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Tierney powers in header in improved second half; Hatate puts in his own penalty rebound late on after save
Rangers are now six points behind leaders Hearts; Celtic two points further back with game in hand
FT: Rangers 2-2 Celtic
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FT: Rangers 2-2 Celtic
Pat Bonner
Former Celtic goalkeeper on BBC Sportsound
This is not over.
There'll be so many twists and turns yet in the last nine games of this season.
I can't wait until the split comes because all those teams in the top are capable of taking points off each other. You don't really know what way it's going to go.
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A bit more from Celtic boss Martin O'Neill, who admits it's a good result for Hearts: "If you were in Hearts' position, a draw is a very good result. Motherwell are far from out of it themselves.
"Just a tribute to the supporters, they kept us going in the second half, kept us going during the game. I'm sure they were disappointed with the first half, but hopefully they're elated by what they saw in the second half."
FT: Rangers 2-2 Celtic
Say it again, Chris.
FT: Rangers 2-2 Celtic
Chris Sutton
Former Celtic striker on Sky Sports
This title run-in is going to be epic.
FT: Rangers 2-2 Celtic
Here's some of your full-time thoughts...
Walter: I don't think Rangers will get any better under Danny Rohl, too many times the team gives up.
Christine: Second-half brilliant from a "bang average" Celtic team, but why so little energy first? Not great but better than nothing, and does say something about the mentality of this team.
Gez: Another vital win for both Motherwell and Hearts today.
Azeem: Rohl and his players have so much to learn. If you're so dominant in the first half, you need to finish them off go for 3-0 or 4-0. Another draw. It's the draws that are faltering our title challenge.
FT: Rangers 2-2 Celtic
Rangers are now unbeaten in 12 games, but they have won just two of their past six league matches.
Four draws against Hibs, Motherwell, Livingston and now Celtic could prove to be costly.
FT: Rangers 2-2 Celtic
Rangers head coach Danny Rohl tells BBC Scotland: "At the moment, the feeling is more disappointment because you dropped two points after a 2-0 lead.
"It's not about 50 minutes, it's about longer. We had high intensity, we played really nice football, we found our space. It was great.
"In the second half, we were not clinical in possession. We made some wrong decisions then we lose the ball, we give them a little bit of momentum then they score early in the second half and then you know it's 2-1 and they have nothing to lose.
"Finally, it's a draw. It's always a little bit lucky for a team to get a late pen. This is normal, I would say it's the same when we get a pen late in the game. It's about the next game and we have to move on.
"We go again. We'll try next week in the cup game again a good performance and hopefully we can keep our performance over 90 minutes.
"There are still nine games to go, this is 27 points. All games now will be tough for all the teams. We believe until the end. This season, the decision making will be on the last matchday."
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Rangers fans, we have also heard from your team's manager after a chaotic derby draw.
You have to imagine the head coach will be disappointed.
Let's find out...
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Some more from Celtic boss Martin O'Neill: "Coming here is a difficult task, particularly if you're chasing the game as we were.
"Going back to those days, the side were very strong physically. They could compete at European level and domestically. This side doesn't have the same sort of physicality but they do not lack heart.
"Maybe wrong selection in the first place. Easy to say that. They had a big influence in the game and Reo Hatate finally puts the ball in the net after the third or fourth attempt.
"In the scheme of things, you might think it's two points dropped but at half-time, it's a point gained.
"It helps, to fight back at Ibrox from a 2-0 deficit. We could and should have won the game, and that gives you enormous ambition to drive on.
"We're still giving ourselves a chance in this title race."
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Celtic interim manager Martin O'Neill tells BBC Scotland: "It was obviously a great game. We were well and truly second best in the first half, for almost all of it. They got off to a great start.
"The second goal wasn't great play by us, however. It was a long way back at half-time, but this side has shown a great determination, got the ball down and played.
"The second half belonged to us and we got an equaliser which we thoroughly deserved.
"If you're 2-0 down at half-time, you have to question yourself. I spend my life questioning myself, to tell you the truth. But anyway, we pulled it round second half. Great effort by the players, they've shown great spirit."
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The difference between the first-half stats and the second-half stats is quite something.
Image source, OptaI'm sure you'll be able to work out which is which.
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Celtic captain Callum McGregor tells Sky Sports: "It's difficult when you come here and the crowd get on top of you. They're a good side, they're direct, they make you defend.
"We were by far the better team second half. Long way to go, a point is a good result, it keeps it in our hands as well."
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Celtic goalscorer Kieran Tierney tells Sky Sports: "When we came out for the second half, we were a totally different team. We're unlucky not to get all the points in the end.
"We let ourselves down first half, it wasn't how we wanted to play. Second half we showed the character. We're here for this ongoing fight."
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Kris Boyd
Former Rangers striker on Sky Sports
Rangers don't have that killer instinct, that game was there to be three or four.
I thought Reo Hatate was outstanding when he came on. He changed the game.
FT: Rangers 2-2 Celtic
There's no doubt about it, Hearts are the big winners this weekend. What a position the Jambos are in.
And how can you discount Motherwell now? Two points behind Celtic and four behind Rangers, who have played a game more.
What a silly season.
FT: Rangers 2-2 Celtic
That's been said before about this Rangers team.
A goal up at Fir Park a couple of weeks ago, Danny Rohl's side seemed to sit off the game and conceded late on to 10 men.
They don't seem to kill games off.
FT: Rangers 2-2 Celtic
Andy Halliday
Ex-Hearts & Rangers midfielder on BBC Sportsound
I didn't think a point was particularly good for either side. On the balance of play, I think a point's probably a fair result.
Rangers completely dominated the first 45 minutes, played forward, played with loads of energy.
It was completely roles reversed in the second half. Is there an element of frustration from Danny Rohl and his staff that it almost felt like Rangers tried to hold on to what they had in the second half instead of trying to continue what was working ever so successfully for them in the first half?
Celtic just gathered momentum.
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Pat Nevin
Former Scotland winger on BBC Sportsound
It's extraordinary today.
Celtic were so far second best in that first half. Rangers played so superbly well. They had so many opportunities to make it three, which almost certainly would've killed it off but they didn't kill it off.
Martin O'Neill made a couple of changes and those changes made a massive difference in the second half. The one thing you will say about this Celtic team, it doesn't matter where they are, they don't give up.
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If at first you don't succeed...
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Image source, SNSAnd try again.
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Reo Hatate bundles in his penalty rebound after Jack Butland's double save
At a glance
Hatate's penalty rebound salvages remarkable draw for Celtic
Sensational early overhead kick from Chermiti puts Rangers ahead
Wonderful improvisation from Portuguese forward doubles hosts' lead
Tierney heads Celtic back into game from Nygren cross before late leveller
Rangers now six points behind leaders Hearts; Celtic two points further back with game in hand
Resurgent Celtic came from two goals down to salvage a dramatic point in the 91st minute against Rangers to leave Scottish Premiership leaders Hearts with a commanding lead over both Old Firm sides.
A sensational early double from Rangers striker Youssef Chermiti was kick-started by a world-class opener - a wonderful overhead kick reminiscent of Scott McTominay's for Scotland against Denmark late last year.
After claiming a double at Celtic Park at the turn of the year, the Portuguese forward repeated the feat on home soil as a rejigged Celtic defence completely wilted under the pressure.
Dane Murray's botched clearance allowed Chermiti to pounce once again, with the former Everton man slipping past first Julian Araujo then a stunned goalkeeper Viljami Sinisalo, deputising for the ill Kasper Schmeichel.
It was a blow from which Celtic looked unlikely to recover at the break, but manager Martin O'Neill changed the dynamic by throwing on Reo Hatate and Sebastian Tounekti at half-time.
Both were involved in the goal which gave Celtic hope, a move finished when Kieran Tierney headed powerfully in from Benjamin Nygren's cross.
Celtic dominated the second period with Jack Butland denying Daizen Maeda and Luke McCowan, but late drama was to come.
'Hearts & Motherwell the winners after damaging Old Firm stalemate'
Maeda was denied by an incredible Butland save from point-blank range, but after a video assistant referee review, Dujon Sterling was punished for a handball before his keeper's intervention.
Hatate's penalty and rebound were both saved brilliantly by the Rangers keeper, but the Japanese midfielder bundled the ball in with just a couple of minutes to go - changing not just the scoreline but the complexion of the title race.
The main beneficiaries may well be Hearts whose lead at the top is now six points. Rangers stay second but will be overtaken by their city rivals if Celtic can win their game in hand in midweek at Aberdeen.
This result keeps things nicely at boiling point at the top of the table and increases the likelihood of a four-way tussle for the title, with Motherwell just a couple of points off third-placed Celtic.
Rangers simply blew Celtic away in the opening half hour and were considerably better in every aspect of the game.
The blue half of Glasgow showed better quality, more desire and played by far the better football. Nico Raskin bossed the midfield, while teenage Spurs loanee Mikey Moore was a bundle of tricks and energy.
Plenty of gold-dust was sprinkled on the display, too, from the right boot of Chermiti.
Rangers could easily have been more than two goals ahead at the interval and will now be regretting the fact they could not fashion a bigger cushion.
This would have been a huge win in the context of Rangers' season, a big statement in the race for the title and further evidence of their improvement under Danny Rohl, who has still only lost once in the league since his arrival in October.
A point is far from fatal but it could have been so much better for Rangers.
As for Celtic, the defence of their Premiership crown looked to have completely crumbled in as poor a 45 minutes at Ibrox as they have endured in recent years.
It took Celtic until the second half to turn up for this one, which will not really do with a big derby and a title both on the line.
Manager O'Neill, on his 74th birthday, started Junior Adamu and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain but rectified those decisions at half-time, from which point he saw a much improved display from his side.
Luckily for the defending champions, the situation was just about recoverable despite the early damage done.
Prior to the break, Celtic looked a shadow of the side that has largely dominated the domestic game for well over a decade.
With Hearts setting a formidable pace at the top of the table, this was either a must-win or a must-not-lose for the men in green and white.
In the end, their determination ensured it was the latter and they are still in an increasingly fascinating title race.
Rangers head coach Danny Rohl tells BBC Scotland: "At the moment, the feeling is more disappointment because you dropped two points after a 2-0 lead.
"It's not about 50 minutes, it's about longer. We had high intensity, we played really nice football, we found our space. It was great.
"In the second half, we were not clinical in possession. We made some wrong decisions then we lose the ball, we give them a little bit of momentum then they score early in the second half and then you know it's 2-1 and they have nothing to lose.
"Finally, it's a draw. It's always a little bit lucky for a team to get a late pen. This is normal, I would say it's the same when we get a pen late in the game. It's about the next game and we have to move on.
Celtic interim manager Martin O'Neill tells BBC Scotland: "It was obviously a great game. We were well and truly second best in the first half, for almost all of it. They got off to a great start.
"The second goal wasn't great play by us, however. It was a long way back at half-time, but this side has shown a great determination, got the ball down and played.
"The second half belonged to us and we got an equaliser which we thoroughly deserved.
"If you're 2-0 down at half-time, you have to question yourself. I spend my life questioning myself, to tell you the truth. But anyway, we pulled it round second half. Great effort by the players, they've shown great spirit."
Rangers have a week to prepare to welcome Celtic to Ibrox once again, this time in the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup next Sunday (13:00 GMT).
Celtic are on the road again, playing their game in hand at Aberdeen on Wednesday (20:00).
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 29 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 52 | 24 | 28 | 63 |
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| 29 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 51 | 25 | 26 | 57 |
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| 28 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 51 | 30 | 21 | 55 |
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| 28 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 47 | 18 | 29 | 53 |
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| 29 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 48 | 35 | 13 | 46 |
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| 29 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 42 |
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| 28 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 34 | 45 | -11 | 30 |
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| 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 28 | 39 | -11 | 29 |
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| 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 45 | -18 | 28 |
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| 28 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 43 | -21 | 24 |
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| 29 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 60 | -28 | 21 |
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| 29 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 59 | -28 | 14 |
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Manager: Danny Röhl
Formation: 4 - 2 - 2 - 2
Manager: Martin O'Neill
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
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Rangers are unbeaten in their last five league meetings with rivals Celtic (W3 D2), after having lost four of their previous five beforehand (D1). They have had four different managers in those five clashes (Philippe Clement, Barry Ferguson x2, Russell Martin, Danny Röhl).
Celtic have only won two of their last 12 away games at Rangers in all competitions (D4 L6), although both of their last two have been drawn. The Hoops last drew three successive trips to their Old Firm rivals in March 1996.
Rangers have won each of their last 10 home games in all competitions by an aggregate score of 32-4. The Gers last won 11 successive home matches in December 2013 under Ally McCoist (11), and last did so within a single season in April 2003 under Alex McLeish (18) – the 11th of which was against Celtic (3-2 in December 2002).
Celtic have lost seven games in the Scottish Premiership this season, as many as they did in 2023-24 (3) and 2024-25 (4) combined. The Hoops last suffered more defeats in a league campaign in 1999-00 (9) – with their eighth defeat that season coming away to Rangers (0-4 in March 2000).
After his side’s 3-1 win in January, Danny Röhl could become the first ever manager to win both of his first two league Old Firm derbies in charge of Rangers.
This will be Martin O’Neill’s first league Old Firm derby as Celtic boss since a 2-1 win at Ibrox in April 2005; the Northern Irishman has won eight of his last 10 league games against Rangers as Hoops boss (L2).
Rangers’ Mikey Moore, who scored in the last Old Firm derby in January, has five goals in the Scottish Premiership this season; the last player to score more while aged 18 or younger in a season in the competition was Ryan Gauld in 2013-14 (6), and the last non-Scottish player to do so in the top-flight was James McCarthy in 2008-09 (6).
Despite playing 46% of his minutes in the Scottish Premiership this season as a central midfielder, Celtic’s Benjamin Nygren ranks joint-top for goals (14, level with Tawanda Maswanhise), second for shots (67), second for shots on target (30), and third for expected goals (10.0) in the 2025-26 competition.
