Hearts 2-1 Celtic: result and report
Premiership · Saturday 31 July 2021
Result
Hearts 2-1 Celtic
Premiership · Saturday 31 July 2021, 19:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Hearts 2-1 Celtic: match report
Hearts defeated Celtic 2-1 in the Premiership on Saturday 31 July 2021. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Gary Mackay-Steven opened the scoring in the 8th minute. Hearts's goals came from Gary Mackay-Steven (8') and John Souttar (89'). Celtic scored through Anthony Ralston (54').
Neither side received a card.
Hearts went on to finish that season 3rd with 61 points, and Celtic 1st with 93.
Hearts lined up in a 3-4-3 and Celtic in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to John Souttar of Hearts (8.1), ahead of Michael Smith (8.0).
Key events
- 8'Goal · Gary Mackay-Steven
- 54'Goal · Anthony Ralston
- 89'Goal · John Souttar
Team news
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Hearts line-up (3-4-3)
Craig Gordon, John Souttar, Craig Halkett, Stephen Kingsley, Michael Smith, Beni Baningime, Andy Halliday, Alex Cochrane, Josh Ginnelly, Liam Boyce, Gary Mackay-Steven
Celtic line-up (4-2-3-1)
Scott Bain, Anthony Ralston, Nir Bitton, Carl Starfelt, Greg Taylor, Ismaila Soro, Callum McGregor, Liel Abada, David Turnbull, James Forrest, Odsonne Édouard