Celtic secured a dominant 7-1 victory over Hearts at Parkhead, moving four points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership. The Hoops raced into a two-goal lead inside the opening 10 minutes, with both goals coming from Mika Baur corners. Kieran Tierney headed home the opener before Benjamin Nygren's deflected volley doubled Celtic's advantage.
Callum Osmand, who secured Celtic's title five months ago, marked his first start with a quickfire double, capitalising on a terrible pass from Sabri Guendouz and heading in the rebound. Laurent Mendy pulled a goal back for Hearts, but Stephen Kingsley and Jamie Mc Cart combined to turn the ball into their own net before halftime. After missing a glorious chance, Camilo Duran made amends by curling home Celtic's sixth shortly after the restart, before Nygren added a seventh late on.
It was a statement win for Martin O'Neill's side, who reminded winless Hearts away from Edinburgh since January of what it takes to claim the Premiership title.
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