Hearts FC reported leaving Celtic Park immediately after their Scottish Premiership decider due to a 'menacing and threatening atmosphere' after fans invaded the pitch following Celtic's title-winning goal.
⚽ Updates from the 12.30pm BST kick-off at Celtic Park⚽ Live scores | The table | Get Football Daily | Mail SimonThree changes for Hearts, who drop Frankie Kent, Claudio Braga and Blair Spittal to the bench and bring Stephen Kingsley, Pierre Landry Kabore and Jordi Altena. No changes for Celtic.Celtic: Sinisalo, Johnston, Trusty, Scales, Tierney, McGregor, Engels, Nygren, Yang, Tounekti, Maeda. Subs: Doohan, McCowan, Iheanacho, Osmand, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Saracchi, Murray, Forrest, Ralston.Hearts: Schwolow, Steinwender, Findlay, Kingsley, Altena, Baningime, Devlin, Milne, Kyziridis, Kabore, Shankland. Subs: Fulton, Kent, McCart, Braga, Borchgrevink, Spittal, Forrest, Kerjota, Chesnokov.Referee: Don Robertson. Continue reading...
Glasgow braces for a highly anticipated Scottish Premiership title decider between Hearts and Celtic. Hearts need a draw to secure their first title in 66 years, while Celtic must win to retain it. Police are increasing security due to potential fan disorder.
⚽ Your welcome to an ultra-busy footballing weekend⚽ Today’s fixtures | Tables | Get Football Daily | Mail EmilliaAston Villa cruised to a huge 4-2 win over Liverpool last night to secure qualification for next season’s Champions League. An Ollie Watkins double, along with goals from Morgan Rogers and John McGinn, saw Unai Emery and Co jump to fourth in the table.Hello, good morning and welcome to another Matchday live! Chelsea take on Manchester City in the FA Cup final this afternoon, but that is not the only big match we have to look forward to. Continue reading...
Celtic manager Martin O'Neill claims external pressure favors Hearts in the Scottish Premiership title decider, citing controversial penalty in Celtic's midweek win as an example, while preparing for a must-win match against Hearts at home.
Hearts remain atop the Scottish league table after a dramatic night, setting up a title decider against Celtic at Celtic Park. A win or draw for Hearts secures the championship, despite a controversial penalty call in Celtic's match against Motherwell that could impact the outcome.
Hearts remain atop the Scottish league table with one game left, setting up a title decider against Celtic at Celtic Park, amidst controversy over a disputed penalty call in Celtic's match against Motherwell.
Hearts secure 3-0 win over Falkirk, setting up a final-day Scottish Premiership title decider against Celtic, where avoiding defeat will crown them champions.
Cristiano Ronaldo is close to winning his first trophy with Al-Nassr since joining in December 2022, with his side five points clear of rivals Al-Hilal with three games remaining. The title race has been marred by controversy, with Al-Ahli players Ivan Toney and Galeno fined after alleging referee bias favoring Al-Nassr. Ronaldo himself criticized the league, promising to speak at season's end after seeing 'many bad things'. PIF recently sold 70% of Al-Hilal to Kingdom Holding Company, while Al-Nassr suffered a 3-1 loss to Al-Qadsiah ending a 20-game winning streak.
In an incredible finale to the National League season, York City secured promotion back to the Football League after a dramatic 1-1 draw against Rochdale. Emmanuel Dieseruvwe headed Rochdale into the lead in the 95th minute, sparking pitch invasions, but Josh Stones equalised in the 103rd minute to seal second place and promotion for York, who have been absent from the Football League for 10 years. Rochdale must now face the play-offs.
York City travel to Rochdale for a winner-takes-all National League title decider on Saturday, with the Minstermen holding a two-point lead. Both sides have surpassed 100 points in what York boss Stuart Maynard called 'one of the biggest games in the English football pyramid'. Over 4,000 York fans will watch on big screens at LNER Stadium, while a draw would be enough for the visitors to secure promotion to the EFL after a 10-year absence.
Rochdale host York City in a winner-takes-all National League title decider on Saturday. League leaders York hold a two-point advantage with 107 points, but Rochdale have home advantage at their sold-out Crown Oil Arena. The champions will earn automatic promotion to League Two, while the runners-up face the play-offs - where historically only 6 of 23 second-placed teams have achieved promotion since 2002-03. Both clubs have had impressive campaigns, though their combined 212 points falls slightly short of the 218 earned by Wrexham and Notts County in 2022-23.
