Scottish Premiership
Sunday, February 22, 2026
Celtic Park

CELTIC…1
(Nygren 45 +1)

HIBS…2
(Passlack 24, Andrews 88)

Celtic were defeated by Hibs at Celtic Park this afternoon, with Benjamin Nygren’s equaliser just before half time cancelled out by a late winner for the visitors.

Martin O’Neill’s men looked to put the visitors under early pressure and just minutes in to the match there was a shout for a penalty when it looked like Tomáš Čvančara had been hauled down in the box, but the play continued.

As Hibernian began to settle in to the game, they were able to force themselves up the park and with just shy of 10 minutes gone, Julián Araujo had to produce a well-timed block in the box to deny Nicky Cadden, who fired a shot towards goal from close range.

Benjamin Nygren went close to breaking the deadlock after some good link-up play with Čvančara, but the Swede’s effort from the edge of the box crept narrowly wide of the post.

The opening goal went the way of the visitors with just short of 25 minutes on the clock when a good cross towards the back post from Nicky Cadden found Felix Passlack who headed the ball in to the bottom corner to give Hibs a 1-0 lead.

Martin Boyle almost doubled his side’s advantage moments later when he found himself through on goal, but Kasper Schmeichel was able to block the forward’s shot from point-blank range.

With half-time approaching, Tomáš Čvančara headed an effort just wide of the target from the centre of the box after Kieran Tierney picked him out with a well-hit first time cross.

Čvančara then missed a big opportunity from inside the six-yard box after a cutback from Yang which looked certain to result in a goal, but the Czech striker was unable to make a decent connection with the ball and the chance was gone.

Hibs looked like they would go in at the break with the lead, but in injury time at the end of the first half, Kieran Tierney whipped another dangerous cross in to the box which flashed across the face of goal and found Benjamin Nygren at the back post.

The Swede, whose goalscoring form this season has made him Celtic’s most prolific player in front of goal, diverted the ball in to the back of the net with a header and levelled the score just before the break.

Celtic suffer disappointing home defeat against Hibs