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
41 mins: And another booking follows shortly after for the away side after O’Riley is late into the challenge on Diomande. The visitors do well to initially clear the free-kick but they do eventually concede a corner.
Rangers 0-2 Celtic
39 mins: A yellow card for Johnston after a pour challenge from the full-back.
Rangers 0-2 Celtic
36 mins: Celtic just keep coming forward and it’s a great chance for a third. Taylor whips in an enticing ball from the left but Kyogo gets his header all wrong at the far post and it flies out for a goal-kick.
GOAL! Rangers 0-2 Celtic (O’Riley, 34 mins)
A superb finish from O’Riley who calmly clips it down the middle as Butland dives to his left.
Ibrox is completely silent with no away fans in the stadium but Celtic won’t care one bit. They have a vice-like grip on this game now.
Rangers 0-1 Celtic
PENALTY! Referee John Beaton heads to the monitor and it’s a relatively simple decision. The elbow of Goldson was outstretched and clearly deflected the ball away from Scales inside the box.
A huge chance for Celtic to double their lead.
Rangers 0-1 Celtic
31 mins: SAVE! Well, that will surely get Gareth Southgate’s attention.
Butland makes a great diving save to tip O’Riley’s superb header over the bar before diving onto a loose ball as Scales looked to poke it home from the corner.
There’s now a VAR check, though, for a handball from Goldson.
Rangers 0-1 Celtic
28 mins: The camera pans to England boss Gareth Southgate who is watching on from the stands, presumably keeping tabs on Jack Butland.
There’s not much the Rangers keeper could have done about Celtic’s opener but he made a good stop a moment ago to deny Maeda.
Rangers 0-1 Celtic
26 mins: And now a great couple of chances up the other end for Celtic to double their lead.
Maeda’s curling strike lacks conviction and is palmed away by Butland before Hatate’s fierce effort from outside the box whirls just past the post.
Rangers 0-1 Celtic
24 mins: CHANCE! Goldson has to score.
The defender gets the beating of Carter-Vickers from the corner and rises well to meet Diomande’s cross but gets the contact all wrong, as the ball deflects off his shoulder and over the bar from little more than six yards out.
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