Well, well. What a day in the Scottish Premiership title race.
Celtic beaten at home, Rangers drawing away to the league's bottom side.
Advantage Hearts.
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Michael Stewart
Former Hearts & Hibs midfielder on Sportsound
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.
Celtic and Rangers could be third and fourth in the table.
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
Steve
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
William
FT: Celtic 1-2 Hibernian
Hibs head coach David Gray: "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."
Image source, SNSFT: Livingston 2-2 Rangers
Livingston manager Marvin Bartley tells BBC Scotland: "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.
"For me the referee has got [the red card] right. No complaints at all. The players stood up down to 10 and that's all I can ask."
On Rangers' late claims for a penalty, Bartley adds: "When the referee said play on, I was delighted. I've not seen the tackle back to see if it's outside the box.
"Talking of decisions, I thought Danny Wilson was fouled in the build-up to one of their goals."
Hearts fan here. At the start of January I saw there were 9/10 matches in January and February due to various midweek slots, and then only four in march and April combined. I thought "if we're still top at end if Feb, we'll do it". We are now guaranteed top after the Old Firm game. Huge chance, don't blow it.
Stuart
FT: Celtic 1-2 Hibernian
Michael Stewart
Former Hibs midfielder on BBC Scotland
Hibs are capable of kicking on. They have strong foundations in place. It's just David Gray's second season as a manager and I think he's improving all the time.
FT: Livingston 2-2 Rangers
Rangers head coach Danny Rohl tells BBC Scotland: "Disappointed that we didn't take three points.
"We give them the set-plays too easily and then we tried everything. Big compliment to the team, to the supporters who pushed us."
On the challenge on Mikey Moore, late in the game, Rohl adds: "I can't understand when you see the replay and it's a clear foul, then the decision. In my view it was on the line and it's a penalty.
"It's a clear foul. Mikey said to me and you see on the replay. It's a pen but we have to move forward."
With Celtic up next, Rohl is relishing the run-in.
"We showed again our comeback character," he says. "Ten games to go and it is an exciting race.
"We are disappointed but we go again. We have to carry on. We cannot think too much about the past and I totally believe, the players believe, the club believe and the supporters believe we can do it.
"We showed against Hearts that we can beat top of the league. Next week we have the next challenge. We will hunt again and again."
Image source, SNSCammy Kerr's challenge on Mikey Moore was deemed to be outside the box
FT: Celtic 1-2 Hibernian
"It's a setback, that's all it is," says Celtic boss Martin O'Neill. "We're still in the race.
"I thought we were absolutely terrific. The players put heart and soul into the game. No complaints on that side whatsoever."
On the Auston Trusty red card, he says: "I can only go on what the referee told me. He was just going to have a word with the two players then VAR has intervened to say it was violent conduct.
"It looked pretty harsh considering the player was holding on to Trusty.
"We had a good claim for a penalty too with Scales being held, his shirt is being tugged and it's not given."
On the quest to defend Celtic's title, O'Neill continues: "We've been chasing for months now. There's not much room for error but we can still fight back.
"The players are disappointed but it's not over."
Image source, SNSFT: Celtic 1-2 Hibernian
Michael Stewart
Former Hibs midfielder on BBC Scotland
Without doubt, there is a lack of cutting edge at Celtic.
What's up with Adamu? They need a goal and they put on Maeda, who is nowhere near the levels he was at before.
FT: Livingston 2-2 Rangers
Kevin Thomson
Former Rangers midfielder on Sportsound
It had a bit of everything.
Livingston were terrific. Marvin will be delighted - he would have taken a point before the game.
For Rangers - too much huffing and puffing, they lacked a little bit in the final third.
Celtic are there for the taking. Weak at the back, a bit washy in midfield, no real striker apart from Nygren - he cant always get them out of jail
William
FT: Celtic 1-2 Hibernian
Pat Bonner
Former Celtic goalkeeper on BBC Sportsound
It all changed with Trusty's sending off. Hibs handled the game very well after that.
Celtic couldn't get any momentum and it's a brilliant goal from Kai Andrews.
Celtic didn't create anything. They ran out of luck.
It looks like Hearts are the team that can only throw it away. They are in an unbelievable position.
Celtic and Rangers have still got to play each other twice.
FT: Celtic 1-2 Hibernian
Michael Stewart
Former Hearts & Hibs midfielder on Sportsound
Everything is on the line.
The permutations from all these games are incredible. That's what makes this season so exciting.
There are four teams competing at the top and Hibs, in fifth, are capable of coming to Parkhead and beating the champions.
Hearts host Aberdeen on Saturday.
Rangers and Celtic meet at Ibrox on Sunday.
Can we just fast-forward to next weekend?
Hearts are four points in front of Rangers. The top two each have 10 games remaining.
Celtic are six behind the leaders, with 11 matches to play.
Wow! I can’t remember the last time the Scottish Premiership season was as exciting as this one.
Ade
Rangers follow Celtic in dropping points.
For a long time, it looked like Danny Rohl's side wouldn't get anything in the West Lothian.
But then Emmanuel Fernandez and Mikey Moore scored after the 80th minute to set up a tense finale after a red card for home defender Cristiano Montano.
But Livi held out, somehow.
Image source, SNSMikey Moore celebrates his equaliser
Livingston 2-2 Rangers
Almost 12 minutes of stoppage time now.
Hibs win at Celtic Park for the first time since January 2010.
Felix Passlack crashed in a header from a great Nicky Cadden delivery to give the visitors the lead, with Benjamin Nygren equalising just before half-time.
Celtic pressed and pressed without opening Hibs up and then Auston Trusty was sent off for an angry chop at Jamie McGrath.
Hibs made the most of their advantage when Kai Andrews picked his spot with a composed finish.
Image source, SNS
Image source, SNS
Mikey Moore's late goal earned Rangers a point
At a glance
Rangers drop points in Scottish Premiership title race despite late comeback
Livingston led 2-0 through Kabongolo and Smith, but were up against it after Montano red card.
Fernandez and Moore rescue draw for visitors, who trail leaders Hearts by four points
Mikey Moore's 88th-minute header rescued a draw for Rangers against Scottish Premiership strugglers Livingston, who blew a two-goal lead after Cristian Montano's red card.
However, the shock slip-up at the bottom club hampers Rangers' title hopes, leaving them four points adrift of leaders Hearts with 10 games remaining. Livingston's deficit on second-bottom Kilmarnock is now eight points.
A venomous volley from Brooklyn Kabongolo and a drilled effort from Lewis Smith had Marvin Bartley's side 2-0 up, threatening their first win in any competition since August.
Had they been able to hold on, it would have been one of the biggest upsets in Premiership history, but their challenge became much tougher when Montano was sent off on the hour for a last-man challenge on Djeidi Gassama.
However, the incredible performance of Jerome Prior in the Livingston goal, and an unbelievable goalline clearance from Danny Finlayson, started to give the basement dwellers hope.
But Emmanuel Fernandez's thunderous strike in the 81st minute suggested Rangers were not done and Moore then glanced in James Tavernier's cross for the leveller.
There appeared to be a chance for Rangers to get a winner when Moore was brought down on the edge of the box by Cammy Kerr. On the replay, it looked like the Livingston player didn't get any of the ball but after a lengthy VAR check, play went on.
Rangers accumulated an xG (expected goals) of 3.63 and 31 shots in total, 21 inside the box and 14 on target.
Ordinarily, that would be a more than decent attacking performance. But with only two goals to show for it, suddenly it looks particularly profligate.
Yes, Rangers should have been more clinical. But often they were only repelled by phenomenal Prior saves.
A header from Tuur Rommens. Curled efforts from Moore and Bojan Miovski. A stramash just before half-time. Countless chances, all stopped by Prior.
The Livingston goalkeeper has had a tough season so far but he turned up in a big way against Rangers, making nine saves.
Rather, it was Rangers' defence that proved more costly. Rohl admitted pre-match counter-attacks and set-plays would be Livingston's main threats, and he called it spot on.
At two set-pieces, Rangers switched off. In the first, Kabongolo broke free and in the second, Rangers failed to pick up Smith at the second phase.
Just two errors, but costly ones.
The xG map between Livingston (left) and Rangers (right)
As for Livingston, this result must delight and confound in equal measure. Where has this performance been all season? The same could be said of the recent late loss to Celtic.
They were heroic here, to a man. The change to a back three has solidified them while Robbie Muirhead and Smith up top provide a perfect counter-attacking threat.
The hosts will be gutted to not come away with all three points, but playing more than a third of the game a man down gave them an uphill challenge.
They could have no complaints about the card, although eyebrows were raised by the nine minutes of additional time.
And more questions will be asked of the decision of referee Ryan Lee and VAR David Dickinson at the end.
The contact of Kerr on Moore was outside the box, apparently, while it was also not a clear denial of a goalscoring opportunity, meaning there was no VAR intervention. There will be many who disagree with that review.
Livingston boss Marvin Bartley: "A real rollercoaster of emotions, but you have to remember who we're playing against. If you'd offered me 2-2 before the game I would have taken it.
"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."
Rangers head coach Danny Rohl: "Disappointed that we didn't take three points.
"We give them the set-plays too easily and then we tried everything. Big compliment to the team, to the supporters who pushed us.
"We showed again our comeback character. Ten games to go and it is an exciting race."
Rangers host Celtic next Sunday in a hugely important Old Firm derby (12:00 GMT), while Livingston welcome St Mirren on Saturday (15:00).
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 51 | 24 | 27 | 60 |
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| 28 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 49 | 23 | 26 | 56 |
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| 27 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 49 | 28 | 21 | 54 |
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| 27 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 45 | 18 | 27 | 50 |
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| 28 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 45 | 32 | 13 | 45 |
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| 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 36 | -4 | 39 |
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| 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 34 | 43 | -9 | 29 |
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| 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 38 | -10 | 28 |
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| 27 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 42 | -18 | 27 |
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| 27 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 42 | -21 | 23 |
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| 28 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 31 | 55 | -24 | 21 |
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| 28 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 58 | -28 | 13 |
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Manager: Marvin Bartley
Formation: 3 - 5 - 2
Manager: Danny Röhl
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Marvin Bartley
Formation: 3 - 5 - 2
Manager: Danny Röhl
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
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Livingston have lost 21 of their last 23 meetings with Rangers in all competitions (D2) since a 1-0 league victory in September 2018.
Rangers have won 10 of their last 11 visits to Livingston in all competitions, including their last seven in a row (all in the league) since a goalless draw in August 2020.
Livingston are winless in their last 12 home league games (D4 L8), the longest run by any side within a single Scottish Premiership season since Hamilton in March 2016 (also 12), while the last to go longer within a single campaign were St. Mirren from August to February 2015 (14).
After winning just one of their opening eight league games of the season (D6 L1), Rangers have since won 14 of their 19 league fixtures under Danny Röhl (D4 L1). Indeed, since his first Scottish Premiership game in charge on October 26th, the Gers have earned 46 points, at least nine more than any other side in the competition (Celtic second with 37), and 11 more than league leaders Hearts (35).
Rangers have won each of their last 11 league games against opponents starting the day bottom of the Scottish Premiership since a 1-1 draw with Hamilton in February 2021.
