Celtic inflicted a 7-1 defeat on Hearts at Parkhead, with Callum Osmand scoring twice in two first-half minutes. The win sends Martin O’Neill’s side four points clear of Rangers, who were held at Dundee on Saturday.
Kieran Tierney and Benjamin Nygren put Celtic two goals up within 10 minutes, both scoring from Mika Baur corners. Nygren later contributed to an own goal from Jamie McCart, making it 5-1 by half-time.
Camilo Duran added another goal four minutes after the restart, and Nygren completed the scoring. Hearts, despite arriving as the division’s top goalscorers, managed one goal from Laurent Mendy.