Celtic pile the pressure on Hearts thanks to win over Dundee as Jam Tarts draw at Livingston

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/iheanacho-kelechi/dIaES012/"]Kelechi Iheanacho[/a]'s first goal for six months [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/celtic-QFKRRD8M/dundee-fc-hjIyrgaj/?mid=CrEGmY7F"]sealed the vital victory at Dens Park[/a], lifting third-placed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/celtic/QFKRRD8M/"]Celtic[/a] within three points of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/hearts/0rGrwwNc/"]Hearts[/a].[/p][p]Iheanacho battled [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/dundee-fc/hjIyrgaj/"]Dundee[/a]'s [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/astley-ryan/4WUIcofs/"]Ryan Astley[/a] to control fellow substitute [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/saracchi-marcelo/IP7z2ghI/"]Marcelo Saracchi[/a]'s cross and fire home from six yards in the 82nd-minute.[/p][p]Celtic had lost in all three previous trips to Dundee this season and looked like they might slip up again when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/murray-simon/2TNCEEHU/"]Simon Murray[/a] equalised from a VAR-assisted penalty in the 57th minute.[/p][embed guid="329374ca-bdde-477c-b273-770209205620" url="https://x.com/CelticFC/status/2040843467232886943?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bergwijn-steven/Kdj2xxJR/"]Steven McLean[/a] ultimately pointed to the spot after Astley hit a bouncing ball off the outstretched arm of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/donovan-colby/bcFkCYyD/"]Colby Donovan[/a].[/p][p]Dundee had rarely threatened before then and had fallen behind when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/yang-hyun-jun/xGCPrFwO/"]Yang Hyun-jun[/a] got the final touch in an eighth-minute attack.[/p][p]Celtic missed a series of chances before the leveller but Iheanacho's long-awaited goal was soon followed by a red card for Astley as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/o-neill-martin/82l54I96/"]Martin O'Neill[/a]'s side climbed back into the title race.[/p][p]Earlier, Hearts boss Derek [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mcinnes-derek/bBWLVTWt/"]McInnes[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/hearts-0rGrwwNc/livingston-MoYV5dic/?mid=4tgetj0k"]was left to rue his team's sloppy display[/a] at bottom of the table [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/livingston-tamira/tAEifAmk/"]Livingston[/a].[/p][p]The Jambos are just one point clear of second-placed Rangers, who won 4-2 against Dundee United on Saturday to briefly take pole position for the first time in more than two years.[/p][embed guid="e9a0f1fc-ba34-4263-a29d-01b6692828b7" url="https://x.com/JamTarts/status/2040806132319449217?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Backed by 7,000 fans at Almondvale, Hearts were stunned early on when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/may-stevie/hbV7aUq3/"]Stevie May[/a] fired [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/livingston/MoYV5dic/"]Livingston[/a] ahead.[/p][p]The Edinburgh side hit back with goals from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/shankland-lawrence/QeWoXCac/"]Lawrence Shankland[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/braga-claudio/Y3XQ93eB/"]Claudio Braga[/a].[/p][p]But [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/halkett-craig/n15yqhcj/"]Craig Halkett[/a]'s pass to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/chesnokov-islam/MZU7GQeO/"]Islam Chesnokov[/a] was intercepted, leading to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/smith-lewis/KQmLvN6p/"]Lewis Smith[/a]'s 58th minute equaliser.[/p][p]Hearts' frustration was compounded in stoppage-time when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/leonard-marc/4KCcb8pU/"]Marc Leonard[/a] was sent off for denying [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/muirhead-robbie/xAhWcRar/"]Robbie Muirhead[/a] a goal-scoring opportunity.[/p][p]"[b]Absolutely two points dropped. We lost two really poor goals. We came here with a lot of motivation, the fans turned up and I thought we looked ready for that,[/b]" McInnes said.[/p][p]"[b]We should just be looking after the ball and staying in charge of the game, but we were guilty of giving up that control and authority.[/b][/p][p]"[b]When you lose the goal, even with half-an-hour to go, psychologically it changes because we then have to try and go again. Livingston then, as a team at the bottom of the league, have something to hang on to.[/b]"[/p]