Key events
Plus, Barney Ronay on this season’s three-way Scottish title race. “For once this is not a title decider. It could be a title eliminator. It could be a step towards neither of Celtic or Rangers winning the league for the first time in 41 years. A draw in Glasgow could leave Hearts six points clear at the top. But by now it is a startling transformation whatever the outcome.”
If you’re looking for some pre-match reading, here’s our match report from Hearts’ win against Aberdeen, with Sir Alex Ferguson in attendance, and Ewan Murray’s preview on this game.
Preamble
It could be a seismic day for the Scottish title race, this. When Rangers host Celtic in a derby at the sharp end of the season, it’s usually a given that one or the other is top of the table. Instead, with Hearts edging out Aberdeen yesterday, second-place Rangers are now seven points off the summit, with Celtic nine points off the pace in third. Danny Röhl’s side have a game in hand on Hearts and Celtic have two but, regardless, they are running out of chances to haul in the table toppers. Victory today could make all the difference. It doesn’t get much bigger than this.
