Celtic Vs Hibernian: celtic vs hibernian — Three points dropped in title race as O'Neill tastes first domestic defeat

Hibernian beat Celtic 2-1 at Celtic Park as substitute Kai Andrews struck a dramatic winner in the 87th minute in a match captured by the phrase celtic vs hibernian. The result handed Martin O'Neill his first domestic defeat since returning to the club and left the champions with a damaged title bid.

Celtic Vs Hibernian match events

Felix Passlack headed Hibernian ahead from Nicky Cadden's cross after 24 minutes. Three minutes later Cadden picked out Martin Boyle's run; Boyle tried to round Kasper Schmeichel, took his touch wide and shot instead of squaring to Jamie McGrath or Owen Elding. Benjamin Nygren then equalised with a diving header from Kieran Tierney's deflected cross on the stroke of half-time, a goal counted as Nygren's 18th of the season. Tomas Cvancara and Hyun-Jun Yang had earlier passed up golden opportunities for Celtic as the hosts chased the contest.

Red cards and discipline

Celtic were reduced to 10 men late in the second half when Auston Trusty was shown a straight red card. One account places the dismissal in the 73rd minute for punching Jamie McGrath in the arm at a corner, a sending-off that forced Celtic to play the final 17 minutes with 10 players. Another account notes a VAR-assisted red card in the 74th minute following an off-the-ball incident in which Trusty had aggressively pulled Jamie McGrath's arm as the pair lined up for a corner. The two timings and the descriptions of the incident both appear in coverage of the game. Unless Celtic successfully appeal, Trusty will miss the next fixture and the dismissal was described as his second red card in seven games. Shortly after the dismissal, unclear in the provided context.

Late winner and Andrews

With Celtic pressing, Hibernian broke and substitute Kai Andrews finished from the edge of the box in the 87th minute; one report described the strike as three minutes from time. The finish was the first goal of the 19-year-old's career and secured Hibs' first victory at Celtic Park for 16 years; another account dates that previous win to 2010. Ante Suto laid the ball back for Andrews to finish after James Forrest had come close for Celtic.

Rangers draw at Livingston

Elsewhere in the same round, Rangers fought back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 with 10-man Livingston in West Lothian. Brooklyn Kabongolo gave Livingston an unlikely lead with a volley in the 14th minute and Lewis Smith doubled that lead in the 55th. The game turned against the hosts on the hour when Cristian Montano was sent off by referee Ryan Lee for denying Rangers attacker Djeidi Gassama a goalscoring opportunity five minutes later. Emmanuel Fernandez reduced the deficit with a thunderous strike in the 81st minute and Mikey Moore levelled with two minutes remaining, glancing a header in from a James Tavernier cross. Livingston held out through nine added minutes. There was a lengthy VAR check for a penalty deep into added time when Moore was tackled by Cammy Kerr right at the edge of the box but nothing was given. Rangers' head coach Danny Röhl said: "For me, it's a clear foul. It's on the line. And then it's two decisions. If it's outside, it's a red card and a free-kick, or it's inside, then it's a penalty and a yellow card. You see it. Those are crucial moments in this race. "

Title race and reactions

The result left Celtic trailing league leaders Hearts by six points in one account, and another account noted Rangers are four points behind the leaders with 10 fixtures remaining while third-placed Celtic are two points further behind but have played one game fewer than the top two. The match and other weekend results tightened the title race: on Saturday Hearts beat Falkirk 1-0 at Tynecastle when January signing Islam Chesnokov lashed home his first goal for the club just before half-time; Hearts had been beaten 4-2 at Rangers the previous weekend. Commentators and figures reacted sharply. Michael Stewart, a former Hearts and Hibs midfielder, said: "Motherwell win emphatically, Hearts win as well and that applies pressure. The two teams from Glasgow have buckled under the pressure today. Next week, Hearts at home against Aberdeen and Motherwell at home against Dundee United. Same sort of thing. Motherwell would go one point behind Celtic and three behind Rangers before those two play each other the next day. It is not beyond the realms of possibility that Motherwell could finish above Celtic or Rangers, maybe both of them. "

Hibs head coach David Gray said: "It's been a long time coming. That's twice we've been here [this season] and not lost. It shows we are capable if we go toe-to-toe, but it takes a level of performance, that requires every man to be at their very best. It's all about us. How can we keep improving? It's a massive three points today on the back of a positive result last week against St Mirren. That's us five points behind Motherwell, still to play them twice and all the teams round about us. It's all to play for between now and the end of the season and we'll be aiming to push up the table as hard as we can. All you can do is take one game at a time. "

Livingston manager Marvin Bartley said: "A real rollercoaster of emotions, but you have to remember who we're playing against. If you'd offered me 2-2 beforee the game I would have taken it. At 2-0 up we looked pretty comfortable. The turning point was the sending off. The players gave me everything today and that's all I can ask for. It's going to take a lot for us to get out of this situation but I saw a lot of things I liked today. "

There were also trenchant reactions directed at Celtic's manager from supporters: "Martin says we were terrific. Is he serious? Our defence is rubbish, the midfield go sideways or back and we have no one capable of scoring up front. He is deluded if he thinks that was a good performance. And don't even get me started on Trusty - what a buffoon" and "Seriously Martin you were not terrific, stop coming out with these platitudes, you were bang off it and you know it, if you play like that next week, wow, it will be a no contest. "

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All match facts and quoted reactions above are drawn from the available match coverage; any missing detail is unclear in the provided context.