Hearts v Celtic

Simon Lynch and Shaun Maloney showed Martin O'Neill they could save him a fortune in the transfer market by taking the club to 100 points with two goals apiece at Tynecastle.

The teenage duo made a big impact by notching impressive doubles s Celtic saw off Hearts 4-1.

Their exploits overshadowed the fact Ricardo Fuller ended his goalscoring drought by netting his first since January 5 - and Maloney missed a last-minute spot-kick.

Hearts looked lifeless after Livingston pipped them to the last Uefa Cup place before kick-off, but the fact that a vastly inexperienced Celtic side including Lynch, Maloney, Jamie Smith, Colin Healy and John Kennedy out-played Hearts said a lot for the state of the Scottish game.

When the game got under way it was veterans Tom Boyd and Morten Wieghorst who looked vulnerable - Steve Fulton played a hopeful ball in the air which Boyd misjudged to let Thomas Flogel in, but he shot wide.

Celtic were fortunate not to concede a penalty four minutes later when a challenge from Wieghorst brought Fuller down in the box, but referee John Rowbotham turned away.

Celtic went ahead with their first decent move of the game. Lynch seized on Momo Sylla's pass to get away from Scott Severin and clip the ball over Antti Niemi before making sure by heading into the empty net.

The home crowd finally had something to celebrate in the 33rd minute when they were on level terms.

The Celtic defence were caught ball watching as Fuller ran onto Severin's punt down field and held off the challenge of Wieghorst before firing low past Gould.

The champions replied three minutes before the break with Lynch scoring his second of the game.

Smith beat two men on the right and squared for the 19-year-old to tap the ball past Niemi from close range.

The champions increased their lead in glorious fashion in the 50th minute, Maloney curling an unstoppable right-foot free-kick into the top corner.

Maloney scored his second in the 65th minute, firing in a first-time shot past the flat-footed Niemi.

Maloney had the chance to grab his third in the final minute of the game after Guppy was brought down by Maybury. After arguing with Lynch over who was going to take the kick and claim a hat-trick, Maloney fired his shot against the upright.