Rangers vs. Celtic live score, stats, result, talking points from Premiership Old Firm clash

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Rangers host Celtic on Sunday in the first of two Old Firm derbies to take place over the next week.

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Danny Rohl’s side sit two points above the Bhoys in the Premiership table, although Martin O’Neill’s men have a game in hand. More pertinently, Hearts boast a seven-point gap to the summit, making victory essential today for these two teams.

These fierce rivals will lock horns again in the Scottish Cup next weekend, so this promises to be a critical week both in terms of Glaswegian pride and their respective trophy hopes this season.

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Rangers vs. Celtic score

Location: Ibrox Stadium (Glasgow, Scotland)
Referee: John Beaton

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Starting lineups:

Rangers (4-4-2, right to left): 1. Butland (GK) — 21. Sterling, 5. Souttar, 37. Fernandez, 25. Rommens — 7. Skov Olsen, 42. Chukwuani, 43. Rasking, 47. Moore — 20. Naderi, 9. Chermiti

Celtic (4-2-3-1, right to left): 12. Sinisalo (GK) — 22. Araujo, 47. Murray, 5. Scales, 63. Tierney — 21. Oxlade-Chamberlain, 42. McGregor — 13. Yang, 8. Nugren, 38. Maeda — 9. Adamu

Rangers vs. Celtic talking points, analysis

This section will be updated after the match.

Rangers vs. Celtic highlights, key incidents

Chermiti pounces on terrible defending

Dane Murray makes a horrible mess of an attempted clearance and Chermiti produces a stylish piece of control and finish.

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