Fixture: Rangers vs Celtic
Competition: Scottish Premiership
Kick-off: 12:15 (UK time)

Celtic have confirmed their starting line-up and substitutes to lock horns with rivals Rangers in a derby clash at Ibrox this afternoon.

Brendan Rodgers' men have already beaten Rangers twice this season and know scoring a treble at Ibrox would put them a whopping 19 points clear of their rivals at the top of the Scottish Premiership table, while they will also still have a game in hand, meaning the advantage could be swelled to an almost unthinkable 22 points.




Looking to pile further pressure on Rangers manager Mark Warburton, Rodgers picks Moussa Dembele to lead the line, with Leigh Griffiths on the bench. Scott Brown will aim to boss midfield, while there is also a starting spot for Callum McGregor. James Forrest, Stuart Armstrong and Scott Sinclair will all bid to provide Dembele with support.

On the bench, Rodgers can call for Nir Bitton if he needs to throw on an experienced midfield head, while Kolo Toure is a defensive option. Patrick Roberts is also on the bench.

 


Celtic Team vs Rangers

Gordon, Lustig, Sviatchenko, Simunovic, Izaguirre, Brown, McGregor, Armstrong, Forrest, Sinclair, Dembele

Substitutes: De Vries, Toure, Bitton, Griffiths, Gamboa, Roberts, Mackay-Steven