Celtic v Hearts LIVE: Celtic snatch Scottish Premiership title and fans invade pitch after late goals in final day thriller | OneFootball

A thrilling Scottish Premiership season ended in pandemonium and disgrace as Celtic defeated Hearts to win the title in the final minutes of the decider as hundreds of fans invaded the pitch.

The Hearts players had to be escorted down the tunnel as thousands of Celtic fans spilled on to the pitch immediately after Callum Osmand made it 3-1 deep into stoppage time of their title decider.

Some confronted the crestfallen Jambos, who were called down the tunnel by club officials concerned for their safety, and the match, which was approaching the end of the indicated eight minutes of added time, did not restart.

With Celtic’s players and supporters still inside the ground waiting to lift the trophy, a 14th in 15 years, the Hearts team bus left Parkhead with players still in their match kits within 20 minutes of the full-time whistle and did not carry out their post-match media duties.

The stadium is rocking

More from Martin O’Neill who said: “What I think is that Celtic today, when there’s unison in this stadium, it’s rocking, it really is. And they never give up. Maybe I did, but they didn’t.

“I’m never sure about momentum. The lads will tell you, that can change in an instant. We were striving hard, and if you’d asked me before we played Rangers that we would take it into the final day, I’d have bitten your arm off.

“They’ve put heart and soul into the games. We make plenty of mistakes, but there’s great courage in the team. Not physical courage, mental courage, which has carried us over the line.”

Martin O'Neill on what happened at full-time

“I thought the game wasn't over, so I'm trying to push some of our fans off the pitch again to play whatever's left. Obviously I think at 3-1 with, I think that the fourth official had said to me there was like one minute to go when we scored the goal, so with the best will in the world, they're not going to get two goals in that time.

So I didn't see the incidents. Obviously there's a lot of commotion in the tunnel, so I don't know. If Hearts players have been accosted by some of our fans, that's pretty serious.

I was asking the fourth official or one of the linesmen in the tunnel and he said it's over, but you're right, I didn't know that. Derek came over to me and shook my hand. He said well done.”

(Reuters)

Jamie Braidwood16 May 2026 16:20

What we did is amazing

Arne Engels gives his reaction to clinching the title on the final day for Celtic.

He said: “I think what we did is amazing. I think we as a team deserve today, and the fans deserve it even more. Now we can finally celebrate together.

“We stay silent and then we just go for it. It shows how good we are and how strong we are. There’s a feeling we really deserve it. We’re really happy. We finally did it.”

Mike Jones16 May 2026 16:00

More thoughts from Martin O'Neill

The Celtic boss addressed the crowd as well.

He said: “I must admit I never, never in my wildest dreams, thought that I could experience those lads up there [points to the team on the podium].

“The players, the coaching staff, have given me a reason to live. That’s not to say my family haven’t. This is the most special place on earth. When there is absolute unison in this stadium it is a sight to behold.

“Obviously the players have been magnificent, epitomised by the captain, but we couldn’t have won it without you, absolutely not.”

Celtic on top

Celtic dominated the game in this title decider.

They had 67% possession compared to Hearts’ 33% and created more chances.

Celtic have 14 shots with five on target compared to 12 from Hearts and two on target.

Mike Jones16 May 2026 15:40

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