Iheanacho fires Celtic closer to Scottish title

Kelechi Iheanacho continues to shine as he helps Celtic fight for the Scottish Premiership title. The Nigeria international scored for the third game in a row and delivered a vital 2-1 victory over Hibernian.

Hibernian faced early trouble when Jamie McGrath received a red card after just 21 minutes for a dangerous challenge on Alistair Johnston. Celtic quickly took control. Soon after, Daizen Maeda fired home his fourth goal in three games to give the hosts the lead.

Iheanacho then struck the winner from close range. This goal marks his fourth in six matches since he returned from injury. He now has four league goals in 10 appearances and seven goals in 18 games across all competitions.

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Speaking to Celtic TV after the game, Kelechi Iheanacho said: “I always feel great to come in and help the team to get the win, so I’m happy today. The whole team is happy, and especially the fans.

‘It’s really important to stay patient, especially when you’re playing against 10 men.’

“It’s really difficult because they sit back and wait for you to come, so you need patience to move them from side to side to create spaces, and, at the end, we got our reward.

“In the box you need to be composed but it was a difficult finish, to be fair. I wanted to head it at first but I had a second touch to chest it and then the guys started rushing out and I just had to get it on target and see what happened.

“I’m happy that the fans are loving every moment of it, and I’m enjoying it.

“We just need to focus on the rest of the games and do the job we need to do and at the end, we’ll get the trophy hopefully.”

Current Top Scorers in the Scottish Premiership (early May 2026):

Tawanda Maswanhise (Motherwell) – 17 goals

Benjamin Nygren (Celtic) – 15 goals

Cláudio Braga (Hearts) – 14 goals

Lawrence Shankland (Hearts) – 13 goals

Youssef Chermiti (Rangers) – 12 goals

The win lifts Celtic level on points with Hearts at the top of the table.

Next, Celtic face a tough test after the Old Firm clash against Rangers on May 10. They travel to play Motherwell away on Wednesday, May 13, before they host Hearts at Celtic Park on Saturday, May 16. These final two Premiership games in the top-six split will prove crucial. Celtic also prepare for the Scottish Cup final against Dunfermline on May 23.