Rangers 1-2 Celtic: League leaders come back to increase gap to six points

Celtic took a giant stride towards reclaiming the Scottish Premiership title after battling back to beat Rangers at Ibrox and move six points clear of their rivals.

Aaron Ramsey's opener was cancelled out inside seven minutes by Tom Rogic's close-range strike, before the leaders took control when Cameron Carter-Vickers forced home after a free kick.

The second-half was delayed after broken glass was thrown on the pitch but when play eventually resumed, Rangers could not find a leveller.

Giovanni van Bronckhorst's side tried to fight their way back as they faced a potentially knockout blow in their title defence but were met with stiff resistance as Celtic clung to a vital victory, with Joe Hart only forced to make one key save.

Substitute Liel Abada also passed up two chances to seal it for the visitors, with Allan McGregor pulling off an incredible stop to deny the Israeli's second attempt.

With a six-point lead and a 15-goal advantage with six games to play, Ange Postecoglou's men are in a commanding position to win the league, even with one more derby to come at Celtic Park.

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Rangers

Squad number1Player nameMcGregor

Squad number2Player nameTavernier

Squad number6Player nameGoldson

Squad number26Player nameBalogun

Squad number3Player nameBassey

Squad number4Player nameLundstram

Squad number8Player nameJack

Squad number17Player nameAyodele-Aribo

Squad number16Player nameRamsey

Squad number14Player nameKent

Squad number25Player nameRoofe

Squad number30Player nameSakala

Squad number37Player nameArfield

Celtic

Squad number15Player nameHart

Squad number88Player nameJuranovic

Squad number20Player nameCarter-Vickers

Squad number4Player nameStarfelt

Squad number3Player nameTaylor

Squad number18Player nameRogic

Squad number42Player nameMcGregor

Squad number41Player nameHatate

Squad number17Player nameJota

Squad number7Player nameGiakoumakis

Squad number38Player nameMaeda

Squad number6Player nameBitton

Squad number11Player nameAbada

Squad number14Player nameTurnbull

Squad number33Player nameO'Riley

Squad number56Player nameRalston

Line-ups

Rangers

Formation 4-2-3-1

1McGregor

2Tavernier6Goldson26Balogun3Bassey

4Lundstram8Jack

17Ayodele-Aribo16Ramsey14Kent

25Roofe

Substitutes

Celtic

Formation 4-3-3

15Hart

88Juranovic20Carter-Vickers4Starfelt3Taylor

18Rogic42McGregor41Hatate

17Neves Filipe7Giakoumakis38Maeda

Substitutes

Live Text

Match ends, Rangers 1, Celtic 2.

Second Half ends, Rangers 1, Celtic 2.

Offside, Rangers. Leon Balogun tries a through ball, but Kemar Roofe is caught offside.

Foul by Calvin Bassey (Rangers).

Liel Abada (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Attempt missed. Kemar Roofe (Rangers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Calvin Bassey with a cross.

Calvin Bassey (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by David Turnbull (Celtic).

Attempt saved. Joe Ayodele-Aribo (Rangers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by James Tavernier.

Anthony Ralston (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Ryan Kent (Rangers) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Foul by Anthony Ralston (Celtic).

Attempt missed. Connor Goldson (Rangers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by James Tavernier with a cross following a corner.

Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Carl Starfelt.

Attempt missed. Kemar Roofe (Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Connor Goldson with a cross.

Attempt blocked. Ryan Kent (Rangers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fashion Sakala.

Nir Bitton (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

John Lundstram (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Nir Bitton (Celtic).

Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Allan McGregor.

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