Celtic’s dismal Dens defeat makes Hearts’ eyes light up
Dundee’s historic home victory over stuttering champions delivers big boost to Mcinnes’ league leaders ahead of Sunday’s Tynecastle showdown 20 Oct 2025 - The Scotsman Matthew Elder at Dens Park It had been 37 long years since Dundee last beat Celtic at home and – after this history-making 2-0 victory – that might not be the only long-standing Scottish football record that tumbles this season. Not since Aberdeen in 1985 has a team outside the Old Firm lifted the top flight title but the eyes of Derek Mcinnes will have been lighting up as events unfolded at Dens Park yesterday. His high-flying Hearts side – confidence soaring after an impressive 3-0 win at Kilmarnock on Saturday – will host the stuttering champions at Tynecastle next weekend knowing that a victory will send them eight points clear at the top of the table. While it is still early in the season, it feels like there may never be a better chance for a seismic changing of the guard within Scottish football than now. While it...