Brian McLauchlin
BBC Sport Scotland at Tynecastle

Hearts' record home defeat by Falkirk was way back in season 1916/17 season when they lost 6-1 here at Tynecastle.

The Bairns' best-ever win over Hearts was 6-0 in May 1993, but there is a fair chance both those records could go this afternoon.

Kasper Hogh this time? No.

The Celtic striker is played through by Camilo Duran but his shot is stopped by the outstretched leg of Nico Mantl.

The other half-time introduction was 19-year-old Matthew Gillies, who a week ago was turning out for Stenhousemuir before being recalled from his loan and making his debut in Switzerland on Thursday.

Yan Dhanda and Laurent Mendy were the players to make way as Wouter Vrancken decided he had seen enough of the pair in that first 45 minutes.

Amy Canavan
BBC Sport Scotland at Celtic Park

Martin O'Neill leapt out of his seat in utter disbelief, there.

On first viewing, Mika Baur's nudge looked minimal, but John Beaton didn't spend much time at the monitor...

Kasper Hogh's wait goes on...

A foul for a Mika Baur challenge on Greg Kiltie apparently. That is very, very harsh since it looks like a clean tackle.

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Kilmarnock are on the front foot again but Tyreece John-Jules can't sort his feet out to meet a low cross into the penalty area.

Tom Lowery could have been celebrating a goal inside 60 seconds, now he's the first player to be cautioned.

Benjamin Nygren dinks in a tempting cross but Kasper Hogh can't get to it as Kilmarnock defender Cathal McCarthy makes a strong clearing header.

We are under way again at Tynecastle.

Surely a face-saving exercise for the hosts.

It looks like a 4-2-4 formation for Kilmarnock and they are certainly causing problems for Celtic with their bold approach.

The last time Falkirk recorded back-to-back victories over Hearts in the top flight in the same season was 1995.

Hearts' 26-game unbeaten home league run is surely about to end.

Indeed, since that defeat by Dundee in April last year, only Falkirk have won at Tynecastle - and even then it was only following a penalty shoot-out after the Scottish Cup tie finished 1-1.

The visitors are first to threaten as Sam Johnstone pulls off a fabulous save to deny Tom Lowery at the back post.

The keeper quickly gets back up to make a second stop.

Brian McLauchlin
BBC Sport Scotland at Tynecastle

Without hesitation, this has been the poorest 45 minutes at Tynecastle since Wouter Vrancken took over in the summer and it’s difficult to see a way back into the game.

The Falkirk defence have by and large dealt with anything coming their way and, in the transition of play, the Falkirk players movement has been top class.

This is looking like it’s going to be a very long second half for the home side.

Here we go at Celtic Park. The champions will be confident of stretching their lead against the team propping up the table.

Is it down to character, player quality, or strength in depth?

Whatever it is, no side has recovered more points from losing positions in the Premiership this season than Celtic's seven.

Meanwhile, no side has lost more from winning positions in the division this term than Kilmarnock, also seven.

Everything points towards a home win in what is now a top-versus-bottom meeting at Celtic Park after Hibs leapfrogged today's visitors with their impressive win in Aberdeen last night.

Celtic have won their latest nine meetings with the Ayrshire side, delivering a 5-1 thrashing at Rugby Park in August to rack up a total of 19 goals in their latest five.

Indeed, Kilmarnock are without a win at Celtic Park in 22 visits since a 2-0 league victory in October 2012.

Celtic's win over Besiktas on Thursday was only their second victory in five games and the manner of their late comeback from 2-1 down will give Martin O'Neill hope that they have put behind them their recent sticky patch.

Kilmarnock are deep in theirs, Neil McCann's side having won just once in six outings and without a win in three after St Johnstone's 10 men produced a late equaliser in last weekend's 2-2 draw at Rugby Park.