Celtic took the lead within the opening 30 seconds after Andrew Driver's poor clearance was collected by Andreas Hinkel.

BBC: Hearts 1-1 Celtic

But fellow midfielder Andrew Driver is expected to return to training after almost two weeks out and be in contention this weekend.

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Early in the second half, Andrew Driver nodded in from close range as Motherwell failed to deal with a Robbie Neilson long throw-in.

BBC: Hearts 2-1 Motherwell