Celtic Secures 2-1 Victory Against Hibernian, Leveling Points with Hearts

A win this afternoon against Hibernian brought Celtic level on points with league leaders Hearts, who will host Rangers on Monday night at Tynecastle. Jamie McGrath’s marching order early into the game boosted the Bhoys, yet they had to rely on ‘super sub’ Kelechi Iheanacho’s second-half strike to edge past Hibs at Easter Road.

Below are the Celtic players rated in their 2-1 win against Hibernian.

Viljami Sinisalo: 6

Should have done better to stop Joe Newell’s goal from a set-piece situation that brought the ten-man hosts back in the game against the run of play.

Alistair Johnston: 8

Returned to the starting XI after an impressive cameo last weekend against Falkirk. The Canadian made his presence known with overlapping runs and crosses. Also, set it up for Daizen Maeda, who found the net from a very close range late in the first half. Made way for Luke McCowan just over the hour mark.

Auston Trusty: 7

Showed his composure at the back, as he dominated the aerial duels and made several no-nonsense clearances against the home side’s centre-forward pair of Martin Boyle and Owen Elding.

Liam Scales: 6

The set-piece, leading to Hibernian’s equaliser, originated from his careless pass. Struggled during the duels and dribbling attempts despite completing the most passes in the match.

Kieran Tierney: 7.5

Tried to balance his game between attack and defence, as he had to be careful with the home side’s counter-attacks, regardless of being a man down for the majority of the contest. His corner led to Iheanacho’s goal that secured three crucial points in the title hunt.

Callum McGregor: 7

Another routine display from the skipper who controlled the tempo from the base as a deep-lying playmaker. McGrath’s dismissal made his job easy due to a few attacking threats from David Gray’s men.

Arne Engels: 6.5

Carried the ball forward from the deep to operate in the advanced areas. Played a few passes into the final third but failed to make a difference from set-pieces, unlike their opponents.