Overview
- Hearts, following Monday's 2-1 comeback over Rangers at Tynecastle, sit three points ahead of Celtic with three matches remaining as Rangers trail by seven.
- Celtic host Rangers on Sunday in a derby that would guarantee Celtic a top-two finish with a win and keep pressure on Hearts in the title chase.
- Two victories would likely secure the championship for Hearts, who visit Motherwell next before hosting Falkirk ahead of a potential final-day trip to Celtic Park with the job already done.
- Manager Derek McInnes, named manager of the year, is credited by supporters and pundits with turning Hearts into a tougher, more organized side that finishes strong in big games.
- Celtic’s Martin O’Neill highlighted Tony Bloom’s investment and a data tie-up with Jamestown Analytics as key to Hearts’ rise and said that backing could make them regular contenders outside Glasgow’s long-running duopoly.