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Heart of Midlothian 2, Celtic 2 - 25th January, 2026

Celtic chose Skyball, in an afternoon of sore heads at Tynecastle.

Alan Morrison
Jan 27, 2026
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The Champions were dragged, seemingly willingly, into a game of hoof ball.

Unwisely as it turned out, as a game lacking virtually any ball control (and those rare moments of control generated Celtic’s best chances) turned instead into a series of duels.

Not versed in this rope-a-dope, a series of free kicks followed as, characteristically, contact = foul in some circumstances, but not others.

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