Reo Hatate grabs Celtic a draw at Rangers to leave Hearts as real winners

The winners of this Old Firm match were 40 miles away in Edinburgh. Hearts’ hopes of claiming the Scottish title for the first time since 1960 were boosted by Reo Hatate’s late equaliser for Celtic, which only epitomised a disastrous second half for Rangers. Hearts lead Rangers by six and Celtic by eight, albeit the Hoops have played one game fewer.This outcome had seemed unfathomable at half-time. Rangers were dominant in the opening period. Ultimately, they suffered from not adding to a two-goal lead. Celtic were as improved post-interval as Rangers were dreadful. The result was therefore fair.