Rangers vs Celtic LIVE score and goal updates from the Scottish Premiership showdown at Ibrox
Happy New Year? Fans on both sides of the Glasgow divide will be able to tell you that come full time this evening.
It’s derby day again in Scotland’s biggest city as Celtic first foot at Ibrox to face bitter rivals Rangers.
The home side have been rocked with a series of injuries with the likes of captain James Tavernier and No.1 Jack Butland unavailable.
Not that Celtic will be paying too much attention to that. Boss Brendan Rodgers will be urging his champions to go for the jugular again, with opposite number Philippe Clement yet to taste victory in the Old Firm.
With Rangers a whopping 14 points behind the Hoops, the pressure is very much on Clement as he desperately searches for some much-needed breathing space.
Daizen Maeda and Co of course will be in no mood to offer any. It promises to be high-octane stuff again as the country’s two biggest clubs collide on the south side of Glasgow.
You can follow all the build-up and team news right here ahead of the 3pm kick-off in our LIVE blog!
Rangers and Celtic played out a thrilling 3-3 draw the last time the two sides faced off in Govan.
Adam Idah had restored the Hoops lead going into injury time beforee Rabbi Matondo rescued a point for the hosts with a stunner right at the death.
Philippe Clement might be many things.
Stubborn, certainly. Single-minded, definitely. Maybe even a bit naive, when it comes to understanding Rangers and the Old Firm rivalry in this city. But one thing’s for sure. He’s not daft. So at 5pm today, if Celtic have left Ibrox after plundering yet another victory against his team - the Belgian himself will know his time in Glasgow is up. If you’re managing one of these clubs at ANY time in their history and fall 17 points adrift of the other,