Hearts managed to escape Dens Park with three points thanks to two key moments going in their favour. Derek McInnes’ side are leading the way in the Premiership, largely thanks to Celtic’s appointment of Wilfried Nancy, but faced a tough task against Steven Pressley’s Dee.
Hearts managed a 1-0 victory thanks to a goal by Claudio Braga in the first half. The goal was marred with controversy with the Dee players protesting at the goal being awarded. The Dee were furious that the free kick was not taken in the position that the foul was awarded and that Cammy Devlin took the free kick with a moving ball.
Inexperienced ref Ryan Lee did not take issue with the ball being played as he appeared to be paralysed by indecision at the time. Replays appeared to suggest that the ball was still in motion but in any case, Dundee had plenty of time to get back into the game.
🗣️ “Hearts are not missing a beat!”
❤️ Braga puts the visitors ahead after a VAR check ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/ZYH2Prb4Zq
— Sky Sports Scotland (@ScotlandSky) January 11, 2026
Lee and VAR sent the Hearts goalkeeper off after denying a goal scoring opportunity. This allowed for the introduction of Craig Gordon, the veteran Scottish Internationalist. The Invincible from his time at Celtic secured the points for the Tynecastle side after pulling off a sensational stop in injury time to deny an equaliser.
🗣️ “It’s a brilliant moment”
Here’s another look at THAT Craig Gordon save 🧤 pic.twitter.com/NqGOAL2D7u
— Sky Sports Scotland (@ScotlandSky) January 11, 2026
Celtic showed quality yesterday in the win over Dundee United. Martin O’Neill has asked the powerbrokers at the club to bring quality into the building as they look to hunt down the league leaders.
The teams play together on January 25th at Tynecastle.
Laughable bitter and one sided ‘report’. After your rancid team got away with a clear straight red yesterday it’s risible you try and suggest Hearts were lucky with decisions after our keeper was sent off for a ridiculously soft offence. GIRFUY!!!
Hun alert! Listen ya clown ” it’s anyone but Celtiic ” in this set there no chance we got that goal!! Especially as it even went to var!!There be no referees in brigadoon scotland if there was no hun ones!! Fact Celtic are run by shitebags hence this is normalised!! The amount of dodgy pens we been given against us since var proves that to and on first day of var at ” swinecastle” we had a stonewall hand ball by Smith not given while tge ” diet huns” got 2!! Also we had a perfectly good goal by abda ruled out as we did days later with jotta at Motherwell ,as we did again against the huns in league Cup semi in November!! All with var meant to stip this cheating!!But Ross he of the ” red card red card red card” also tried to help them with the dodgy flag when guy a yard on! Abd they are told to let play continue in that situation spite of it all we still win this league as we are serial winners here so even with the help from ” nancy ball” we still going do it!! So beat it ya loser hun whether that be a diet hun one or one of the new club!! CHAMPOINS that’s CELTIC!
Diet huns on Celtic content ha ha Losers!! ” rancid team” Aye right ya clown bet your on those hun threads of your ” big dead team” ” seeking validation ya clown loser! Celtic football club one the greatest club in the World! Born put of Solidarity, unity charity and love Fact! Now beat ya utter loser! Champions thats who we are!!