Rangers vs Celtic, 2021-22 Scottish Premiership

· Scottish Premiership

Rangers

66': Filip Helander

FT
1 - 0

Celtic

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Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Attempt missed. Alfredo Morelos (Rangers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
4': Attempt blocked. Callum McGregor (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Christie.
6': Foul by Connor Goldson (Rangers).
6': Odsonne Edouard (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Callum McGregor (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
10': Foul by Alfredo Morelos (Rangers).
10': Offside, Celtic. Joe Hart tries a through ball, but Liel Abada is caught offside.
11': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Stephen Welsh.
18': Attempt missed. Ryan Kent (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
20': Attempt missed. Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
25': Attempt missed. Odsonne Edouard (Celtic) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Kyogo Furuhashi.
29': Alfredo Morelos (Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29': Foul by Stephen Welsh (Celtic).
30': Attempt blocked. Ryan Kent (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
30': Carl Starfelt (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Foul by Filip Helander (Rangers).
32': Ryan Kent (Rangers) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Alfredo Morelos.
35': Callum McGregor (Celtic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
35': Foul by Alfredo Morelos (Rangers).
36': Filip Helander (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Odsonne Edouard (Celtic).
38': Connor Goldson (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Foul by David Turnbull (Celtic).
38': David Turnbull (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Foul by Alfredo Morelos (Rangers).
39': Stephen Welsh (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Callum McGregor (Celtic).
40': Joe Aribo (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Foul by Ryan Christie (Celtic).
42': Ryan Kent (Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43': Attempt saved. Steven Davis (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
45': Attempt missed. Ryan Christie (Celtic) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kyogo Furuhashi.
45'+1': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Filip Helander.
45'+2': First Half ends, Rangers 0, Celtic 0.
45': Second Half begins Rangers 0, Celtic 0.
46': Alfredo Morelos (Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
46': Foul by Callum McGregor (Celtic).
46': Attempt blocked. Borna Barisic (Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
50': Foul by Carl Starfelt (Celtic).
50': Kemar Roofe (Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
50': Attempt blocked. Glen Kamara (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
56': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Josip Juranovic.
56': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Carl Starfelt.
57': Attempt missed. Connor Goldson (Rangers) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Borna Barisic with a cross following a corner.
59': Attempt saved. Ryan Kent (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Glen Kamara.
61': Attempt missed. Kemar Roofe (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Steven Davis.
62': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Joe Aribo.
63': Foul by Leon Balogun (Rangers).
63': Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
64': Attempt saved. David Turnbull (Celtic) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
64': Odsonne Edouard (Celtic).
64': Robby McCrorie (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Odsonne Edouard (Celtic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65': Alfredo Morelos (Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
65': Foul by Carl Starfelt (Celtic).
66': Attempt missed. Connor Goldson (Rangers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
66': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Joe Hart.
66': Goal! Rangers 1, Celtic 0. Filip Helander (Rangers) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Borna Barisic with a cross following a corner.
67': Substitution, Celtic. Tomas Rogic replaces David Turnbull.
67': Substitution, Celtic. Ismaila Soro replaces Odsonne Edouard.
68': Attempt saved. Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Anthony Ralston with a through ball.
68': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Robby McCrorie.
69': Attempt missed. Carl Starfelt (Celtic) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Christie with a cross following a corner.
71': Foul by Leon Balogun (Rangers).
71': Josip Juranovic (Celtic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
74': Substitution, Rangers. John Lundstram replaces Kemar Roofe.
76': Foul by Ryan Christie (Celtic).
76': John Lundstram (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Attempt blocked. Ryan Kent (Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Aribo.
77': Attempt missed. Alfredo Morelos (Rangers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Aribo.
79': Alfredo Morelos (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Foul by Carl Starfelt (Celtic).
84': Substitution, Rangers. Fashion Sakala replaces Alfredo Morelos.
85': Attempt saved. Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tomas Rogic with a through ball.
86': Substitution, Celtic. Adam Montgomery replaces Liel Abada.
87': Carl Starfelt (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87': Foul by Fashion Sakala (Rangers).
88': Attempt missed. Josip Juranovic (Celtic) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Adam Montgomery.
89': Substitution, Rangers. Scott Arfield replaces Ryan Kent.
90'+2': Hand ball by Scott Arfield (Rangers).
90'+2': Attempt saved. Fashion Sakala (Rangers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Steven Davis.
90'+3': Foul by Ismaila Soro (Celtic).
90'+3': Glen Kamara (Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Borna Barisic.
90'+5': Attempt blocked. Stephen Welsh (Celtic) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Christie with a cross.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Rangers 1, Celtic 0.
0': Match ends, Rangers 1, Celtic 0.

Game Information

Competition: Scottish Premiership

Venue: Ibrox Stadium
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Attendance: 49,402

SPFL Premiership Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Heart of Midlothian	30	+27	63
2	Celtic	30	+24	61
3	Rangers	30	+27	60
4	Motherwell	30	+26	53

Full Table

Line-Ups

Rangers (4-3-3)

No.	Name
28	Robbie McCrorie (GK)
5	Filip Helander
6	Connor Goldson
31	Borna Barisic
26	Leon Balogun
10	Steven Davis
18	Glen Kamara
17	Joe Aribo
20	Alfredo Morelos
14	Ryan Kent
25	Kemar Roofe

Rangers Substitutes:

Kieran Wright, Ianis Hagi, Cedric Itten, John Lundstram, Juninho Bacuna, Scott Arfield, Fashion Sakala.

Celtic (4-3-3)

No.	Name
15	Joe Hart (GK)
4	Carl Starfelt
57	Stephen Welsh
88	Josip Juranovic
56	Anthony Ralston
42	Callum McGregor
14	David Turnbull
17	Ryan Christie
22	Odsonne Édouard
8	Kyogo Furuhashi
11	Liel Abada

Celtic Substitutes:

Nir Bitton, Adam Montgomery, Albian Ajeti, Tom Rogic, Ismaila Soro, Scott Bain, Osaze Urhoghide.

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