Alan Shearer makes Hearts vs Rangers prediction that will see Jambos become Premiership champions elect
The Newcastle United legend has been talking what might happen during Hearts vs Rangers.
Alan Shearer believes a win for Hearts over Rangers next week will see maroon ribbons placed on the Premiership title.
The Newcastle United icon has been one of many pundits near and far casting an eye over Derek McInnes’ side pushing for a shock slice of glory. They host Rangers next Monday as they ended last weekend with a three point lead in first with four games to go, after defeating Hibs, while Danny Rohl’s men lost against Motherwell.
Hearts victory against Rangers would move them seven points clear of the Light Blues with nine left to play for, while at the very least maintaining a three-point lead over the Hoops who currently sit second, and face Hibs at Easter Road a day earlier. Shearer reckons the title race can be declared done if three points are won by Hearts in their penultimate game in Gorgie this term.
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He told Betfair: “I think if Hearts beat Rangers this weekend, it's pretty much theirs, I would say. But that's a big if because of the pressure, but they've been there for a long time now to be shot at, and they seem to be handling it pretty well. What a game this is on the weekend. But I do think if they were to take three points this weekend, they’re almost there. It'd be a great story.”
Warren O’Hora’s own goal and a Blair Spittal strike won the derby for Hearts after Hibs duo Raphael Sallinger and Felix Passlack were sent off. Boss McInnes said post-match: “I thought Beni Baningime and Marc Leonard were superb in terms of just being metronomes in the middle of the park, keeping the whole thing moving along and making good decisions, but we still needed to go back into where we came from at times and try and move them a wee bit more.
“It needed passes into strikers rather than quick crosses where [Rocky] Bushiri and O’Hora are always going to be favourites for those types. I thought some of our crossing, the decision was poor but it's easy for me to say that sitting at the side.
“When you're in the heat of the battle sometimes you think that's the right thing to do but I thought we'd come up with a big moment and it was well-deserved. A derby game can be quite contentious but we kept our discipline, we kept our composure, kept 11 men on the pitch and we kept our calmness to get the result.”