And now it’s Celtic. The Hoops visit Tynecastle next Sunday (noon) and it’s a mouth-watering prospect with Hearts riding high at the top of the William Hill Premiership.

A glory double from Claudio Braga and a bullet header from Craig Halkett (pictured by Nigel Duncan ) saw the Jambos cruise to a 3-0 victory at Rugby Park.

The impressive win took Hearts temporarily five points clear of the champions who play Dundee on Tayside on Sunday.

Hearts have a clear week to prepare for the clash of the front-runners while the Glasgow club entertain SK Sturm Graz in the Europa League on Thursday (20.00).

At Rugby Park, Kilmarnock started the game well, pinning their opponents back, and the Jambos German goalkeeper, Alexander Schwolow palmed a shot from David Watson for a corner.

Halket’s pre

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