Hearts vs Celtic LIVE as packed out Tyncastle crackles with excitement ahead of title showdown

It could be do-or-die for Celtic’s title hopes as they march into the Tynecastle cauldron in search of a priceless three points.

The flailing champions trail the Premiership pacesetters by six points, but victory in Gorgie would slash the gap with 15 games still to play - and breathe fresh life into the chase.

Martin O’Neill has worked wonders across his two interim stints, winning all seven of his league matches in charge - more than Brendan Rodgers and Wilfried Nancy combined this season.

The veteran gaffer will be praying that remarkable run survives another brutal test as the Hoops look to kickstart dreams of five-in-a-row.

Celtic arrive on the back of a morale-boosting 2-2 draw away to Bologna on Thursday night, while Hearts have had a full week to stew over their disappointing Scottish Cup penalty shoot-out exit at the hands of Falkirk.

Hearts XI: Gordon, Steinwender, Halkett, Findlay, McCart, Leonard, Milne, Magnusson, Kyziridis, Braga, Kabore. Subs: Schwolow, Kent, Kabangu, Spittal, Wilson, Altenam Kerjota, McEntee, Ageu.

Celtic XI: Schmeichel; Araujo, Trusty, Scales, Tierney; McGregor, Engels, Nygren; Yang, Maeda, Cvancara. Subs: Sinisalo, McCowan, Tounekti, Bernardo, Hatate, Murray, Forrest, Donovan, Ralston.

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It's a sell-out here at Tynecastle with around 19,000 fans set to pack out the home end.

There's just a small army of Celtic fans in the away corner of the Roseburn, around 500.

Martin O'Neill has paid tribute to Hearts as he admitted he wishes his Celtic team could switch places with them.

O'Neill said: "It's really been brilliant. It's a great, great season for them. I was nearly going to say they've taken