Odsonne Edouard scored a priceless late winner as Celtic beat Hearts 2-1 at Tynecastle to maintain their eight point advantage at the top of the SPFL.
A 56th minute penalty from Oliver Bozanic cancelled out James Forrest’s first half opener with Hearts digging in with 10 men for a point.
Caretaker boss Neil Lennon sent on Edouard and Timo Weah in a bid to claim all three points but with Hearts defending deep chances were at a premium.
With four minutes of stoppage time being played Scott Brown sent a brilliant ball into the penalty box with Edouard guiding the ball into the net from 8 yards out.
It was the second away game running that Celtic had clinched full points at the death- following on from Scott Brown’s late winner at Kilmarnock.
With Steven Gerrard’s side 3-0 up on Dundee within half an hour there was no margin for error with the Ibrox side going on to win 4-0.
In stoppage time at Tynecastle however Celtic sent out a message loud and clear that despite a change in manager they are as determined as ever to retain the title for the eighth season running.
FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEENCH EDDDDDDDDDDDYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
???????????????? @Oedouard22
#HEACEL #SPFL pic.twitter.com/7TWVJ7YMd5— Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) February 27, 2019
MERCIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ODSONNEEEEEE
— Celtic France (@Celtic_FR) February 27, 2019
This is how it feels to be Celtic! That’s what champions do! Hail Hail! ????????????????????????????????????????
— Vincent Smith (@Vincentsmith323) February 27, 2019
Bloody brilliant ????
— Ellen Dickson (@67Dixie) February 27, 2019
That ladies and gentleman should put the icing on top of the cake ???? ????????????
— john_NUFC42 (@john_nufc42) February 27, 2019
Same old Celtic always winning HH
— martin (@martibhoy5797) February 27, 2019
We are all French Eddie!!!!!!!!!!!
— James McBride (@McBrideJames) February 27, 2019
Ya dancer!! ????????????. Days like this win trophies. #champions #hoops for life. @embdysman @TheProvocativeH
— James McLaren (@1888James) February 27, 2019
Champions again are we are we
— Paul Corrigan (@Corrigan64Paul) February 27, 2019
— Declan Duffy (@DeclanDuffy03) February 27, 2019
C’est pourquoi nous sommes des champions
Merci Odsonne
— Hugh Moan (@weeshug72) February 27, 2019
