Hearts remain in the driving seat after last weekend’s games. A late winner against 9 man Hibs in the Edinburgh derby which maintained their top of league status. Celtic now move into the passenger seat after a 3-1 home win on Saturday against Falkirk at Celtic Park and sit 3 points behind Hearts.
The rangers moved into the back seat after a 3-2 defeat at home to Motherwell and now sit 4 points behind Hearts and 1 point behind Celtic. They still have the best goal difference +34, Hearts are +31 and Celtic +26.
This weekend Celtic travel to Edinburgh to face a Hibs team desperate for a win to stay in touch with Motherwell and secure European Football next season. Celtic will travel with confidence to the capital with Daizen Maeda expected to lead the line up front once again after finding form over the last few games. Alistair Johnstone looked very comfortable on his return from injury and should start the game.
Getting a key player back and another one returning to near his best is such a bonus at this crucial stage of the season. The Hibs / Celtic game kicks off at noon and is live on Sky Sports. Hearts welcome the rangers to Tynecastle on Monday for a 5:30pm kick off and the game also live on Sky Sports.
Celtic will have a battle on their hands at Easter Road and they should need no motivation and pick up where they left off on Saturday at Celtic Park. Hopefully they can secure the 3 points needed and then we can sit back and watch Hearts / the rangers game in a bit more comfort. One of them or both of them are dropping points in a season of twists and turns with more tension filled 90 minutes to come.
Andrew Milne is Editor of More than 90 Minutes & Host of the Celtic Soul Podcast
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