Ange Postecoglou's men are edging closer to the title but Robbie Neilson will be targeting a shock result in Glasgow.
However, Callum McGregor is there to block the cross. This time it cannons back off the post. He takes the touch, before narrowly firing wide of Gordon's right-hand post. It looks like it's going to trickle into the net for an own goal, but Moore is back and scrambles the ball off the line. Boyce holds the ball up well in the corner and wins the foul off of Starfelt. However, Starfelt is first to the ball and it's headed out of the six yard box. Kingsley is tripped on the edge of the box, and walks over to take the set piece from the left flank. Angeballs Amazing job Ange Postecoglou has done at Celtic. Think about it…a 25 point deficit last season and a huge squad overhaul required. Yes Rangers have choked this season but nevertheless Ange has sent them packing. Kingsley's ball almost finds Boyce at the back post, but O'Riley is there to head the ball away at the last second. Jota has the ball in the net and wheels away. The Hearts striker looks to pile the pressure on in the closing stages.
The win all but secures the Scottish Premiership for Ange Postecoglou's side, as the Hoops now sit nine points ahead of Rangers. Watch the world's best ...
The third goal that Celtic so desperately craved arrived with almost 20 minutes left to play, as Taylor floated a cross in from the left and found an unmarked Matt O’Riley at the far post who cushioned the ball on his left foot before passing the ball into the back of the net. He headed the ball back across the face of goal and Hoops striker Kyogo Furuhashi got his head to it, nodding the ball over the line to gift Celtic the lead. Hoops midfielder David Turnbull won the ball back deep in his own half before passing the ball to Jota who was loitering near the halfway line in the middle of the pitch.
Celtic can effectively wrap up the Scottish Premiership title when they host Hearts on Saturday lunchtime.
He will be assisted by Dougie Potter and Ross Macleod, while the fourth official is Andrew Dallas. Don Robertson is the man in the middle. While the pressure is off their Celtic Park opponents – Hearts have already clinched third place – the visitors will be keen to finish their league campaign on a high with the Scottish Cup final against Rangers on the horizon.
Match report as Celtic beat Hearts to move to the brink of the Scottish Premiership title; Ellis Simms gave Hearts an early lead; goals from Daizen Maeda, ...
Carl Starfelt appealed for offside as he failed to cut out the flick-on but his trailing leg was probably playing Simms on. If you don't get these decisions then it's going to be a very difficult game. Probably not." Craig Gordon was outstanding as well. Jota was involved again, bringing down a high ball and feeding Greg Taylor's overlap. Match report as Celtic beat Hearts to move to the brink of the Scottish Premiership title; Ellis Simms gave Hearts an early lead; goals from Daizen Maeda, Kyogo Furuhashi, Matt O'Riley and Giorgos Giakoumakis secured win; Celtic will officially be champions if Rangers drop points on Sunday
Ange Postecoglou's Celtic have all but mathematically sealed their 52nd Scottish title after a 4-1 victory over Hearts in the Premiership.
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Celtic fell behind early but roar back to seal 4-1 victory and will officially claim title if Rangers fail to beat Dundee United on Sunday.
Jota fed Greg Taylor’s on the overlap, who crossed deep for O’Riley to side-foot home. Carl Starfelt appealed for offside as he failed to cut out the flick-on but his trailing leg was probably playing Simms on. Maeda failed to make the most of two chances early in the second half and O’Riley struck the inside of the post from 18 yards.
It looks like Snoop Dogg will have to pack his bags and get ready to celebrate in Glasgow after Ange Postecoglou's Celtic FC effectively won the Scottish.
“The champagne is going to be out and we are going to get it poppin’. He added: “The night is going to go off and whatever they want to do, it’s all going to be on Snoop. He said if the Parkhead team win the league, he will get on a plane to Scotland and fork out for a night that the players will never forget.
The victory put Celtic nine points and 22 goals ahead of Rangers, who have three games left starting with Sunday's Ibrox clash with Dundee United. Only an ...
Jota was involved again, bringing down a high ball and feeding Greg Taylor’s overlap. Carl Starfelt appealed for offside as he failed to cut out the flick-on but his trailing leg was probably playing Simms on. Ellis Simms threatened to spoil the party when he fired Hearts into an early lead but Celtic turned the game around before half-time through goals from Daizen Maeda and Kyogo Furuhashi.
The 4-1 victory puts Celtic nine points clear of rivals Rangers, who have three games left but a vastly inferior goal difference, to all but guarantee the ...
became a cult figure after rejuvenating their fortunes. The ecstatic scenes at Celtic Park were a testament to the remarkable influence former Socceroos boss Postecoglou has had since taking over a demoralised club in June last year. - The league title will give Postecoglou a second trophy in his first season at Celtic
Daizen Maeda equalised and Kyogo Furuhashi put Celtic into the lead before half-time and a Matt O'Riley strike after the break finished it. Sub Giorgos ...
It may have been a foul on Sibbick, but his hunger to hunt the ball back brought the equaliser and that was typical of his ability to turn the tide. Ange Postecoglou wasn't able to get his hands on the silver due to mathematics, but the moment is coming very soon and this was another day where his footballing principles and philosophies came to fruition. The Goodison Park kid could be a huge player in the Scottish Cup Final and also into next term for the Jambos. O’Riley wriggled to the byeline and hung a cross up for Jota to attack. Sub Giorgos Giakoumakis added a fourth in the final seconds to really get the party going. At 1-0 down, he got on the ball, he took control and got his team going.
Ange Postecoglou says he'll celebrate at the movies with his kids after sending the green half of Glasgow wild by effectively piloting Celtic to another ...
He's coached title-winning teams in his homeland at South Melbourne and Brisbane Roar, in Japan with Yokohama F. Marinos and now Scotland, as well as taking the Socceroos to the World Cup after guiding them to the Asian Cup title. "I said to the players there's many ways to hit a finish line but it's always nicer if you burst through it, so that's what we plan to do in the next couple of games." "I thought it was a top performance from the boys and for us that's the greatest reward you can get - to see the joy it brings other people.
Daizen Maeda strikes the equalizer and Japanese compatriot Kyogo Furuhashi heads in the winner as the duo help power Scottish Premiership leaders Celtic in ...
Ange Postecoglou won't be hanging around to see if the formality of his Celtic side officially being crowned champions of Scotland happens on Sunday.
Celtic had lost their way as Rangers ruled the Scottish roost but Postecoglou, originally perceived at Parkhead as ‘Ange who?’, has become a cult figure after rejuvenating their fortunes. Would Postecoglou be glued to news of the Rangers game? Their love affair with Postecoglou was there for all to see on Saturday as he blew kisses towards a sea of green following the 4-1 win over Hearts that, all but mathematically, guarantees the title.
Ange Postecoglou's Celtic have all but mathematically sealed their 52nd Scottish title after a 4-1 victory over Hearts in the Premiership.
He's coached title-winning teams in his homeland at South Melbourne and Brisbane Roar, in Japan with Yokohama F. Marinos and now Scotland, as well as taking the Socceroos to the World Cup after guiding them to the Asian Cup title. "It's been a collective effort. Celtic had lost their way as Rangers, under their previous boss Steven Gerrard, ruled the Scottish roost but Postecoglou, originally perceived at Parkhead as 'Ange who?', has become a cult figure after rejuvenating their fortunes.
It is standard for Postecoglou and his players to make their way around the arena at the conclusion of every home encounter and acknowledge the backing from ...
Celtic slipped through the gears to motor their way back into the contest, and the revs that produced in turn engaged their support. And the honour that the Australian and his squad have brought to their club is of a magnitude that demands to be recognised in full. Matt O’Riley an elegant, inventive presence and McGregor a bundle of energy as they combined with the fleet-footed Jota, Maeda and Kyogo Furuhashi to leave Hearts reeling. Their goal quartet against Hearts, which came after Ellis Simms had lashed in a low effort only three minutes in, took their goal haul to 85 for the campaign. Not since the Ibrox side in 1993-94 has a team proved so faltering in this opening stretch of games and still won the league. Heck, they will shortly be in the position of having snared 16 out of 22.
Ange Postecoglou won't be hanging around to see if the formality of his Celtic side officially being crowned...
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