Rangers vs Celtic

It's the big one in the south side of Glasgow as the Light Blues welcome their fierce rivals to Govan.

The emotions can affect a lot of it because tactics can go out the window when the game starts. I've not played in games like the Merseyside or Manchester derby but what I'll say is, I've spoken to a lot of people who have and they've stated that the Old Firm is like no other. I’d say, especially in the first few games, you hear all the noise around the game and you don’t really know what to expect, so you build it up as the absolute biggest game. Plus, if you change your mind in the first two weeks, cinch will come to your house, collect the car and give you a full refund. I’ve experienced a lot of it. Rangers haven't beaten Celtic in the league since the current boss was in the dug-out. It becomes about who can put their stamp on the game – the first headers, tackles. Good morning everyone and a happy new year. He's a really strong figure and it could quite easily have went the other way if they didn't get the appointment right." He's a little bit different in terms of he keeps himself to himself. He's very, very clear in terms of what he wants. [Rangers](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/all-about/rangers-fc) at Ibrox Stadium but they could also kick their rivals' title chances into touch.

Scottish football gets off to a lively start in 2023 today with the Old Firm derby between Rangers and Celtic.

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60 min: Celtic double-substitution: Liel Abada and Aaron Mooy on for James Forrest and Matt O'Riley.

Alistair Johnston chucks the ball to Matt O’Riley, who turns inside Tavernier and gets a cross away. It rolls on to Maeda, who shoots hurriedly over the bar when he had time to take a touch and settle himself. The goal was gifted to them by Rangers, who have forged a few chances of their own. 49 min: Josip Juranovic was hopelessly out of position as Fashion Sakala took down the ball and picked out Kent with a low pass across the Celtic penalty area. Starfelt tries his luck with a wild swing and the ball appears to hit the hand of Connor Goldson. For the visitors, Matate wriggles into space down by the byline and drills the ball across the face of goal. The ref doesn’t award a spot-kick but submits to a VAR check. 84 min: Malik Tillman runs on to a pass from Ryan Jack and advances down the inside left. 63 min: Abada cuts inside from the right and sends a cross towards the far post. Celtic maintained their lead until half-time, despite Morelos missing a couple of excellent chances and Ryan Kent having as shot saved on to the post. The ball eventually goes out for a corner from which Rangers break upfield. We’ve sat deep and had three or four chances to clear the ball.

Celtic face theRangers this afternoon in the second Glasgow Derby of the season. The Scottish Champions won the game back in September 4-0 and will be ...

The game will be shown on Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports Main Event with coverage beginning at 11:30am. The Celtic team will also use this silence to honour the passing of Brazilian football legend Pele, former Celtic hero Frank McGarvey and Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI – with the team wearing black armbands. The game will feature minutes silence for the Ibrox Disaster. The Scottish Champions won the game back in September 4-0 and will be hoping to record a positive result at Ibrox. Jota, Liel Abada and James Forrest will all be vying for the role but only one player can start. Celtic go into the game with two new signings at their disposal – Alistair Johnston and Yuki Kobayashi are available for selection but will not start.

Match report and highlights as the second Old Firm clash of the season ends 2-2; Daizen Maeda opened the scoring for Celtic after an Alfredo Morelos error; Ryan Kent equalised in style; James Tavernier fired Rangers ahead from the penalty spot; ...

They threw everything at us, they knew how important the game was in the context of the league. Michael Beale's side then face Aberdeen in the Scottish League Cup semi-final at Hampden Park on January 15. Celtic's next Scottish Premiership game is at home against Kilmarnock in a 3pm kick-off on Saturday. We had two big chances with Alfredo from headers, Ryan Kent hits the post and you're thinking at half-time that we need to show a little bit more belief because I didn't think there was much in the game other than that. Again, a great spirit shown by the lads. We have a big chance to go 3-1 up and we don't take it. "Now, we need to show consistency in all the other games. "The two goals [conceded] from us are poor goals to give away, certainly early in the game. We'd like to be two points closer, but there's 18 games to go and we need to keep improving here." "It was a great game of football. "In the second half, we showed that. Hart almost gifted Rangers an equaliser in the 27th minute.

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.

Rangers let a lead slip out of their hands in the Old Firm derby as Kyogo Furuhashi buried a late equalizer at Ibrox to help Celtic maintain their ...

The chance he failed to convert was more of a credit to Carter-Vickers than his failing. Rangers proceeded to close out the half strong and then came back to take the lead before 10 minutes were gone. international failed to make his mark on the game. Celtic were on a 12-match league winning streak before the 2-2 draw at Ibrox and there's no reason to believe they can't pick up that pace in the matches that remain. His equalizer against Rangers gave him a league-leading 15th in the league season. Celtic supporters were up in arms about not receiving a second-half penalty for an apparent hand ball by Connor Goldson which was not whistled by referee John Beaton. Although Hart then tipped the ensuing Ryan Kent shot off the post, the momentum of the match shifted. But he disappeared after the goal. Matt O'Riley wasn't impactful in place of Aaron Mooy, and the selection of veteran James Forrest at right wing was questionable. When Celtic took the early lead with their trademark pressure and rapid movements it looked like game over early. He danced on the ball, and he had ideas and an extra spring in his step. There are two more head-to-head matches that remain, but Celtic's form and sizable goal difference means they have the decided edge.

Rangers and Celtic meet in a pivotal Old Firm clash at Ibrox on what could prove a decisive day in the Scottish Premiership title race.

And the fixture list includes the small matter of the Edinburgh derby He was the one who collided with Sakala a few moments ago and looks like he picked up a knock. But there’s nobody in the centre to turn it home for Celtic. 17min: Better football by Rangers as Kent finds Barisic in space on the left. But, as has become the pattern, Celtic come away with the ball regardless. Just 700 Celtic fans among almost 50,000 but they’ll be full of confidence. 37min: Celtic pushing forward with James Forrest inside the box and trying to cut the ball back. Rangers 0-1 Celtic LIVE: Daizen Maeda scores the opener after just FIVE minutes of the Old Firm following a mistake from Alfredo Morelos... Barisic delivers but well dealt with by Carl Starfelt. 27min: Off the post! Starfelt deals with the next delivery really well. 19min: Greg Taylor goes down and Celtic may be forced into an early sub here.