Goodbyepublished at 17:57 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March
We'll have all the action over on our dedicated Scottish Women's football page.
We'll be back next Saturday with coverage of the SWPL Cup final between Hibs and Rangers.
Until then!
Goodbyepublished at 17:57 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March
FULL-TIME Hearts 3-1 Celticpublished at 17:56 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March
What a win for Hearts!
Things getting interesting in the battle at the top of the SWPL table.
Postpublished at 17:55 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March
Hearts 3-1 Celtic
Lucy Ashworth-Clifford's shot is tipped over the crossbar by Rachael Johnstone at the clock ticks down.
GOAL Motherwell 0-8 Rangerspublished at 17:54 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March
A very comfortable day at the office for Jo Potter's Rangers side.
Postpublished at 17:49 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March
Hearts 3-1 Celtic
A couple of changes for Hearts as Sade Adamolekun and Addie Handley enter the fray.
Postpublished at 17:41 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March
Hearts 3-1 Celtic
Mathilde Carstens replaces Amy Gallacher for the final 10 minutes or so.
GOAL Motherwell 0-8 RANGERSpublished at 17:39 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March
Rio Hardy
The Rangers forward converts from the spot!
Postpublished at 17:37 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March
As things stand, Rangers move up into second but are a point behind Hibs at the top.
Hearts will close the gap to Celtic to two points with a win this afternoon.
Postpublished at 17:32 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March
Heading into the final 20 minutes.
GOAL HEARTS 3-1 Celticpublished at 17:24 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March
Georgia Timms
A sensational counter-attack for the hosts ends with Georgia Timms smashing one into the back of the net!
GOAL Hearts 2-1 CELTICpublished at 17:22 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March
Saoirse Noonan
The visitors pull one back and it's a sensational overhead kick from Saoirse Noonan!
GOAL Motherwell 0-7 RANGERSpublished at 17:20 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March
Katie Wilkinson
And it's a quickfire seventh for the visitors and Wilkinson completes her hattrick.
GOAL Motherwell 0-6 RANGERSpublished at 17:19 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March
Kirsty Howat
Kirsty Howat gets in on the double act!
GOAL HEARTS 2-0 Celticpublished at 17:16 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March
Georgia Timms
It's a poor clearance from Celtic and Hearts recycle the ball and send it into the box where Georgia Timms is waiting to smash it home!
GOAL Motherwell 0-5 RANGERSpublished at 17:12 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March
Katie Wilkinson
Katie Wilkinson nabs her second in the opening stages of the second half.
Postpublished at 17:10 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March
Hearts 1-0 Celtic
Great goalkeeping from Kelsey Daugherty to deny Bayley Hutchison.
She gets her feet in the way of the Hearts striker's shot.
Postpublished at 17:05 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March
Back under way for the final 45 minutes of this SWPL Sunday!
Postpublished at 17:03 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March
Here come the teams for the second half.
FULL-TIME Queen's Park 0-2 Spartanspublished at 16:53 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March
A big three points for Spartans in the fight for survival! They're now just four off Thistle and Aberdeen above them.
More worries for Queen's Park who drift further behind the pack at the bottom.
Postpublished at 16:52 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March
Queen's Park 0-2 Spartans
A huge chance for Spartans' third as Cacee McKenna skies her shot from close range.
Georgia Timms' brace helped Hearts to all three points at Oriam
Hearts proved their SWPL title credentials with an impressive 3-1 win over reigning champions Celtic.
Defender Emma Brownlie opened the scoring inside 10 minutes at Oriam when she headed past Kelsey Daugherty in the Celtic goal following a free-kick.
Former Celtic midfielder Lisa Roberston set up Georgia Timms for Hearts' second with a pinpoint cross into the middle of the box which was turned home by the striker.
Saoirse Noonan pulled one back for Celtic with a stunning overhead kick following a corner.
But Hearts broke up the other end not even three minutes later and Bayley Hutchison set up her strike partner Timms for the hosts' third and final goal of the game.
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Sunday 16th March
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On Sunday 16th March
Skip to table keyMatch Participants:
Match Participants:
- Celtic, Position 4, Points 51
- Hearts, Position 5, Points 49
2nd Phase Championship Group
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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1 Hibernian | 23 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 72 | 14 | 58 | 57 |
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2 Rangers | 23 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 120 | 18 | 102 | 55 |
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3 Glasgow City | 23 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 90 | 11 | 79 | 54 |
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4 Celtic | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 83 | 18 | 65 | 51 |
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5 Hearts | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 76 | 15 | 61 | 49 |
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6 Motherwell | 23 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 51 | 54 | -3 | 32 |
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2nd Phase Relegation Group
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Partick Thistle | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 41 | -12 | 24 |
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2 Aberdeen | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 81 | -59 | 24 |
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3 Spartans | 23 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 25 | 58 | -33 | 20 |
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4 Montrose | 23 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 24 | 82 | -58 | 17 |
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5 Queen's Park | 23 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 103 | -93 | 8 |
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6 Dundee United | 23 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 121 | -107 | 4 |
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- Celtic, Position 4, Points 51
- Hearts, Position 5, Points 46
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Glasgow City | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 90 | 10 | 80 | 54 |
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2 Hibernian | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 71 | 14 | 57 | 54 |
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3 Rangers | 22 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 112 | 18 | 94 | 52 |
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4 Celtic | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 82 | 15 | 67 | 51 |
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5 Hearts | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 73 | 14 | 59 | 46 |
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6 Motherwell | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 51 | 46 | 5 | 32 |
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7 Partick Thistle | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 39 | -10 | 24 |
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8 Aberdeen | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 81 | -61 | 21 |
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9 Spartans | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 23 | 58 | -35 | 17 |
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10 Montrose | 22 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 22 | 82 | -60 | 14 |
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11 Queen's Park | 22 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 101 | -91 | 8 |
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12 Dundee United | 22 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 119 | -105 | 4 |
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Key
- Position 1 - 2 : UEFA Champions League Qualifiers
Team Lineups
home team, Hearts
Manager: Eva Olid
Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Pitch Formation
52, Johnstone, Goalkeeper
4, Brownlie, Defender
21, Husband, Defender
12, Waldie, Defender
11, Wade, Midfielder
6, Robertson, Midfielder
8, Shore, Midfielder
22, Husband, Midfielder
9, Timms, Attacking Midfielder
14, Jardine, Attacking Midfielder
19, Hutchison, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 52, R. Johnstone , Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 3
- Number 12, L. Waldie
- Number 21, E. Husband
- Number 4, E. Brownlie , Captain, Yellow Card at 83 minutes
- Number 22, J. Husband , substituted for M. Forsyth at 74 minutes
- Number 8, E. Shore
- Number 6, L. Robertson
- Number 11, L. Wade , substituted for A. Handley at 89 minutes
- Number 14, K. Jardine , substituted for N. Powell at 79 minutes
- Number 9, G. Timms , substituted for O. Adamolekun at 89 minutes
- Number 19, B. Hutchison , substituted for A. Williams at 89 minutes
Substitutes
home team, Hearts
- Number 16, O. Adamolekun
- Number 7, M. Forsyth
- Number 17, A. Handley
- Number 1, C. Parker-Smith
- Number 27, N. Powell
- Number 37, A. Williams
- Number 13, D. Ypema
away team, Celtic
Manager: Elena Sadiku
Formation: 3 - 5 - 2
Pitch Formation
30, Daugherty, Goalkeeper
23, Lawton, Defender
15, Clark, Defender
2, Barclais, Defender
17, Cross, Midfielder
25, Nakao, Midfielder
5, Ross, Midfielder
7, Gallacher, Midfielder
22, Ashworth-Clifford, Midfielder
12, Agnew, Striker
20, Noonan, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 30, K. Daugherty
- Number 2, C. Barclais
- Number 15, K. Clark , Captain, Yellow Card at 89 minutes
- Number 23, E. Lawton , Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 4
- Number 22, L. Ashworth-Clifford
- Number 7, A. Gallacher , substituted for M. Carstens at 82 minutes
- Number 5, N. Ross , substituted for S. McGregor at 66 minutes
- Number 25, M. Nakao
- Number 17, M. Cross , substituted for J. Smith at 66 minutes
- Number 20, S. Noonan , substituted for A. Harrison at 66 minutes
- Number 12, M. Agnew , substituted for M. McAneny at 66 minutes
away team, Celtic
- Number 10, M. Carstens
- Number 11, C. Cavanagh
- Number 9, A. Harrison
- Number 24, Bruna Lourenço
- Number 19, L. Rodgers
- Number 73, M. McAneny
- Number 14, S. McGregor
- Number 8, J. Smith
home team, Hearts
Manager: Eva Olid
Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Pitch Formation
52, Johnstone, Goalkeeper
4, Brownlie, Defender
21, Husband, Defender
12, Waldie, Defender
11, Wade, Midfielder
6, Robertson, Midfielder
8, Shore, Midfielder
22, Husband, Midfielder
9, Timms, Attacking Midfielder
14, Jardine, Attacking Midfielder
19, Hutchison, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 52, R. Johnstone , Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 3
- Number 12, L. Waldie
- Number 21, E. Husband
- Number 4, E. Brownlie , Captain, Yellow Card at 83 minutes
- Number 22, J. Husband , substituted for M. Forsyth at 74 minutes
- Number 8, E. Shore
- Number 6, L. Robertson
- Number 11, L. Wade , substituted for A. Handley at 89 minutes
- Number 14, K. Jardine , substituted for N. Powell at 79 minutes
- Number 9, G. Timms , substituted for O. Adamolekun at 89 minutes
- Number 19, B. Hutchison , substituted for A. Williams at 89 minutes
Substitutes
- Number 16, O. Adamolekun
- Number 7, M. Forsyth
- Number 17, A. Handley
- Number 1, C. Parker-Smith
- Number 27, N. Powell
- Number 37, A. Williams
- Number 13, D. Ypema
away team, Celtic
Manager: Elena Sadiku
Formation: 3 - 5 - 2
Pitch Formation
30, Daugherty, Goalkeeper
23, Lawton, Defender
15, Clark, Defender
2, Barclais, Defender
17, Cross, Midfielder
25, Nakao, Midfielder
5, Ross, Midfielder
7, Gallacher, Midfielder
22, Ashworth-Clifford, Midfielder
12, Agnew, Striker
20, Noonan, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 30, K. Daugherty
- Number 2, C. Barclais
- Number 15, K. Clark , Captain, Yellow Card at 89 minutes
- Number 23, E. Lawton , Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 4
- Number 22, L. Ashworth-Clifford
- Number 7, A. Gallacher , substituted for M. Carstens at 82 minutes
- Number 5, N. Ross , substituted for S. McGregor at 66 minutes
- Number 25, M. Nakao
- Number 17, M. Cross , substituted for J. Smith at 66 minutes
- Number 20, S. Noonan , substituted for A. Harrison at 66 minutes
- Number 12, M. Agnew , substituted for M. McAneny at 66 minutes
Substitutes
- Number 10, M. Carstens
- Number 11, C. Cavanagh
- Number 9, A. Harrison
- Number 24, Bruna Lourenço
- Number 19, L. Rodgers
- Number 73, M. McAneny
- Number 14, S. McGregor
- Number 8, J. Smith
- Referee:
- Jamie Wilkie
Match Officials
Match Stats
Key, Hearts v CelticOverall possession
Shots
Hearts 14Celtic 11Shots on target
Hearts 7Celtic 5Goalkeeper saves
Hearts 4Celtic 4Fouls
Hearts 6Celtic 8Corners
Hearts 1Celtic 11Advanced match stats
Shots
Hearts 14Celtic 11Shots on target
Hearts 7Celtic 5Shots off target
Hearts 6Celtic 4Blocked shots
Hearts 1Celtic 2Total offside
Hearts 2Celtic 4Total tackles
Hearts 26Celtic 16Won tackles
Hearts 14Celtic 11Fouls
Hearts 6Celtic 8Total yellow cards
Hearts 2Celtic 2Total clearances
Hearts 23Celtic 13Total passes
Hearts 399Celtic 426Accurate passes
Hearts 306Celtic 333Goalkeeper saves
Hearts 4Celtic 4Goal kicks
Hearts 8Celtic 9Season so far
SWPL 1
Key, Hearts v Celtic
League position, Hearts 5th, Celtic 4thTotal points, Hearts 46, Celtic 51
Form guide
All competitions
Hearts lose
v Glasgow City
2
3
SWF Scottish Cup
Celtic lose
v Hibernian
1
0
SWPL 1
Hearts draw
v Rangers
2
2
SWPL 1
Celtic draw
v Glasgow City
2
2
SWPL 1
Hearts won
v Queen's Park
6
0
SWPL 1
Celtic won
v Dundee United
0
8
SWPL 1
Hearts draw
v Partick Thistle
1
1
SWPL 1
Celtic lose
v Glasgow City
3
2
SWF Scottish Cup
Hearts won
v Falkirk FCF
0
9
SWF Scottish Cup
Celtic won
v Queen's Park
0
6
SWPL 1
Previous meetings
All competitions
Hearts and CelticHearts Won 1Celtic Won 20Draw 1
Played
22
Previous scores
All competitions
SWPL 1
Celtic 4 , Hearts 0 on the 26th of January 2025
Celtic
Hearts
26th of January 2025
Hearts 1 , Celtic 0 on the 13th of October 2024
Hearts
Celtic
13th of October 2024
Hearts 1 , Celtic 3 on the 15th of May 2024
Hearts
Celtic
15th of May 2024