Rangers v Celtic – story of the match

Ten-man Celtic extended their lead at the top of the Ladbrokes Premiership to nine points after twice coming from a goal down to clinch a thrilling 3-2 win over Rangers at Ibrox.

Josh Windass put Rangers ahead inside three minutes but Tom Rogic levelled with a brilliant solo goal before Daniel Candeias struck in the 26th minute.

Moussa Dembele lobbed an equaliser in first-half stoppage time and Odsonne Edouard came off the bench to score an impressive winner in the 69th minute despite an earlier red card for Hoops defender Jozo Simunovic for an elbow on Alfredo Morelos.

Star man – Scott Bain

Squandered opportunities

Rangers will be cursing themselves after blowing the chance to move three points behind their 10-man rivals and no-one more than Morelos, who missed their best two openings of the second half. The Colombian was foiled by Bain early on before failing to hit the net from four yards with the goalkeeper grounded after a good stop from Windass. The striker – who signed a new contract on Friday – lacked conviction and went with the outside of his right foot only to see the ball rebound into Bain’s arms off the inside of the post in the closing stages.

No case for the defences

Ratings

Rangers: Wes Foderingham 6, James Tavernier 6, David Bates 5, Bruno Alves 6, Declan John 7, Daniel Candeias 7, Sean Goss 6, Greg Docherty 6, Jamie Murphy 7, Josh Windass 7, Alfredo Morelos 6. Substitutes: Fabio Cardoso (for Bates, 15) 4, Jason Cummings (for Goss, 74) 5.

Celtic: Scott Bain 8, Kristoffer Ajer 5, Jozo Simunovic 5, Dedryck Boyata 4, Kieran Tierney 7, Scott Brown 7, Olivier Ntcham 7, James Forrest 6, Tom Rogic 7, Callum McGregor 8, Moussa Dembele 7. Substitutes: Jack Hendry (for Rogic, 60) 6, Odsonne Edouard (for Forrest, 67) 7, Stuart Armstrong (for Dembele, 86) 4.

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