,
09:16and it's as basic as basic can be.
09:20From Hearts perspective,
09:22they cannot let Liam Scales get the first contact.
09:25Mika Bauer will try again.
09:29And they've kept it alive.
09:31And Benjamin Negrin
09:34scores.
09:37Celtic
09:38right off for this.
09:40And some.
09:43The start of starts
09:46in a big match.
09:482-0
09:48inside 10 minutes.
09:53Well,
09:54Negrin knows how to nick a goal.
09:57I think it takes a deflection.
09:58But Celtic causing all sorts of problems.
10:02From set plays.
10:03Does it come off Calvin Miller?
10:05I think it may do.
10:08Murray keeps it alive.
10:10And it does Negrin cushion volley.
10:14On target, he'll be given it.
10:16Comes off Calvin Miller's back.
10:20Kane Murray does well.
10:22Hooks it over his shoulder.
10:24And there you go.
10:25Kane quick.
10:27Celtic 2-1.
10:29In 10.
10:31Well, Hearts pushed Celtic
10:33to the final minutes of last season here.
10:36Five months ago.
10:40They're going to have to produce something special
10:43for a similar story this time.
10:50McEntee has picked out Altanar, though.
10:58He's there, out on that right-hand side.
11:01Altanar plays so high up.
11:03It's risk and reward, isn't it, for Hearts?
11:06That's the way they want to play.
11:12Celtic have turned it on, and that's got the supporters more interested.
11:23Celtic top scorers in the opening 15 minutes of matches.
11:28As Bauer takes out Altanar.
11:36Well, it's a big ask of Hearts now to come up with some kind of response here.
11:45Frustration will be two corners, two set plays.
11:48Celtic two goals.
11:57It is left for Calvin Miller to hoist it in.
12:00McCart.
12:01Should have done better with that, though.
12:03Wayward header, although the flat was up for offside anyway.
12:06Yeah, I wonder whether they had just gone a little bit early.
12:09To Franken, plenty of thinking to do now.
12:35Power.
12:37Couldn't have got the favourite there.
12:40Celtic going for it again.
12:41Hassan.
12:44Can they score a third, remarkably?
12:51A bit of breathing space.
13:08Bo Royce up towards Braga.
13:10It's won by Dame Murray.
13:17Back in T over to Altanar.
13:20Back in T over to Altanar.
13:26Way over the head of McPake.
13:33Celtic will go four points clear at the top if they win here, and it's looking good from an early
13:38stage.
13:40That, after Rangers were held by Dundee in a game that was a really good watch last night.
13:47This is a really good watch, but only for Celtic at the moment.
13:51Osman.
13:53They're very brave in the way that they press.
13:55We saw Altanar there.
13:57Jumping onto Kieran Tierney and leaving Callum Osman.
14:02Three high and wide, who then has a direct run.
14:07Onto Fagan, Walcott.
14:12Brave, is it bonkers?
14:20Well, it's not looking good at the moment for Hearts, that's for sure.
14:34Every team has scored in the Premiership this weekend, so it's over to Hearts.
14:51Gendouz.
14:53Gendouz.
14:54Here is the Frenchman again.
14:57Making good progress.
14:59Gendouz.
15:01Clutched by Sinisala.
15:03The first league start for Gendouz.
15:06Quick feed to get the shot off.
15:20Farts thrashed St Mirren 5-0 last week and had been looking like a team for whom the scoreline like
15:26that was coming.
15:27Warumom Osman.
15:28Cameroor.
15:31Gendouz.
15:32Game skate.
15:33Bundled over by Donovan.
15:35Ball was moving.
15:42Gendouz.
15:43giving off to about wish form and gives.
15:52Gargima!
15:54Gendouz, Gargima!
15:55Lite!
15:55Gendouz, Yeh Torah.
16:09Kingsley, Bauer and Scales able to tidy up.
16:31Celtic have won 14 of their last 15 premiership games either side of summer, the only blemish,
16:39a large one against Rangers here, McGregor, a challenge from Millar, it's given away to
16:51Negro, Hassan, good work here by Hasim Hassan, off the post, so very very close, he is rapid,
17:08brilliant turn, woeful defending from Kingsley, he's so unlucky, wonderful curling shot.
17:27Bauer, he's settled in so well, it's alright for Harts wanting to play this expansive style
17:38and playing attacking football, they've got to be able to defend as well, and defend they
17:45have not.
17:58Hassan, Scales, Bauer, Timmy and Osmond,
18:23it's actually a throw for Harts.
18:28This was a Hassan effort, wonderful turn, lazy as anything for Kingsley, there's the effort,
18:36he needs to improve his numbers, assists and goals, not far away there.
18:46Not bad by Scales, away by Fagan Walker, Miller, Altanar,
18:58away by Fagan Walker, Miller, Altanar,
19:17Genduz now, Josh McPake, the way to his left, that's where he's going, McPake blocked by Donovan,
19:30Kingsley, he's better than that.
19:33Oh, he's got here, Braga peeled away.
19:38A danger there for Harts on that left-hand side, Hassan.
19:44Not good at tracking back, tracking his runner.
19:57Durant, away from Genduz, and Black and T takes him out.
20:2520 minutes in, and Celtic are sitting pretty on a 2-0 lead against Harts.
20:322 in the first 10 minutes.
20:37Talk about laying down an early marker.
20:44McGregor, Tierney, Osmond is on the move.
20:48And here he is.
20:50Celtic, hungry for more.
20:54McGregor, waiting edge of area, but Black and T got there first.
21:01Toliman's powerful header.
21:33Parts away form, as mentioned earlier, have been a concern in 2026.
21:39Just two wins in their last 11 away games in the league, both at hips,
21:45which is good for them, but they need to start doing it elsewhere.
21:54Pog back by McCart, high into the sky from Bauer.
22:02Braga hops it on to McPake.
22:09Donovan won it, and won it well.
22:17Hassan.
22:20Goodbye, Mindy.
22:22Hassim Hassan,
22:24pours it back for Negrin again.
22:26Royce makes the save.
22:28And Royce keeps him in it.
22:30Too easy, but brilliant from Hassan.
22:35Donovan's cross cleared by McCart.
22:41That's an hour, clipped by McGregor.
22:49Mendy's lazy as anything.
22:51Gotta try and stand Hassan up.
22:52There's a little pullback.
22:55Decent strike from Negrin, opened his foot out.
22:58And Royce, instinctive goalkeeping.
23:01Just wouldn't drop to the Celtic forward.
23:04Big save, big moment.
23:07There's Callan McGregor.
23:10Alton up.
23:10Another pick.
23:12Oh yeah!
23:13Fine, oho!
23:22Number 3 will be if both foot out of the south.
23:23All a long rest of the south.
23:24Lear, into the south.
23:25Lear, into the south al in the south.
23:33Now putting up the south!
23:33punishment of the south.
23:33So long straight pull from the south.
23:33Then his first attempt would be to smash.
23:34OK, anyway.
23:35At all good luck.
23:36Gonna missikt him off,57
23:37Gart. He
23:38to see him down on here. Kingsley.
23:39They went off
23:41Take the early ball in, Claudio Braga got to it, but Sinisano able to cleft.
23:48He's unlucky there, Braga.
23:50He hasn't seen too much of him in this game.
23:55He's at number nine this afternoon.
24:01He's been using him in a bit of a different role.
24:04After Branken, going a little bit deeper with Wilson up top.
24:22There you go, not within the game enough, Claudio Braga.
24:49Scales now after Kieran Tierney, who scored in rather different circumstances against Hartz here last season.
24:57A late goal when Hartz won 2-1.
25:11Opened the scoring today and Benjamin Negrin added another.
25:18Carvin Miller.
25:20Carvin Miller.
25:22Eltona.
25:29McEntee.
25:31Over to McPake.
25:36Taking on Donovan, who's winning that duel at the moment.
25:40He is, but McPake direct.
25:43You know he is.
25:46Donovan stood up Jim well so far.
26:04Sent straight out by Corby Donovan enjoying his best run in the Celtic team in the absence of Alistair Johnston.
26:11He was just picking him up then.
26:15That's what happens.
26:25Fagin Walker.
26:28Altanar.
26:32Tierney kept him occupied.
26:38Altanar already in a position where they know they need to score the next goal.
26:43Gendouz with a flick.
26:46He's got Bauer on his case now.
26:51Clots of the shirt will bring a free kick.
26:54Miller.
26:57Altanar.
26:59Mendy.
27:01Miller.
27:12Altanar.
27:14Mendy.
27:16Sons of Clowns applauding because Jota, who made his return after 18 months out,
27:22came on a motherwell last week.
27:24He's gone out to warm up.
27:43Well, it's a free kick for Hart which gives them some encouragement.
27:47Yeah, can they work a set piece for themselves?
27:50Haven't been able to defend them.
27:53Can they score off one?
28:01It's Altanar to flick it in.
28:03And Jamie McCart puts his header wide and that is one mighty chance.
28:08It is.
28:10Delicious ball.
28:11The head shoulder though from McCart.
28:14He may have been offside of tight, very tight, but doesn't score anyway.
28:21Saves the checker, comes off his right shoulder.
28:25Just couldn't get his timing right.
28:27want to be off the front.
28:47Meadow.
29:03I'll turn up
29:08Josh Mepaik
29:17Mepaik, good pass
29:20McInteay
29:22Kingsley
29:24Braga there
29:26McInteay there
29:27And Bauer clears
29:32Yeah, they're growing into the game now
29:35Hearts, gaining a bit of confidence
29:36Wonderful reverse pass from
29:39Mepaik
29:40They're starting to fancy this
29:45Oh, the winner
29:46That's brilliantly won by
29:48Karam Osman
29:52That was as good as it got for him
29:54Well, in the 30th
30:08Minutes Celtic remember one of their own
30:1045 years ago tomorrow
30:12Johnny Doyle died at the age of 30
30:14Following an accident
30:15At home, he was a Celtic fan who fulfilled his dream of playing for them
30:20If anyone ever played for the Celtic jersey
30:24Johnny Doyle was that man
30:2937 goals included
30:31A famous header in a European Cup quarterfinal against Real Madrid
30:42Altanar puts this through to Calvin Miller
30:45And it does reach Claudia Braga
30:47He has a bit to do with Liam Scales on his case
30:54He's thinking Walcott holds off Durant
31:11They've got to take themselves out of a hole here but they know what they can do
31:19Set-piece goals first, penalty goals first
31:22They've done a lot of good things
31:26Shot conversion
31:27They need to be clinical when they get an opportunity
31:31This afternoon
31:33Some of the top scorers in the league
31:35But only one more than Celtic now
31:40Altanar
31:48Nendy and Genduz
31:57Genduz
32:00Scales takes charge
32:09Altanar
32:10Back in teeth
32:17The fake
32:21Scales aware of Mendy's presence and Hartz have a corner
32:25Yep, good little spell for Hartz this
32:28The belief is there
32:30The fake shifting onto his left and Liam Scales
32:36No chances
32:40No chances
32:45Hartz hoping to profit from a set-piece
32:48Sinisalo pushes it away but here is McPake
32:51Nobody really near him
32:58McPake
33:00Up against Bauer
33:02Assisted by Kingsley
33:05Genduz
33:32Genduz
33:44It's Altanar to take it
33:45It's Altanar to take it, Liam Scales the commanding figure there
33:48Retrieved by, well wasn't retrieved by Fagan Walcott
33:51Osmond is away here
33:53And Calvin Miller will get a yellow card for that
34:00Yeah
34:00He knew as soon as it became a foot race
34:04Calvin Miller
34:04He knew he was in a bit of bother
34:07He knew he was in a bit of bother
34:36dichter
34:37Michae
34:39You
34:39Yeah
34:39You
34:39You
34:39You
34:39You
34:39You
34:39You
34:44You
34:58You
34:59Yep
35:00Scales recovers, Negrin, important header from Fagin Walker, King Dews with a loose pass, Duran, Osmond!
35:18The man who's sealed the title against Holtz here in May has got it in for them again, he might
35:25have consumed it today as well.
35:32Lovely finish, the hearts courting themselves, their own problem, wayward pass there, Duran unselfish.
35:41There's a run of Osmond and he opens his body up beautifully, Gendouche with the errant pass, weighted pass, wonderful
35:49from Duran.
35:49Score! 19!
35:52And Osmond, that weight of the pass allows Osmond to run around the ball a little bit and find that
36:00far corner.
36:03Well, he's had his injury issues at Celtic, it's only his eighth appearance, it's his first senior start ever.
36:14He couldn't miss when he scored against Hartz here in May, but he came up with a fine finish there
36:20to make it 3-0.
36:25Hartz, who came here with hope again, have been blown away in this first half.
36:34Just as they had their best spin of the half, Celtic will make it 3-0.
36:42Carvin Miller, and his scale slides in to secure a goal kick.
36:50And it's the timing of that third goal crucial really after Hartz have come into it.
36:56Yeah, well, he will tell you, he will tell Luka after the game, all three goals avoidable from Hartz' perspective.
37:04Two set pieces, poor pass in the middle of the pitch.
37:07Mentioned they needed to be brave on the ball, but...
37:12Here's Miquel.
37:14And Duran looking for this!
37:17He's still working there!
37:19Wallace makes the save!
37:21And it's nothing anyway!
37:23And it's Calum Osmond again!
37:27Having the time in his life!
37:31Three of his four sort of goals have come against Hartz!
37:37The champions in the mood!
37:41In a menacing mood!
37:43Fired up, Hanson!
37:46Well, another error there.
37:48This time it's McCartt trying to take the ball down.
37:52Just help the ball forward and then...
37:55Regan Walcott makes a meal of it.
38:00Hartz shattering for an offside.
38:03McCartt tries to get back.
38:04Brilliant save from Royce and then...
38:06The ball stood up and...
38:09Easiest of headers for Calum Osmond.
38:13There's the save.
38:14Good save from Royce.
38:19And there's the finish.
38:21Osmond behind the ball.
38:25There is a potential offside check anyone at the moment, by the way.
38:30So there would be a slight delay to proceedings.
38:34Chris Graham is on BAR.
38:37But the goal is confirmed.
38:39No offside.
38:40But another goal for Calum Osmond.
38:43He's behind the ball, isn't he?
38:47That was crossed in.
38:49What a...
38:49What a half!
38:52The only goal he hasn't scored against Hartz was quite a big one as well against...
38:56Rangers, so it's in the cup.
38:58So it's...
38:59Although it's a fledgling Celtic career.
39:02He's certainly making his mark in terms of goals.
39:05Calum Osmond and Hartz just don't know what to do with themselves now.
39:10No, and...
39:11You know, Pennyfolk, Gaspar Hu's...
39:16Thoughts...
39:16I mean, it's been a demolition job from Celtic.
39:20In the first half, he may get a run out in the second half.
39:25And...
39:26The Hartz have come and been really gun-ho and expansive in the way that they've played.
39:31I wonder whether there'll be a time where...
39:34Walter Branken thinks about defending.
39:38Because this could get embarrassing.
39:42Well, some of the Hartz fans have already left Celtic Park.
39:46Calum Osmond scoring twice in two minutes and eight seconds.
39:51If we're going to be precise about it.
39:59Martin R gets a free kick.
40:01But...
40:02A few Hartz fans...
40:04Are...
40:05Heading home already.
40:13And they have...
40:14As good as Celtic have been, played a part in their own...
40:18Downfall.
40:21Calvin Miller to send this in.
40:23Bragas header!
40:24And Mendy...
40:26Tries again.
40:27McCart!
40:29Just won't happen for Hartz.
40:38He can do his alert to the quick throw from McPake.
40:42Away by Scales.
40:44Mendy.
40:47McPake.
40:49It's Mendy!
40:50And that's a good hit as well!
40:53Hartz have a goal!
40:55Topol is...
40:56There's quite a lot more to do for them.
40:58Apart from just that.
40:59Some of those Hartz fans...
41:02Might be trying to get back in now.
41:05Gotta say, it's a thumping finish from Mendy.
41:10Time and space there.
41:12McGregor...
41:13Bauer can't get out, but he finds the corner.
41:15Brilliantly.
41:17No chance for Sinisalo.
41:18Opens his body out there.
41:20Wonderful first touch and whips it in.
41:25What a finish that is!
41:26What a half we've had!
41:29And every team has now scored in the Scottish Premiership this season.
41:35Horrent Mendy...
41:36With his third in the last six Premiership outings.
41:45Magnificent Mendy.
41:46He'll be feeling...
41:48Slightly better about himself.
41:50To Franken.
41:52Still plenty of work to do.
42:02Donovan.
42:10Lacarte.
42:32Cushion by Murray.
42:33Donovan won that.
42:34Donovan won that.
42:48Lacarte.
42:54Cushion by Murray.
43:08Cushion by Murray.
43:09McGregor.
43:10Nigren.
43:17Osbody is on the hat-trick.
43:21Cushion by Murray.
43:29as it stands there will be two minutes added on in this first half
43:32negrin in for duran here
43:38well he hasn't got in on the act yet but he wouldn't rule it out at some point
43:42good movement good spot from negrin as he's on side
43:47trapped all the way from mccart
43:58mcpake kingsley mendy
44:08altanar into claudio braga
44:18here's miller
44:25braga
44:34we are with celtic again next week when they face the other team
44:38from edinburgh hibernian bottom at the moment that's at easter road from 11 o'clock next sunday on sky sports
44:44football
45:06back in t
45:08two more minutes is confirmed
45:12it must have been an eventful first half
45:34osmond negro time for another before the break
45:41bauer
45:43oh he's done brilliantly here
45:45mika bauer fancies a bit now
45:46and it's going to be an own goal is it yes it stands
45:50and celtic have another
45:54mika bauer made it possible
45:56five goals and five stars in this first half for the champions
46:03and hearts have been absolutely taken apart
46:09well the hearts have come to celtic park and tried to play fantasy football
46:14they haven't laid a glove on so i think that is so easy for bauer it's brilliant from bauer
46:18the little dink finish i think he picked that ball up outside the box
46:22little touch there weak from when dues and then
46:26fagan walcott
46:28and that sums our parts
46:31getting in each other's way kingsley and mccart
46:37hearts have been hopeless
46:38and celtic
46:42they're absolutely mauling them
46:45and it's kingsley off mccart for the own goal
46:50jamie mccartney once scored two own goals in a game against rangers is going to be credited with
46:55that own goal against celtic i don't think it was thanking you for that
47:01well uh what a first half of the champions
47:06amidst some shambolic defending from hearts it must be said celtic took full advantage they've been
47:11at their best kind of osmond rolled the ball into an empty net here on the final day of last
47:16season
47:16to break the hearts of hearts he's had to work a bit harder for his goals this time but he's
47:22got
47:22a couple and that was after two goals in the first 10 minutes as celtic made an early statement
47:29of intent here and at half time it is celtic five hearts one