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
Rangers 0-2 Celtic
51 mins: Silva throws himself to the ground in dramatic fashion after the slightest of touches from Johnston but the referee is having none of it and shows the Rangers forward a yellow card for simulation.
There is a VAR check, though, and the referee is heading to the monitor...
Rangers 0-2 Celtic
48 mins: Hatate has the first strike on goal after the break but it’s gathered well by Butland.
KICK-OFF! Rangers 0-2 Celtic
46 mins: And with that change, Celtic get us back underway for the second half.
Changes at the break
Unsurprisingly, Rangers make a change at the break, with Sima replacing Wright.
HALF-TIME: Rangers 0-2 Celtic
Just in case you needed reminding of the task awaiting Rangers after the break, Celtic have lost just one of the 17 league games in which they have led at half-time this season.
Three points today would move them four points clear of Rangers at the top of the table.
HALF-TIME: Rangers 0-2 Celtic
Here’s a look at those two first-half goes, including that remarkable goal after just 21 seconds...
HALF-TIME: Rangers 0-2 Celtic
One-way traffic at the break.
HALF-TIME: Rangers 0-2 Celtic
Boos ring out from the home fans as the half-time whistle goes. They’ve been second-best for the majority of this half and have a mountain to climb after goals from Maeda and O’Riley.
Rangers 0-2 Celtic
45+1 mins: SAVE! The first real chance for Rangers as Silva latches onto the ball inside the area.
The Portuguese forward tries to slide his effort under Hart but it’s a great save from the former England international to deny the home side right on the brink of half-time.
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