Hearts and Celtic clash in a blockbuster Scottish Premiership encounter on Sunday at Tynecastle Park, with the league leaders hosting the reigning champions in what could be a defining moment in the

It comes a day after the Scottish champions fell to a 3-1 defeat at Hearts, opening up an eight-point gap at the top of the league.

Scottish football has been dominated by two clubs since forever. The country's first season of top-flight action in 1890-91 saw Rangers share the crown with Dumbarton as joint-winners, while Celtic finished third in the 11-team division.

Celtic arrive knowing exactly what is at stake, win and the gap closes to two points, lose and Hearts open up an eight-point lead that gives them room for the slips and stumbles that winter inevitably brings.

Brendan Rodgers talked himself into trouble and Celtic chaos could lead to the unthinkable - Rodgers was accused of being ‘toxic’ and ‘divisive’ by Celtic chief Dermot Desmond in an explosive response to his resignation,

The 2025/26 Scottish Premiership season has started in electric fashion, with both Celtic and Rangers a long way off the pace behind unlikely leaders Hearts.

Hearts are on a mission to become the first team outside of Celtic and Rangers to win the Scottish Premiership title since 1985. And as they welcome Celtic to Tynecastle on Sunday, they find

Callum McGregor has admitted that Celtic are currently “too easy to play against” after losing back-to-back Premiership games. The Hoops suffered a 3-1 defeat to league leaders Hearts at Tynecastle on Sunday and now trail the Edinburgh side by eight points.