Hearts fans call out ‘shameful’ Celtic announcement – ‘Horrendous’

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Hearts fans call out ‘shameful’ Celtic announcement – ‘Horrendous’ Tue 7 April 2026 15:15, UK Hearts supporters are not pleased with the Jambos having to visit Celtic on the final day of the Scottish Premiership season.Derek McInnes’ side have been the surprise package of the Scottish Premiership this season, and sit a point clear at the top of the table with six games to go.With Rangers and Celtic ready to pounce on any mistakes, every game is now crucial for the Edinburgh club, if they want to win their first league title since 1960.Hearts dropped points in a 2-2 draw at Livingston last time out, which stretched their winless run away from home to four games.Their fixture list for the final five games has since been confirmed, which will see Hearts face three away trips, and host two home matches.Hearts fans slam ‘horrendous fixtures’Once they have hosted Motherwell in their final game before the split, Hearts will visit rivals Hibernian and host Rangers at Tynecastle. MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES Hearts will then travel to Motherwell, before their final home game of the season will see McInnes’ side take on Falkirk.TeamPointsGoal DifferenceHearts6728Rangers6632Celtic6423Motherwell5425The Scottish Premiership top four ahead of the post-split fixtures.The Hearts support though are most frustrated at a final day trip to Celtic Park, which could decide the outcome of the title, whilst Rangers will travel to Falkirk and Hibs will host Motherwell Hearts fans have vented their anger towards the SPFL, with one fan calling the fixtures “nonsense,” whilst another called them a “joke.”This is just shameful.

Hardly any Hearts fans are likely to get tickets for the Celtic game. Isn't there a convention that the team at the top when the split happens plays at home on the last day?— Gordon Lawrie (@thesaucers) April 7, 2026 View Tweet Why aren't we at home for the last game of the season?

Nonsense.— Æ n d y (@AndyNipples) April 7, 2026 View Tweet They’ve done us dirty for not having a home game on the last day of the season— TheHeartsHub (@TheHeartsHub12) April 7, 2026 View Tweet Team top of the league usually gets the last game of the season at home…. (@JME1882) April 7, 2026 View Tweet So it is not possible to have a last day title decider between 2 specific teams and those 2 specific teams only; Celtic will never finish home or away to Rangers and vice versa.But it would be ok for Hearts to go to Celtic if we find ourselves in that position?Seems fair.— Pete (@Pistol1874) April 7, 2026 View Tweet Ex-FIFA referee weighs in on Marc Leonard controversyFormer PGMOL chief Keith Hackett told Football Insider that Marc Leonard was harshly sent off for Hearts against Livingston, meaning he will miss their next match against Motherwell.Leonard was sent off in stoppage time for bringing down Robbie Muirhead on the right flank, with the Livingston forward looking to race away towards goal.Kevin Clancy initially issued Leonard with a yellow card, before the referee changed his verdict after watching the incident back on the VAR screen.Hackett believed there was not a clear and obvious error made by Clancy, and that VAR should not have got involved.The former referee also came to the conclusion that the foul by Leonard was not denying a clear and obvious goal-scoring opportunity. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 SPFL Insider Access Direct access to our dedicated Scottish hubs: Real-time intelligence from the heart of the SPFL