Celtic 0-1 Rangers · Scottish Premiership
Celtic lost to Rangers 0-1 in the Scottish Premiership. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Celtic and Rangers met in the Scottish Premiership at Celtic Park in Glasgow on Sunday, 20 September 2026.
Goalscorers
Celtic did not score. Rangers: R. D. Naderi 33'.
How the match went
Celtic saw more of the ball, 55% of it. Celtic had 5 shots with 1 on target, Rangers 15 with 8 on target. There were 12 corners in total, 8 to Celtic and 4 to Rangers. Celtic conceded 16 fouls, Rangers 19. The referee showed 6 yellow cards (2 for Celtic, 4 for Rangers).
Line-ups
Celtic started in a 3-4-2-1: Viljami Sinisalo, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Auston Trusty, Liam Scales, Colby Donovan, Callum McGregor, Mika Baur, Kieran Tierney, Luke McCowan, Benjamin Nygren, Camilo Durán.
Rangers started in a 4-4-1-1: Ivor Pandur, Dujon Sterling, Emmanuel Fernandez, Olwethu Makhanya, James Penrice, Min-su Kim, Dan Neil, Nicolas Raskin, Djeidi Gassama, Ryan Don Naderi, Kevin Kelsy.
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Minute by minute
- 33'Goal! Celtic 0-1 Rangers. R. D. Naderi (Rangers) scores.
- 45'Half-time. Celtic 0-1 Rangers.
- 75'VAR check complete: the goal for Rangers stands.
- 90'Full-time. Celtic 0-1 Rangers.
Full commentary (59 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Celtic vs Rangers.
- 4'Yellow card for E. Fernandez (Rangers) for foul.
- 5'Yellow card for D. McInnes (Rangers) for argument.
- 6'Offside, Celtic.
- 9'Offside, Celtic.
- 13'Offside, Rangers.
- 14'Attempt saved. J. Penrice (Rangers), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 14'Corner, Celtic.
- 17'Corner, Celtic.
- 18'Corner, Celtic.
- 18'Corner, Celtic.
- 27'Attempt saved. D. Neil (Rangers), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 28'Attempt saved. R. D. Naderi (Rangers), header. xG 0.05.
- 30'Off the woodwork! K. Tierney (Celtic), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.06.
- 32'Corner, Rangers.
- 33'Goal! Celtic 0-1 Rangers. R. D. Naderi (Rangers) scores.
- 33'Attempt saved. M. Kim (Rangers), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 36'Cleared off the line! K. Kelsy (Rangers), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 36'Off the woodwork! D. Gassama (Rangers), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 41'Attempt blocked. R. D. Naderi (Rangers), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 42'Corner, Celtic.
- 45'Corner, Rangers.
- 45'1 minute of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Celtic 0-1 Rangers.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Celtic: K. Høgh comes on for L. McCowan.
- 46'Attempt saved. C. Donovan (Celtic), header. xG 0.47.
- 46'Offside, Celtic.
- 53'Attempt missed. R. D. Naderi (Rangers), header from a throw-in. xG 0.20.
- 53'Attempt saved. J. Penrice (Rangers), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 54'Attempt missed. M. Kim (Rangers), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 57'Yellow card for M. Kim (Rangers) for foul.
- 58'Corner, Celtic.
- 63'Substitution, Celtic: J. Forrest comes on for B. Nygren.
- 64'Corner, Rangers.
- 67'Attempt blocked. M. Kim (Rangers), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 71'Substitution, Rangers: F. Curtis comes on for M. Kim.
- 71'Substitution, Celtic: S. Tounekti comes on for C. Durán.
- 71'Substitution, Celtic: H. Hassan comes on for K. Tierney.
- 72'Substitution, Rangers: B. Bouanani comes on for D. Gassama.
- 73'Yellow card for C. McGregor (Celtic) for foul.
- 74'Corner, Rangers.
- 74'Yellow card for S. Tounekti (Celtic) for argument.
- 74'Attempt missed. K. Kelsy (Rangers), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 75'VAR check complete: the goal for Rangers stands.
- 76'Substitution, Rangers: B. Godfrey comes on for J. Penrice.
- 78'Attempt blocked. K. Kelsy (Rangers), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 79'Attempt saved. F. Curtis (Rangers), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 85'Attempt missed. L. Scales (Celtic), header. xG 0.06.
- 85'Corner, Celtic.
- 86'Corner, Celtic.
- 86'Attempt blocked. J. Forrest (Celtic), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 86'Attempt missed. L. Scales (Celtic), header from a corner. xG 0.10.
- 88'Yellow card for B. Bouanani (Rangers) for time wasting.
- 88'Substitution, Rangers: T. P. Chukwuani comes on for D. Neil.
- 89'Substitution, Celtic: S. Mheuka comes on for L. Scales.
- 89'Substitution, Rangers: C. Devlin comes on for K. Kelsy.
- 90'4 minutes of added time.
- 90'Full-time. Celtic 0-1 Rangers.