“Mikey Moore put Rangers ahead with a composed finish to silence the home support and hand the visitors an early foothold in the match.”
Pivotal“Celtic hit back quickly through Hyun-jun Yang to restore parity, settling Celtic's nerves after a shaky opening quarter of an hour.”
Pivotal“Daizen Maeda put Celtic ahead for the first time in the match with a clinical finish just after the hour, turning the tide firmly in the hosts' favour.”
Pivotal“Maeda struck again just four minutes later to make it 3-1, a devastating second blow that effectively killed off Rangers' hopes of a comeback.”
Pivotal“Yellow cards were shown to both Tuur Rommens and Kieran Tierney for an on-pitch argument, emblematic of the rising temperature in the final quarter as Rangers grew increasingly frustrated.”
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Outstanding performance
Celtic•AttackerCeltic came from behind to claim a convincing Old Firm victory at Parkhead, though the win was far from straightforward. Rangers struck first through Mikey Moore inside nine minutes, but Celtic regrouped quickly and Hyun-jun Yang levelled before the half-hour. The match remained on a knife edge through the first period, with the statistics reflecting that almost perfectly — identical shot tallies at nine apiece and near-identical possession — but Celtic found their decisive quality through Daizen Maeda, who struck twice in rapid succession at 53 and 57 minutes to put the game beyond Rangers. The second half grew increasingly fractious, with eight yellow cards distributed across both sides and a flurry of substitutions suggesting Rangers pushed hard for a route back in, but Celtic's defence held firm. Rangers' seven corners to Celtic's one underlines the visitors pressed for an opening that never came, while Celtic's 25 fouls against Rangers' 13 tells its own story about the hosts' determination to keep them at arm's length.
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Reo HatateYellow CardReo Hatate receives a yellow card.
Marcelo Saracchi replaces Kieran Tierney.
Anthony Ralston replaces Alistair Johnston.
Kelechi Iheanacho comes on for Hyun-jun Yang.
Daizen MaedaYellow CardDaizen Maeda receives a yellow card.
Bojan Miovski is substituted off for Tochi Phil Chukwuani.
Reo Hatate comes on for Benjamin Nygren.
Nasser Djiga's header is saved.
Nasser Djiga's header is blocked.
Youssef Chermiti takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
Djeidi Gassama is on, and Oliver Antman is off.
Thelo Aasgaard comes on for Diomande Mohammed.
Dujon Sterling comes on for James Tavernier.
Daizen MaedaDaizen Maeda takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
Daizen MaedaDaizen Maeda takes a shot with his left foot and scores.
Sebastian Tounekti comes on for Luke McCowan.
The first half ends with a score of 1-1.
Hyun-jun Yang takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Nasser Djiga takes a shot with his head but misses.
Daizen Maeda takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Benjamin Nygren takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Hyun-jun YangHyun-jun Yang scores with a right-footed shot.
Benjamin Nygren attempts a header but misses the shot.
Youssef ChermitiYellow CardYoussef Chermiti receives a yellow card.
Daizen Maeda takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Mikey MooreMikey Moore takes a shot with his right foot and scores.
Youssef Chermiti's right-footed shot is blocked.
Youssef Chermiti takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Arne Engels takes a shot with his right foot, but it's saved.
The 2025-26 Scottish Premiership title race reaches its most explosive moment yet as Celtic host Rangers in a high-stakes Old Firm derby at Celtic Park. Celtic sit four points clear and can tighten their grip on the trophy, while Rangers — reeling from a damaging defeat to Hearts — face potential elimination from the title race if results go against them elsewhere. Buckle up: this one has everything.
