Hoops lift the Scottish Premiership trophy for the 8th successive season as 16-year-old Karamoko Dembele makes his debut

Mikey Johnston helped Celtic deliver down the curtain on an eighth successive Ladbrokes Premiership title-winning season with a double in a 2-1 win over Hearts at Parkhead.

With a view to subsequent week’s William Hill Scottish Cup last between the 2 golf equipment at Hampden Park – the place a Hoops victory will safe an unprecedented home ‘treble treble’ – each side have been much-changed for the ultimate day of the season.

Amid a celebratory trophy-day ambiance fringe participant Johnston fired within the opener with lower than two minutes performed however that was cancelled out within the 17th minute by Hearts winger Jake Mulraney.

Neil Lennon changed Oliver Burke with highly-rated 16-year-old debutant attacker Karamoko Dembele for the start of the second half and he confirmed loads of promise, however with six minutes remaining it was Johnston who stepped up with a terrific run and drive to seal the win.

Two uncommon however not sudden line-ups have been revealed on the staff sheet with the Hoops exhibiting seven adjustments from final week’s 2-Zero defeat at Rangers.

Skipper Scott Brown, Mikael Lustig, Odsonne Edouard, Tom Rogic, Jonny Hayes, Kieran Tierney and James Forrest have been all overlooked, largely with niggles, with Callum McGregor and Jozo Simunovic on the bench.

Teenager Anthony Ralston and Ewan Henderson and Jeremy Toljan and Nir Bitton got uncommon begins.

Craig Levein made 9 adjustments as he gave 16-year-old left-back Aaron Hickey his first begin.

Skipper Christophe Berra, Bobby Burns, Steven MacLean and Harry Cochrane have been rested with the Jambos boss hoping Peter Haring, Arnaud Djoum and burly striker Uche Ikpeazu are match for Hampden.

The champions got a much-appreciated guard of honour by Hearts earlier than the sport on the request of the guests.

There was then a minute’s applause earlier than the sport in tribute to Lisbon Lion Stevie Chalmers who died recently.

Winger Johnston bought the house facet off to an amazing begin when he labored a one-two with Henderson and slammed the ball previous Zdenek Zlamal from eight yards out.

Mulraney screwed a shot huge a minute later on the different finish however was way more correct together with his leveller, after Hoops keeper Scott Bain was slack with a move.

Sean Clare took possession and rolled the ball to the previous Inverness participant who curled the ball previous the back-tracking Bain and into the highest nook.

Zlamal made a terrific save from a Johnston drive early within the second half earlier than Dembele flashed a 25-yard drive simply huge, drawing enormous applause from the Hoops followers earlier than having one other effort saved by the Tynecastle keeper.

Celtic, captained by Scott Sinclair, piled on the strain and there was a penalty declare within the 80th minute when defender Kristoffer Ajer’s drive following a future was blocked by Conor Shaughnessy however referee Craig Thomson was unimpressed.

Nonetheless, the house followers have been impressed when Johnston performed a one-two with substitute McGregor, on for Henderson, and drove in the direction of the Jambos aim earlier than firing low previous Zlamal and in off the put up from the sting of the field for the winner.

Half two of the competition will happen at Hampden subsequent week the place the stakes can be a lot greater.