3 talking points as Celtic spill two points in Rangers title race after Hibs halt leaders in Easter Road stalemate

Celtic’s winning league run was brought to a halt at Easter Road as Hibs ended their losing run against the leaders this season with a goalless draw.

The below pars Hoops spilled two points in Leith as they failed to bounce back from their midweek European exit.

Ange Postecoglou’s men had won 10 domestic gams on the spin but Shaun Maloney’s side were well worth their point in a dire game.

With their European adventure over, Ange Postecoglou made seven changes from the side that went down to Bodo/Glimt in midweek.

And there was no place for last week’s hat-trick hero Giorgos Giakoumakis who was missing from the squad entirely due to illness.

It was an open start with two teams looking to get the ball down and play but it was the visitors who carved out the first real chance.

Jota played a brilliant diagonal pass for Liel Abada and the Israeli beat Matt Macey to the ball but his lob over the Hibs keeper went into the side netting.

The home side suffered an injury blow midway through the first half when Kevin Nisbet was forced off after Carl Starfelt’s challenge from behind which earned the Swede a booking from Kevin Clancy.

Christian Doidge was introduced in place of the crocked striker but the Hoops pressed for the opener late in the first half.

Abada slipped the ball through to Daizen Maeda but Macey was quick off his line to save at the striker’s feet and Josip Juranovic had a free kick saved on the break - the only shot on target from either side the opening 45 minutes.

Sylvester Jasper, on loan from Fulham, was lively and his shot early in the second half was set to test Joe Hart but it smacked off Doidge who got in the way.

Abada then had a shot blocked from Greg Taylor’s cross but Maeda was flagged offside as the