Scott Sinclair... fine debut.

Scott Sinclair kicked off his Celtic career in style by coming off the bench to score the late winner in a 2-1 Scottish Premiership victory over Hearts, yesterday.

The 27-year-old’s four-year deal following a transfer from Aston Villa was only announced in the morning and he watched from the dugout at Tynecastle as James Forrest drove the visitors into the lead in the eighth minute of a typically feisty encounter between these two teams.

Hearts midfielder Jamie Walker won and converted a penalty in the 36th minute and the second half continued to ebb and flow before Sinclair replaced Stuart Armstrong just after the hour mark.

On 81 minutes, he showed why Brendan Rodgers had brought him to Glasgow when he tucked away a Leigh Griffiths cross for a dream debut.

With Rangers drawing 1-1 with Hamilton at Ibrox on Saturday and Aberdeen playing out a goalless draw with St Johnstone in yesterday’s early kick-off, the champions took the chance to put immediate pressure on their realistic title challengers, thanks to their newest recruit.

With the score 1-1, there was a Hearts penalty claim when substitute Robbie Muirhead was challenged by Kolo Toure but this time it was ignored by the referee.

However, moments later there was even more drama as Griffiths raced down the left before sending in a cross which Sinclair flicked past Hamilton to the glee of both the former England U-21 player and the Hoops fans.

Scottish Premiership
St Johnstone vs Aberdeen - 0-0
Hearts vs Celtic - 1-2