Celtic managed to clinch all three points against Hibernian to put the pressure on their title rivals, Hearts and Rangers, who are set to meet at Tynecastle Park today. The result, whatever it is, will have major implications for the title race. Incidentally, there might not be a bad one when it comes to the Hoops.

The game between Celtic and Hibernian was not without its controversies though. After seeing two players sent off against Hearts, Hibs ended up seeing a red card again, with Jamie McGrath leaving the pitch in the 21st minute.

It left them without a mountain to climb. Daizen Maeda gave Celtic the lead right before half-time. But then, controversy followed just a few minutes later.

Joe Newell drew Hibernian level in extra-time of the first half. But the ball appeared to strike his hand in the build-up to the goal.

Yet, VAR chose not to intervene. Naturally, the decision did not go down well with Celtic fans who felt that the goal should have been chalked off.

The SFA have cleared up why VAR decided not to intervene in matters and allowed Newell's goal to stand.

According to the Daily Record, the SFA released guidance to Sky Sports regarding Newell's goal and stated that there was "insufficient evidence of a handball to overturn the on-field decision."

Of course, that comes down to what those on VAR duty think. If they are not completely certain that it was a handball, then they cannot overturn an on-field decision. On another day, it might very well have been.

At the end of the day, it did not end up affecting the result of the game, fortunately for Celtic. They clinched the win, thanks to a late winner from Kelechi Iheanacho, who came off the bench to become the hero again.

That being said, one could argue that the resulted could have been a lot more one-sided in favour of Celtic, if that goal from Newell had been chalked off.

Even with ten men, Hibernian would have had to chase a result in the second half if they were a goal down. And that could have allowed Celtic more space and opportunities to score more.

Obviously, with a title race as close as this, goal difference could end up playing a major factor when the season comes to an end. So, the magnitude of that decision is not completely clear yet.

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