Hearts has strengthened its lead in the Scottish Premiership, now four points ahead, in a round marked by Celtic's defeat and Rangers' draw, making the title race even more exciting. At Celtic Park, Hibernian handed Celtic a surprising defeat, which ended the match with one player less on the field. The winning goal came in the 87th minute from substitute Kai Andrews, who calmly finished just outside the area during one of his team's rare attacks in the second half. Celtic's situation worsened in the 74th minute when Auston Trusty was sent off after a VAR intervention due to an incident off the ball. Prior to that, the home team had seen Benjamin Nygren cancel out the initial lead gained by Felix Passlack just before halftime. Meanwhile, Rangers, with Youssef Chermiti starting, could only manage a 2-2 draw against bottom-placed Livingston. The home team took the lead in the 14th minute with a well-executed volley from French defender Brooklyn Kabongolo. Livingston's goalkeeper, Jerome Prior, was crucial in maintaining the lead, which was extended by Lewis Smith in the 55th minute. The victory began to slip away when Livingston was reduced to ten players after Cristian Montano was sent off for bringing down Djeidi Gassama in a clear goal-scoring opportunity. Rangers took advantage of the numerical superiority and reduced the deficit in the 81st minute with a powerful shot from Emmanuel Fernandez. Two minutes from the end, Mikey Moore scored the equalizer. Despite nine minutes of stoppage time, the team managed by Marvin Bartley held on for a valuable point. With these results, and ten matches remaining, Hearts, who won 1-0 against Falkirk on Saturday, leads with a four-point advantage over second-placed Rangers. Celtic, in turn, occupies third place, two points behind their Glasgow rivals, but with one less game played than the top two. The next round features a heated Old Firm derby between Rangers and Celtic, while Hearts will have the opportunity to increase its lead.
Rangers Hearts Scottish Premiership remains central to this story.
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