Celtic Close Gap on Hearts with Thrilling Win over Motherwell

Celtic leapfrog closer to Title

Celtic beat Motherwell 3-1, cut Hearts' lead to two points in Scottish Premiership. Tomas Cvancara scores penalty as Celtic beat Motherwell, stay hot on Hearts' heels.

Hearts lose 1-0 at Kilmarnock, Celtic capitalize with comeback win...

Hearts' title hopes took a hit with a 1-0 loss at Kilmarnock, allowing Celtic to close the gap.

Michael Schjonning-Larsen's goal was the difference, and it was a bitter pill for Hearts boss Derek McInnes, returning to Rugby Park where he had a successful stint as Kilmarnock boss.

Hearts' title dream fades as injuries take toll, allowing Celtic and Rangers to dominate Scottish football for another year.

The Jambos had led the charge for most of the campaign, but a poor performance saw them falter, extending the drought for non-Old Firm winners to 41 years 

Should Rangers win at St. Mirren on Sunday, the top three would be separated by just three points with eight games remaining.

Celtic boosted their title defence by coming from behind to beat fourth-placed Motherwell 3-1.

Motherwell has been on the fringes of the title race themselves prior to last weekend's defeat at Dundee and dominated Celtic when the sides last met in December.

The visitors were on course for back-to-back wins over the Scottish champions when Elijah Just fired in after Reo Hatate had been robbed at the edge of his own box on 32 minutes.

However, the roles were reversed just six minutes later when Celtic this time won possession inside the Motherwell box and Yang Hyun-jun slotted in an equaliser.

The decisive moment came 19 minutes from time when Emmanuel Longelo pulled down Daizen Maeda from a corner.

A VAR intervention saw a penalty awarded and a red card shown to Longelo.

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— Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) March 14, 2026

Tomas Cvancara, who scored the winning penalty to beat Rangers in a bad-tempeted Old Firm showdown last weekend, coolly converted from the spot.

Yang then raced through to fire home his second of the afternoon and seal a vital three points for Martin O'Neill's men.