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Celtic are closing in on the Scottish Premiership title as they lead Rangers 1-0 at the break at Celtic Park. The first big chance of the match fell to Ryan ...

Comes out to Davis on the edge of the box and he can’t control the shot. Blasts the shot over the bar. Headed over the bar, never troubling Hart. This time the Rangers man doesn’t really make any contact at all. With just over 20 minutes played, it was Celtic who took the lead. Tavernier whips the cross in, Starfelt there once again to head it away.

In goals is Joe Hart as always and with Josip Juranovic injured, he's gone with a back four of Anthony Ralston, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Carl Starfelt and Greg ...

You can enter once each week to be in with a chance of winning. For your chance to win HOME tickets to Cinch SPFL matches each week across ALL FOUR divisions just enter our competition below. In midfield there was also a choice between Tom Rogic and Matt O'Riley and he's gone with O'Riley to join Callum McGregor and Reo Hatate in the middle of the park.

Celtic are still a step away from the cinch Premeirship title – and were given a real second-half scare by Rangers in an energetic Old Firm derby.

Giovanni van Bronckhorst had gone into the game admitting that it was a must-win game for his Rangers side, who are between legs in their Europa League semi- ...

Scott Arfield (Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. - Shots - 14Turnbull - 11Abada - 7Giakoumakis - 6Bitton - 42McGregor - 3Taylor - 4Starfelt - 20Carter-Vickers - 15Hart Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou: "It was pretty intense, as you'd expect with so much on the line.

Celtic moved within sight of the Scottish Premiership title after a 1-1 draw at home to Rangers despite Fashion Sakala cancelling out Jota's opener.

With this derby sandwiched in between Europa League semi-final ties against RB Leipzig and the league all-but over, there was a sense Rangers could wilt in front of a giddy Celtic support. We are pleased with where we are but we have a job to do. Having lost the Scottish Cup semi-final to Rangers and been held here, the assumption may be that Celtic are running out of steam. Rangers had other ideas, probably assisted by an element of nervousness from those in green and white with the reclaiming of the title so tantalisingly close. At that point Postecoglou and the principal shareholder Dermot Desmond would be entitled to serve up humble pie to those who even in the early stages of this campaign derided Celtic’s prospects of upstaging their city rivals. Barring an extraordinary collapse from the position of six points and 19 goals ahead of Rangers with three games to play, Ange Postecoglou’s team will be crowned Scottish champions.

It's not an anthem Terry will be particularly fond of given its' connections to Liverpool, long-time Premier League rivals of his beloved Chelsea. But he ...

Celtic went into the game six points clear knowing a win would virtually secure the Premiership title. And he went one better than that on Sunday as he was seen pre-match in the stands. Donning a Celtic scarf, the former England defender lapped it all up before kick-off.

John Terry raised eyebrows ahead of kick-off during Sunday's Old Firm derby at Parkhead after he was pictured in the directors' box with a Celtic scarf ...

‘There was only one reason I took to them. Speaking after a friendly clash against the Hoops at Stamford Bridge in 2006, he explained: ‘I have always been a bit of a Celtic fan. John Terry raised eyebrows ahead of kick-off during Sunday’s Old Firm derby at Parkhead after he was pictured in the directors’ box with a Celtic scarf draped over his shoulders.

Jota celebrates after putting Celtic ahead against Rangers. CELTIC MIGHT NOT HAVE BURST OVER THE LINE, BUT THEY ARE NOW SURELY OVER IT.

But a keeper of his ability will be disappointed not to have got himself down a little quicker to stop the ball from creeping in. But while they are technically not over the line in terms of clinching the title, their six point lead and vastly superior goal difference remains intact. Maeda was the chief sinner, pulling out of a header in the first half after goalscorer Jota floated a ball to the back post.

Celtic 1-1 Rangers: The visitors had chances late on to win the game but Ange Postecoglou's side remain six points clear with three games of the season left ...

The Govan men worked their way back into the game but Celtic should have added to their lead. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. The Celtic keeper perhaps should have done better but he then tipped a powerful drive from the Zambia international over the bar, with Sakala then heading the subsequent corner over. Unmarked Furuhashi, from an offside move, hooked a shot over the bar from a cross from Maeda, who then headed past the post with only McGregor to beat. In the 12th minute Ryan Kent volleyed a cross from captain James Tavernier past the post from 12 yards when he should have at least tested Hoops keeper Joe Hart, who then had to deal with a decent long-range drive from the attacker. Striker Fashion Sakala levelled in the 68th minute with a powerful drive but the draw keeps Rangers six points behind the Hoops with only three fixtures remaining - and with Celtic having a superior goal difference of 19 it would take a notable and unlikely turnaround to keep the title at Ibrox.

RANGERS turned in a good performance in this afternoon's Old Firm match at Parkhead, and will count themselves unlucky not to have headed back across ...

From there, the Zambian got a yard on his man and drilled a fearsome drive beyond Hart and into the back of the net. From deep on the right, Tavernier delivered an outstanding ball into the box, and beating Cameron Carter-Vickers to it was Kent to flick an effort goalwards, but unfortunately for Gers, it slipped just wide. A beautiful one touch passing move took Kent and Fashion Jr to the edge of the box, and Kent got it out his feet to put Fashion Jr in to his left for the shot. Fashion Jr then went one-on-one with Hart, and from the angle, he beat the goalkeeper, but agonisingly the ball came back off the inside of the post and somehow the home side survived. Fashion Jr then headed a further Tavernier corner over at the back post, with the visitors well in in control at the start of the second half. At the start of the second half, Carter-Vickers sliced a Barisic cross only just wide for a corner, and from the resulting corner, Gers could have been level.

Jota scored with Celtic's only shot of the game as Ange Postecoglou's side close in on the Premiership title.

DAIZEN MAEDA : Touch and burst of pace was brilliant to burst open the Gers defence to tee up Jota to open the scoring. JOTA : Struggled to get much of a sniff in the early exchanges and then did what he does best. The pace of the game caught him by surprise but was quality in the moments when he did get more than a second to get his head up. Sat deep in the first quarter of the game as Rangers pushed and he was the one holding firm and shielding his defence. The centre back looked comfortable and dominated any aerial challenges and was more interested in stepping in to be part of the play. Gave Celts some much needed steel and got up the pitch to allow Jota to target Barisic on the flank.