Celtic are on the cusp of another Scottish Premiership title but arch rivals Rangers will want to make their path to glory as bumpy as possible in Sunday’s Old Firm derby.
Brendan Rodgers’ side will be two wins away from the championship if they beat Rangers, although their Glasgow neighbours won 3-0 in the previous meeting at Ibrox in January.
Rangers have since parted company with manager Philippe Clement and are under the charge of interim boss Barry Ferguson for the 445th edition of this famous fixture.
Following a two-year lockout, there are away fans in attendance, with 2,400 Rangers supporters making their way onto enemy territory.
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On the pitch, Celtic are without captain Callum McGregor with a calf injury. Luke McCowan fills McGregor’s considerable shoes in midfield, while Maik Nawrocki makes his first start of the season at centre-back with Auston Trusty and Liam Scales absent from the matchday squad.
Ridvan Yilmaz comes in for Jefte on the left of Ferguson’s 3-4-2-1. It’s the only change from the starting lineup that faced Fenerbahce on Thursday in a Europa League clash that ended in a penalty shootout triumph.
The Sporting News is providing live updates of all the key events from the 445th Old Firm derby
Celtic vs. Rangers live score
| 1st Half | Goal corers | |
| Celtic | 0 | |
| Rangers | 2 | Raskin 4′, Diomande |
Venue: Celtic Park, Glasgow
Referee: Steven McLean
Celtic vs. Rangers confirmed lineups, starting 11s
Celtic (4-3-3, right to left): 1. Kasper Schmeichel (GK) — 2. Alistair Johnson, 17. Maik Nawrocki, 20. Cameron Carter-Vickers, 15. Jeffrey Schlupp — 41. Reo Hatate, 27. Arne Engels, 27. Luke McGowan — 10. Nicolas Kuhn, 38. Daizen Maeda, 7. Jota
Rangers (3-4-2-1, right to left): 1. Jack Butland (GK) — 21. Dujon Sterling, 5. John Souttar 27. Leon Balogun — 2. James Tavernier, 8. Connor Barron, 43. Nico Raskin, 3. Ridvan Yilmaz — 18. Vaclav Cerny, 10. Mohamed Diomande — 9. Cyriel Dessers
Celtic vs. Rangers highlights, key events
37 mins: DIOMANDE DOUBLES RANGERS ADVANTAGE! Celtic Park stunned and pandemonium in that away end. Raskin involved again as he wins the flick-on and Diomande strides forward to dispatch a right-footed finish beyond Schmeichel.
4 mins: RASKIN GIVES RANGERS EARLY LEAD! Celtic have ambled out of the blocks here and Rangers are all over them, perhaps inspired by the return of those travelling fans. Schmeichel pushed a shot from Raskin behind but from the resulting corner he rose to divert home a fabulous header at the near post.
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Celtic vs. Rangers head to head
The overall head-to-head in this historically titanic rivalry could not be tighter. Heading into Sunday’s 445th edition, each team had 170 wins apiece, with 104 games ending in a draw
| Celtic wins | Draws | Rangers wins |
| 170 | 104 | 170 |
| Biggest win: 7-1 ((Scottish League Cup, 1957) |
Biggest win: 5-0 (Scottish Division One 1893 & 1894) |
Celtic vs. Rangers live stream, TV channel
