Celtic ride out Rangers storm as Hoops go within touching distance of claiming Premiership glory

Celtic and Rangers played out a pulsating 1-1 Premiership draw at Parkhead with Lanarkshire involvement aplenty.

Jota put the Hoops into a first half lead but their Glasgow rivals stormed back in the second half to level through Fashion Sakala.

The Zambian got away from Bellshill-born Anthony Ralston to dispatch his shot before hitting the post and passing up a major chance to win it.

It leaves Giovanni van Bronckhorst's men still trailing in the title race by six points with three games to play, and only a complete collapse by Celtic will see them not reclaim the league this term.

Ralston was picked from the start in his side's pivotal match, another landmark moment for the right-back who has rose from obscurity to hero at Parkhead inside 12 months.

He turned in an energetic shift but was caught sleeping in the first half as Ryan Kent got in front of him and missed a chance to score.

Sakala then showed his pace to get in front of him for Rangers' levelling goal, while the Lanarkshire ace picked up a booking too.

Wishaw's David Turnbull and Coatbridge's Stephen Welsh were unused substitutes by home boss Ange Postecoglou while Alex Lowry was the same on the Light Blues bench.

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