Rangers 0-1 Celtic: Kyogo earns Brendan Rodgers statement Old Firm win in controversial derby

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By Nick McPheatBBC Scotland

Last updated connected 13 minutes ago.From the conception Scottish Premiership

Brendan Rodgers answered aboriginal questions surrounding his 2nd Celtic tenure by delivering a connection Old Firm Scottish Premiership triumph implicit Rangers successful a arguable derby.

Kyogo Furuhashi provided the decisive infinitesimal again, capitalising connected much slack defending by the location defence conscionable earlier the interruption astatine Ibrox to ruthlessly lash successful his sixth extremity successful 5 starts successful the fixture.

But the Japan forward's onslaught came aft Rabbi Matondo had an offside effort disallowed wrong the archetypal minute, earlier Kemar Roofe had different chopped disconnected for Cyriel Dessers' contentious foul connected Gustaf Lagerbielke.

The Celtic centre-back appeared to footwear done the backmost of the Rangers striker portion being dispossessed, but referee Don Robertson opted to regularisation the extremity retired aft an on-field VAR review.

Michael Beale stressed the value to "lay down a marker" pre-match pursuing Wednesday's Champions League humiliation successful Eindhoven, but alternatively much unit volition present physique connected the Ibrox boss, who has conscionable 1 triumph from six derbies.

Celtic, whose depleted defence consisted of centre-back pairing of Lagerbielke and Liam Scales making their Old Firm debuts, conscionable astir held steadfast aft the interval with the assistance of Joe Hart to determination Rodgers' men apical by 2 points and 4 wide of their rivals.

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Line-ups

Rangers

Formation 4-3-3

1Butland
2Tavernier
6Goldson
5Souttar
21SterlingSubstituted forYilmazat 65'minutes
43Raskin
8JackSubstituted forLawrenceat 76'minutes
13CantwellBooked astatine 73mins
25RoofeSubstituted forPereira da Silvaat 64'minutes
9DessersSubstituted forSimaat 76'minutes
17MatondoSubstituted forLammersat 64'minutes

Substitutes

3Yilmaz
4Lundstram
11Lawrence
14Lammers
15Cifuentes
19Sima
26Davies
28McCrorie
99Pereira da Silva

Celtic

Formation 4-3-3

1Hart
2JohnstonSubstituted forRalstonat 65'minutes
4Lagerbielke
5ScalesBooked astatine 78mins
3TaylorSubstituted forBernabéiat 74'minutes
33O'Riley
42McGregor
14TurnbullSubstituted forHolmat 66'minutes
11AbadaSubstituted forYangat 66'minutes
8FuruhashiSubstituted forOhat 76'minutes
38Maeda

Substitutes

7Palma
13Yang
15Holm
18Kobayashi
19Oh
22Kwon
25Bernabéi
29Bain
56Ralston

Live Text

Match ends, Rangers 0, Celtic 1.
Second Half ends, Rangers 0, Celtic 1.
Foul by Matt O'Riley (Celtic).
Tom Lawrence (Rangers) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Anthony Ralston (Celtic) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Tom Lawrence (Rangers).
Attempt missed. Todd Cantwell (Rangers) header from the centre of the container is precocious and wide to the right. Assisted by Abdallah Sima with a cross.
Attempt blocked. Sam Lammers (Rangers) near footed changeable from extracurricular the container is blocked. Assisted by Todd Cantwell.
Daizen Maeda (Celtic) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Connor Goldson (Rangers).
Foul by Oh Hyeon-Gyu (Celtic).
Connor Goldson (Rangers) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Attempt saved. Todd Cantwell (Rangers) close footed changeable from the centre of the container is saved successful the apical close corner. Assisted by Ridvan Yilmaz.
Callum McGregor (Celtic) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Tom Lawrence (Rangers).
Attempt missed. Sam Lammers (Rangers) header from the centre of the container misses to the right. Assisted by Ridvan Yilmaz with a cross.
Attempt saved. Daizen Maeda (Celtic) close footed changeable from the near broadside of the container is saved successful the centre of the goal.
Oh Hyeon-Gyu (Celtic) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Tom Lawrence (Rangers).
Attempt saved. Danilo (Rangers) close footed changeable from the centre of the container is saved successful the bottommost close corner. Assisted by Abdallah Sima with a cross.

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Rangers

Squad number1Player nameButland
Squad number2Player nameTavernier
Squad number6Player nameGoldson
Squad number5Player nameSouttar
Squad number21Player nameSterling
Squad number43Player nameRaskin
Squad number8Player nameJack
Squad number13Player nameCantwell
Squad number25Player nameRoofe
Squad number9Player nameDessers
Squad number17Player nameMatondo

Squad number3Player nameYilmaz
Squad number11Player nameLawrence
Squad number14Player nameLammers
Squad number19Player nameSima
Squad number99Player nameDanilo

Celtic

Squad number1Player nameHart
Squad number2Player nameJohnston
Squad number4Player nameLagerbielke
Squad number5Player nameScales
Squad number3Player nameTaylor
Squad number33Player nameO'Riley
Squad number42Player nameMcGregor
Squad number14Player nameTurnbull
Squad number11Player nameAbada
Squad number8Player nameFuruhashi
Squad number38Player nameMaeda

Squad number13Player nameYang Hyun-Jun
Squad number15Player nameHolm
Squad number19Player nameOh Hyeon-Gyu
Squad number25Player nameBernabéi
Squad number56Player nameRalston

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Rangers 0-1 Celtic: Kyogo earns Brendan Rodgers statement Old Firm win in controversial derby