Heart of Midlothian's Frankie Kent, left, celebrates scoring their first goal of the game during the Scottish Premiership soccer match between Heart of Midlothian and Falkirk, Wednesday, May 13, 2026, in Edinburgh, Scotland.
The Scottish title race is going down to the final game of the season after Celtic clinched a last-gasp 3-2 win against Motherwell with a penalty in the ninth minute of added time. League leader Hearts beat Falkirk 3-0, meaning the title will be decided when the top two meet at Celtic Park on Saturday. Kelechi Iheanacho’s late penalty means four-time defending champion Celtic can retain its trophy with a win in front of its home fans. Hearts is bidding to become the first team to break the dominance of Celtic and Rangers in Scotland since Aberdeen in 1985.
Just days after English soccer had what many said was its most controversial VAR call, Scotland said: Hold my beer. Two league title races are on a knife edge. Two hugely consequential refereeing decisions have provoked equal amounts of anger, confusion and conspiracy theories. And also delight for Celtic, which benefited from the disputed call Wednesday just as Arsenal did Sunday. Scottish league leader Hearts' coach Derek McInnes said a handball incident that gave Celtic a last-minute penalty in a 3-2 win at Motherwell was "quite disgusting.” Celtic now just needs to beat Hearts in their final-game showdown Saturday.
Hearts is bidding to become the first team to break the dominance of Celtic and Rangers in Scotland since Alex Ferguson’s Aberdeen in 1985. League leader Hearts travels to Celtic on Saturday on the final day of a dramatic and increasingly heated Scottish Premiership season. Hearts will win the title for the first time since 1960 with at least a point at Celtic Park. Martin O’Neill’s Celtic must win the game by any score to clinch the title for a fifth straight year and its 14th league title in 15 years. Celtic clinched a last-gasp 3-2 win against Motherwell midweek with a controversial penalty in the ninth minute of added time.
