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JUST WIN, BABY: A HEARTS-CELTIC PREVIEW

Hearts v Celtic: Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership
Scott Sinclair celebrates his winner at Tynecastle on the opening day of the season
Photo by Steve Welsh/Getty Images

HEARTS V CELTIC (SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP; SUNDAY 2ND APRIL 2017, 12:30PM)

Celtic return to Tynecastle for the first time since August knowing that a win will clinch the league title in Brendan Rodgers' first season in charge.

Team Selection: The big news is that both Moussa Dembele an Leigh Griffiths are set to miss the game. Patrick Roberts - who has a good record against Hearts - will start the game, supporting Scott Sinclair, who will be playing in an unfamiliar role as a striker. No news on any other injuries, so you would imagine it'll be Boyata and Simunovic at the back, with Brown and man of the moment Armstrong in the middle.

Previous Meetings: Celtic of course started the season at Tynecastle, with a late Scott Sinclair goal on his debut giving Celtic a 2-1 victory.

The second meeting between the teams in January was a much more comfortable day for Celtic, as two goals from Sinclair and one each from McGregor and Roberts were the scorers in a 4-0 win.

Prediction: This won't be an easy game at all, what with the injuries that we have and Hearts won't want to see Celtic clinch the title on their patch for the second year running, but I feel that Celtic's will to win will overcome the difficulty of the game and six in a row will be won.

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