Andrew Dallas Clears 17th-Minute Rangers Handball Call — Celtic Vs Hearts Live Stream

Andrew Dallas cleared the 17th-minute Rangers handball call that sat at the centre of Hearts’ title debate, and celtic vs hearts live stream now carries that decision into Saturday’s trip to Celtic Park. Hearts need to win or draw there to win the league, after a week in which one VAR moment became part of the title arithmetic.

Hearts and Rangers

In Monday last week’s match against Rangers, Marc Leonard launched a throw into the box, Stuart Findlay challenged for the ball and it skiffed his head before hitting Dujon Sterling in the elbow. Dallas checked the incident on VAR and cleared it.

Dallas said the ball hit Sterling on the top of the shoulder. That call later drew attention because it was highlighted in feedback to referees as a good example of how the handball rule was applied.

For Hearts, the sequence mattered because the title race was already live in every detail. The club are chasing their first league title in 66 years, and a decision taken in the 17th minute against Rangers became part of the route to the final day.

Tynecastle Park Reaction

Hearts beat Falkirk 3-0 at Tynecastle Park on Wednesday night, in front of a full celebration atmosphere, while supporters also watched the full-time score from Fir Park as the title permutations shifted around them. Some even feared a penalty for Celtic deep into stoppage time at Fir Park.

Derek McInnes added to the sense of grievance with a blunt line after the Falkirk win: “I'd heard there was a 96-minute penalty. I didn't need to ask who for.”

That left Hearts heading to Celtic Park with the live equation settled in plain terms: win or draw, and the league is theirs. The Rangers incident is now part of the backdrop to that final match, with the handball call still sitting inside a wider argument about how the run-in has been handled.