Celtic closes gap after Hearts slip against Hibs
Celtic took advantage of a Hearts slip-up as it twice came from behind to earn a 4-2 win away to Livingston and move to within three points of the current Scottish Premiership leader.
There were four goals in the opening 10 minutes, with Cristian Montano's brace quickly cancelled out by Benjamin Nygren and Yang Hyun-Jun.
Nygren then gave Wilfried Nancy's side the lead for the first time in the 31st minute before Arne Engel's penalty eight minutes later clinched the points for Celtic.
Hearts earlier fell short in a comeback effort of its own, ultimately losing 3-2 to rival Hibernian.
In the 150th Edinburgh derby in the league, Hibs started quickly and held its nerve late on at Easter Road to ensure it dented its neighbour's title hopes.
Jamie McGrath sent the home fans into raptures after just three minutes when he cushioned in the opener before substitute Josh Campbell doubled the lead on the stroke of half-time.
Hibs made a strong start after the break, with Kieron Bowie thumping in a third goal in the 48th minute after a poor clearance from Stuart Findlay.
Lawrence Shankland got the first goal back 75 minutes in for Hearts, while Cameron Devlin ensured a nervy finish by scoring in the 89th minute, but Raphael Sallinger made two big saves to keep out Shankland and Beni Baningime late on to win the three points for Hibs.
Rangers, meanwhile, moved up to third, leapfrogging Motherwell after beating it 1-0 thanks to Thelo Aasgaard's close-range finish.
