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Hearts roll out red carpet… and Celtic walk all over it

Hearts thought attack was the best form of defence at Celtic Park. They were badly wrong, writes Tom English.

By Tom English · BBC Sport

Published: Sunday, 18 October 2026 at 6:22 PM

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Tom English says Celtic ruthlessly exploited a reckless gameplan to defeat Hearts 7-1 at Celtic Park.
Celtic scored twice in the opening 10 minutes through Kieran Tierney and Benjamin Nygren.
Callum Osmand, Camilo Duran, and Mika Baur added further goals in the one-sided rout.

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Tom English argues that Celtic ruthlessly dismantled Heart of Midlothian in a 7-1 Scottish Premiership victory at Celtic Park. Martin O'Neill's side took full advantage of what English described as a reckless, high-line tactical setup and comical defensive errors from Wouter Vrancken's visitors.

Despite Hearts recording more possession and shots, Celtic built an early lead through Kieran Tierney and Benjamin Nygren. Further goals from Callum Osmand, Mika Baur, and Camilo Duran secured the dominant victory as Hearts completely collapsed psychologically, according to English.

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