# Celtic dominate Hearts, Rangers miss top spot

> Celtic crush Hearts 7-1 as Rangers draw 2-2 with Dundee.
- Title: Celtic dominate Hearts, Rangers miss top spot · Sky Sports
- Summary: Celtic crush Hearts 7-1 as Rangers draw 2-2 with Dundee. Celtic extend their lead to four points over Rangers in Scottish Premiership after a 7-1 win over…
- Keywords: scottish premier league, celtic, hearts, rangers, hibernian, marink reedijk, scottish football, premiership, sports, dominate, miss, top
- Source: Sky Sports — https://skysports.com/football/news/12040/13600882/scottish-premiership-celtic-step-up-against-hearts-rangers-slip-up-as-hibernians-woes-continue-under-marink-reedijk
- Author: Alison Conroy
- Published: 2026-10-19T11:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: scottish premier league, celtic, hearts, rangers, hibernian, marink reedijk, scottish football, premiership, sports
## Celtic's 7-1 win over Hearts
Celtic secured a 7-1 victory against Hearts with Callum Osmand scoring twice on his first start.

> Celtic had no wins in five, but went on an unbelievable scoring spree against last season's runners-up Hearts to extend their lead at the top
## Rangers draw 2-2 with Dundee
Rangers drew 2-2 with Dundee after a poor first half and a late mistake from Dan Neil.

> Rangers went to Dundee knowing an eighth straight win would see them return to the top of the Premiership
## Hibernian lose 2-1 to Falkirk
Hibernian lost 2-1 to Falkirk under new coach Marink Reedijk.

> Reedijk can have no doubts about the size of job he has inherited at Hibernian after his home debut ended with them dropping to the foot of the table
## Reedijk's first two games
Reedijk has lost his first two games in charge, leaving Hibernian bottom of the table.

> It is now six league games without a win for the Easter Road side
## Motherwell's five straight losses
Motherwell have lost five straight games, now one point from the bottom of the table.

> They are now on their longest losing run since February 2025
## St Mirren's five straight losses
St Mirren lost their last five Premiership games after a strong first half against Aberdeen.

> They started brightly against Aberdeen, but failure to take advantage of their first-half dominance cost them all three points
## Celtic's Europa League preparation
Celtic prepare for Europa League against Benfica after a strong showing in Lisbon.

> Encouraged by their second-half showing in Thursday's 4-1 Europa League defeat to Benfica
## Hibernian's next challenges
Hibernian face Celtic and Hearts in League Cup semi-final before the end of the season.

> They also have a massive League Cup semi-final clash against Edinburgh rivals Hearts on November 1
## Key takeaway

Celtic extend their lead to four points over Rangers in Scottish Premiership after a 7-1 win over Hearts and Rangers' 2-2 draw with Dundee.