Celtic Seal Dramatic Scottish Premiership Crown

Celtic clinched a 56th Scottish league title - and they’re fifth in a row - on a remarkable final day of the Premiership season in Glasgow.

The drama began on Wednesday night, when Martin O’Neill’s side were given a hugely controversial late penalty to help them beat Motherwell and take the title race to the final day.

Surprise table-toppers Hearts stood in their way at Parkhead, and having thumped Falkirk in midweek, they went into Saturday’s showdown with a slender one-point advantage.

And it was the Jambos who drew first blood, as Lawrence Shankland headed home at the back post late in the first half.

But there was time for Celtic to respond before the interval, with Arne Engels tucking home a penalty in first-half stoppage time following a Hearts handball.

VAR was always going to have a say in this one and so it proved in the 88th minute, when after a long review, Daizen Maeda’s goal was given despite the Japan forward being offside in the build-up.

And when Hearts threw everyone forward for an equaliser late on, Celtic broke away and sealed the title in added time as Callum Osmand walked the ball into an empty net to send Celtic Park into delirium.

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The third Celtic goal saw ecstatic fans running on the pitch in their droves, with police having to step in to protect Hearts players and staff.

We unfortunately saw several instances in which visiting players were confronted by home fans, including forward Shankland, who had to push away an approaching Celtic fan.

In a statement posted by Hearts, they said “Reports of serious physical and verbal abuse towards our players and staff, both on the pitch and elsewhere, are deeply disturbing. We are investigating this fully and are in dialogue with Police Scotland”.

“We expect the strongest action possible to be taken by the footballing authorities in the interests of protecting the safety of players and supporters, and the integrity of our game.”