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Trivia
- This was a Monday night game, rearranged because of international committments.
- MacDonald was out injured with a thigh strain so Edvaldsson retained his spot with Tommy Burns and Pat McCluskey on the bench.
- Hearts are now in severe danger of being relegated for the first time in their 103 years history.
- Joe Craig has to withdraw from the Scotland party after picking up a leg injury in this game.
Review
Hearts, in relegation trouble, are a pale shadow of the their fine early season form. Celtic have goals from all over the park and have five different scorers in the process. On this form McGrain and Dalglish cement their reputations as the two best players in Scotland.
Celtic were now playing with poise and confidence and looked to be certs for the Championship even with so far to go.
Teams
| Celtic: Latchford; McGrain, Lynch, Stanton, Edvaldsson, Aitken (P McCluskey 79), Doyle, Glavin, Craig (Burns 67), Dalglish, Wilson |
| Scorers: Edvaldsson (16), Craig (44), Glavin (pen 46), Lynch (84), Dalglish (87) |
| Hearts: Cruikshank, Clunie (Prentice), Burrell, Jeffries, Gallacher, Fraser, Bannon, Park, Gibson, Brown, Shaw Sub: Kay |
| Scorers: Gibson (86) |
Referee: W Anderson (East Kilbride)
Attendance: 21,000
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- Match Report (see below)
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