Celts have to settle for a point after Tynecastle clash

Scottish PremiershipSunday, January 25, 2026Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh HEARTS…2(Findlay 48, Braga 87) CELTIC…2(Nygren 7, Yang 62) Celtic had to settle for a 2-2 draw against Hearts at Tynecastle this afternoon, with Benjamin Nygren and Yang twice giving the Hoops the lead before Auston Trusty was shown a red card late in the second half. The Hoops got off to the perfect start in the capital, and with just seven minutes of the match gone, Martin O’Neill’s men had the lead. Celtic were awarded a free-kick on the edge of the box and Benjamin Nygren stepped up and curled a brilliant shot in to the top corner of the net to make it 1-0, giving the Hoops the start they had hoped for. As Hearts pressed forward in search of an equaliser, Kasper Schmeichel had to get down quickly to make a good save from a Claudio Braga effort from the edge of the area which looked destined for the bottom corner. The home side should have drawn level with 10 minutes of the half remaining when a mistake from Auston Trusty presented Kyziridis with a one-on-one opportunity against Kasper Schmeichel, but the Danish keeper saved brilliantly with his leg to keep Celtic ahead at the break.However, Hearts drew level just moments after the restart when Stuart Findlay rose at the back post and scored with a header from a corner to make it 1-1. Kyziridis then went close again for Hearts minutes later, though his attempt on goal from close range was thwarted by Liam Scales, who made a perfectly timed challenge to deny the Hearts forward. Tomas Cvancara, making his debut for the Hoops, was unlucky not to put Celtic ahead in the match once again when his headed effort from inside the box looped high in to the air and crashed off the crossbar. The debut Bhoy was key to Celtic’s goal just moments later, however, bursting forward with the ball after a brilliant link-up with Daizen Maeda. The Czech forward lashed the ball across the face of Craig Gordon’s goal and Yang was perfectly positioned to knock it in to the back of the net to make it 2-1. For the second game in succession, Celtic were reduced to 10 men when Auston Trusty was judged to have denied a goalscoring opportunity by bringing down Landry Kabore. The referee initially booked Trusty, but VAR’s intervention saw it upgraded to a red card. Kasper Schmeichel produced a brilliant one-handed stop with six minutes remaining to deny Claudio Braga from point-blank range, but there was no stopping Braga’s next effort, which he hammered home from inside the box to draw his side level. Blair Spittal went close to giving his side the win in stoppage time with a powerful strike from distance which rattled the crossbar and drifted behind for a goal-kick.FixturesHeart of Midlothian Vs. Celtic – Sun, Jan 25th 2026, 15:00