Match report as Hearts beat 10-player Celtic to stop them moving back top of the Scottish Premiership; Jorge Grant scored from the spot after Adam Idah missed a penalty and Hyun-Jun Yang was sent off; Lawrence Shankland added Hearts' second after his earlier goal was disallowed.
The Hoops knew a victory would move them a point clear of their Old Firm rivals, but Adam Idah missed an early penalty before Hyun-Jun Yang was sent off for a perceived dangerous challenge on Alex Cochrane.
Matt O'Riley's goal was ruled out for offside before Hearts, who also beat Celtic in December, were awarded a spot kick for Tomoki Iwata's handball.
Jorge Grant sent goalkeeper Joe Hart the wrong way and Tynecastle Park burst into life.
Lawrence Shankland smashed in a second for the Jambos after he had an earlier strike disallowed for a tight offside.
After the game, an angry Brendan Rodgers described the match officials as "really, really poor" and hit out at "shocking decision making."
It is the first time since 2018 that Celtic and Rangers have lost on the same weekend as the gap at the top remains two points.
Hearts made a bright start and they had a good chance in the eighth minute when Shankland's cross from the right picked out Cochrane just inside the box but the left wing-back got his shot all wrong and fluffed it well wide.
Then came a couple of huge moments in quick succession in which Celtic allowed the game to swing heavily in the hosts' favour.
The Hoops were awarded a penalty in the 11th minute when Cochrane was deemed to have fouled Yang but Idah saw his low-struck spot-kick saved by the legs of Clark, another Hearts player looking to impress the Scotland management team in the lead-up to this summer's European Championships.
Reporting By: Ajayi Temitope Yetunde.
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