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·25 January 2026

Hearts salvage late point as Celtic reduced to ten

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Hearts and Celtic drew 2-2 at Tynecastle Park, keeping the leaders top and dropping the visitors from second to third in the Scottish Premiership.

In the seventh minute, Benjamin Nygren whipped a free-kick into the top corner to put the Bhoys ahead. Nygren is second in the league scoring chart with 11.


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After the restart, Stuart Findlay levelled with a glancing header from Marc Leonard's corner (48.).

Yang Hyun-Jun restored the Bhoys' lead from close range after Tomas Cvancara's lay-off (62.).

Auston Trusty was sent off after VAR upgraded his punishment to a straight red (77.).

Cláudio Braga then swept in the Jambos' equaliser, Oisin McEntee providing the headed assist from a set piece (87.).

The Jambos tallied 16 attempts, eight on target, and enjoyed 54.5% possession. The Bhoys registered nine attempts with three on target. In the seventh minute of second half stoppage time, Blair Spittal hit the bar.

Next, Hearts visit Dundee United. The Bhoys host Utrecht in the Europa League next.

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