Celtic v Rangers

Kyogo Furuhashi's late equaliser denies Rangers a famous Old Firm comeback victory and preserves Celtic's nine-point lead in the Scottish Premiership.

All eyes, not just in Scotland, but around the world were on it, and both teams at it - a proper derby." Malik Tillman (Rangers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Ibrox was electrified - then Rangers scored again. We had two big chances with Alfredo and then Kent who hit the post. There was a couple of minutes left and the visitors looked a beaten side. Slowly but surely Rangers were growing into the game. The first signs of a momentum shift came just before the half-hour mark when Joe Hart dallied in possession and got mugged by Morelos. Here, playing out of position and getting a roasting from Sakala, all he had was a red face. In the 20 minutes that followed, Celtic were slick and Rangers were reeling. The visitors looked superior in the beginning, and it wasn't as if Rangers were not warned about Celtic's rapid starts in these games. The start and the finish were all Celtic but in between they had a kitchen sink thrown at them.

Rangers missed a gilt-edged opportunity to cut Celtic's lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership down to six points after Kyogo Furuhashi hammered home a ...

"We started really well, got the goal and you could see the atmosphere in the place, we were dominating the game. However, Rangers' were denied victory over their fierce rivals when Japan's Furuhashi fired the ball through a mass of defenders in the 88th minute to salvage a point for the champions. Ryan Kent levelled in the 47th minute with a curling effort into the far corner of the net, past the outstretched arms of Joe Hart.

But two quick-fire Rangers goals from Ryan Kent and James Tavernier from the spot turned the game on its head. But Kyogo smashed in a close-range equaliser to ...

KYOGO - Was having something of a stinker for 87 minutes as he struggled for service and took a fresh air swipe in the opening period. Too often was wasteful with the ball in the final third though and eventually replaced. Unlike some, he was slick in possession and always looking to make forward passes. REO HATATE - Along with McGregor was a driving force for his side. CALLUM McGREGOR - One of the few Celts who was cool on the ball and was completely dominant in much of the first half. Has been struggling with a hamstring injury though and he was unable to continue after 20 minutes. GREG TAYLOR - Made a bright start and linked well with Maeda in the early stages. Gave the ball away as the momentum shifted and then daftly dived in to concede the penalty for the second. CAMERON CARTER VICKERS - Comfortably dealt with a lot of the balls coming forward in to the feet of Rangers frontmen. ALISTAIR JOHNSTON - A surprise starter and understandably looked a little nervous in the first half. JOE HART - Joe Hart Gave the Celtic fans tucked in the corner a major fright when his clearance was blocked but redeemed the situation with a superb save. But he may have seen the match as a huge opportunity wasted to go 12 points in front and effectively seal the title.

Celtic will feel hard done by after a controversial penalty decision went against them in the 2-2 Old Firm draw. The Lowdown: No penalty In the second half ...

DESPITE a spirited fightback, Rangers had to settle for a draw in the second Old Firm derby of the 2022/23 season.

Celtic, however, got their noses in front with just five minutes on the clock, with Maeda latching onto a slack pass from Alfredo Morelos. It was so close for Beale’s side who, from that point, went on to enjoy their most positive spell of the match up to this point, with Kent looking lively and the most likely to make something happen for the Gers in the final third. The second half started with Rangers in the ascendancy, and two minutes after the restart they got the goal their positive play deserved. Morelos closed down the Celtic goalkeeper as he tried to make a pass to a defender, with the ball spinning up in the air but staying in play and bouncing in the box. Morelos fed a pass back to Kamara who then teed up Kent, but Hart was to make amends as he dived to his left at full stretch to turn the ball onto the post before it was cleared. After Ibrox fell silent to remember the 66 supporters who lost their lives in the Ibrox Disaster on 2 January 1971, Rangers showed their intent from kick-off and after just 14 seconds the impressive Ryan Kent tried his luck with a left-foot shot from 25 yards which saw Joe Hart dive to his left to save.