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fight for Scottish Premiership The title heats up this weekend as league leaders Hearts host second place celtic In a tough fight.
Hearts are the only Premiership team to avoid defeat so far this season, having enjoyed a good start to life under new boss Derek McInnes.
His side are five points clear and have won their last four league games without losing, including a 3-0 win over Kilmarnock last time out – but their record against today’s visitors is disappointing, having lost 14 of their last 16 meetings.
But brendan rodgers‘Celtic – smarting from a 2-0 defeat to Dundee – also has cause for concern with this fixture: the last time they suffered back-to-back league defeats was in December 2023, when they lost 2-0 to Hearts.
Here’s everything you need to know.
When is Hearts vs Celtic?
Hearts host Celtic at Tynecastle Park on Sunday 26 October, kick-off at 12pm GMT.
How can I view it?
Viewers in the UK can watch the action on Sky Sports Main Event and football, as well as on streaming service Sky Go. If you’re not a Sky customer, you can take advantage of NowTV Day Pass here To view without subscription.
team news
Hearts’ bid to extend the lead to eight points could be hampered by a number of injuries, with Callum Nieuwenhof, Christian Borchgrevink, Edgew, Finlay Pollock, Frankie Kent and Ryan Fulton expected to miss out.
For the visitors, Alistair Johnson and Kelechi Iheanacho both featured in the first half of their 2-1 Europa League win over Sturm Graz in midweek, with the pair doubtful for today’s game with Dezan Maeda all due to hamstring problems.
United States international Cameron Carter-Vickers played the full game, but was seen holding his foot the entire time, and is now expected to be out for three to five months after injuring his Achilles.
Estimated Line-up
Heart XI: Schwalo, McEntee, Halkett, Findlay, Kingsley, Milne, Devlin, Bunninghame, Kyzyridis, Braga, Shankland.
Celtic XI: Schmeichel, Donovan, Murray, Scales, Tierney, Nygren, McGregor, Hett, Engels, Kenny, Tounetti