Rangers vs Celtic LIVE: Old Firm result and reaction as Rabbi Matondo equalises for hosts in stoppage time
Rangers 3-3 Celtic: Matondo scores late as points shared after pulsating six-goal encounter
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Your support makes all the difference.Rangers fought back from a two-goal half-time deficit to draw 3-3 with Celtic as the Scottish Premiership title race exploded at Ibrox.
Hoops attacker Daizen Maeda gave the visitors a stunning lead after just 21 seconds which rocked the home side. The nervy Light Blues fell further behind in the 34th minute when midfielder Matt O’Riley coolly converted a penalty after a VAR intervention.
Rangers improved after the break and skipper James Tavernier scored from the spot in the 55th minute before striker Cyriel Dessers had the ball in the net two minutes later only for an earlier infringement to rule out a goal.
Substitute Abdallah Sima levelled in the 86th minute but a minute later Hoops substitute Adam Idah drove in for what looked like a dramatic winner only for Rangers replacement Rabbi Matondo to level in added time for a share of the spoils which left Celtic one point ahead at the top.
Relive all the action from the Old Firm live below
FULL-TIME: Rangers 3-3 Celtic
A slew of goalmouth action in that second half but let’s first take a look at that dramatic late equaliser from Matondo...
FULL-TIME: Rangers 3-3 Celtic
And breathe.
A pulsating six-goal encounter comes to an end as there’s a bit of a coming together at full-time between both sides.
But what a game we’ve been treated to. The Old Firm just never fails to disappoint.
Rangers 3-3 Celtic
90+8 mins: CLOSE! Dessers almost finds a dramatic winner as he takes a pot-shot quickly from the edge of the box.
It catches out Hart but goes just past the right post.
Rangers 3-3 Celtic
90+7 mins: A late defensive change for Rangers as Balogun replaces Goldson.
GOAL! Rangers 3-3 Celtic (Matondo, 90+3 mins)
And there is more late drama and what a strike that is from Matondo to find another late equaliser!
The substitute comes inside off the left before curling a superb curling effort into the top corner. No chance for Hart but surely Celtic should have closed him down quicker?
What a ridiculous game this has been.
Rangers 2-3 Celtic
90 mins: Goldson heads wide from a free-kick as the fourth official confirms we will have EIGHT minutes of added time.
Any room for some more late drama?
GOAL! Rangers 2-3 Celtic (Idah, 88 mins)
What drama! You could not write it.
Just moments after the equaliser, Celtic hit the front once again as Idah fires low past Butland.
Bernardo picks out his fellow substitute in the area and Idah shows great footwork to shift it into space and fire low past the Rangers keeper.
Ibrox is silenced once again.
GOAL! Rangers 2-2 Celtic (Sima 86 mins)
Rangers have the equaliser!
The hosts have been on top for large parts of this second half and get the equaliser at last. Matondo’s strike is blocked but comes back to Sima and his follow-up effort takes a wicked deflection and into the back of the net.
Can they push on for the winner now?
Rangers 1-2 Celtic
82 mins: Another change for Celtic in the middle of the park as goalscorer O’Riley makes way for Bernardo.
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