Celtic could win the league at Ibrox if they slip up in their first post-split fixture at Tynecastle after the SPFL revealed the schedule for the final five games of the Scottish Premiership season.
Ange Postecoglou’s men travel to Gorgie on Sunday, May 7 for an afternoon kick off in front of the Sky Sports cameras where the Hoops will be expected to seal the title – just as they did at Tynecastle six years ago to win the sixth consecutive championship of their nine-in-a-row run with a thumping 5-0 win when Brendan Rodgers was in charge. But if they mange it then it will be in front of around just 1400 visiting fans following a reduction in the away allocation at Hearts in recent seasons.
Celtic have a 13-point lead over Rangers and need just one more victory to wrap up two-in-a-row under Postecoglou. However, if Steven Naismith’s Jambos throw a spanner in the works by getting a win against the odds to keep alive their own hopes of a third place finish then the Hoops will be made to wait – assuming Rangers see off Aberdeen in their own first game after the split.
