Celtic up two at interval

Hearts 0 Celtic 2 HT

Stilian Petrov’s first-half Tynecastle double put Celtic on course for the Tennent’s Scottish Cup quarter-finals.

Webster was also frustrating the visitors with a number of full-blooded challenges to show that the Hartson episode had not left any mark on him although he was up against it.

His team-mates did eventually put together a promising move on the half hour but Paul Hartley’s right-foot shot was easily saved low by a rejuvenated number one Robert Douglas.

But the writing was on the wall for the home side and they fell further behind in the 33rd minute with the same combination working again to ruthless effect.

Larsson flicked on Sutton’s pass, with the Hearts defence again getting drawn to the ball, and Petrov drilled an unstoppable right-foot effort first time high into the top corner.

Phil Stamp lost his patience and floored Neil Lennon soon after and the Celtic man’s reaction earned the pair a place in referee Willie Young’s book.

Hartley followed them swiftly with Lennon again the target of some rough treatment from the home side.

Stamp tried to lift the home crowd again but he fired his free-kick past the post before Gordon comfortably saved Sutton’s strike after another good build up by Celtic.