Celtic host Rangers in a crucial Old Firm that could go a long way to deciding the Scottish Premiership title race.
Celtic cannot afford to drop points as they chase leaders Hearts, who are bidding to end the Old Firm’s dominance and become the first team outside of Glasgow’s big two to win the league since 1985.
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The Jambos were yesterday held to a controversial 1-1 draw at Motherwell, which means Martin O’Neill’s side can reduce the deficit to just one point with a victory over their rivals.
Rangers were all but knocked out of the race by losing 2-1 to Hearts at Tynecastle on Monday, despite Danny Rohl’s side leading 1-0 at the break, but they would love to harm Celtic’s title chances.
Celtic and Rangers drew 2-2 in the last league meeting in March, before an explosive Scottish Cup quarter-final that finished with fans clashing on the pitch in the immediate aftermath of Celtic’s penalty shoot-out victory.
Here’s everything you need to know
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When is Celtic v Rangers?
Kick-off at Celtic Park is 12pm on Sunday May 10.
How can I watch it?
It will be shown on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football.
What is the team news?
Celtic are without Julian Araujo and Cameron Carter-Vickers in defence and Viljami Sinisalo continues to start in goal ahead of Kasper Schmeichel. Kelechi Iheanacho’s winner against Hibs last weekend could convince Martin O’Neill to bring him in from the start, but .
Rangers left back Tuur Rommens is fit again and is likely to come back into the side in place of James Tavernier, with Dujon Sterling moving over to the right. Andreas Skov Olsen is likely to drop out after an ineffective display at Hearts but Danny Rohl has no other injury concerns.
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Possible line-ups
Celtic XI: Sinisalo; Johnstone, Trusty, Scales, Tierney; McGregor, Engels, Nygren; Yang, Iheanacho, Maeda
Rangers XI: Butland, Sterling, Djiga, Fernandez, Rommens; Raskin, Diomande; Naderi, Asgaard, Moore; Chermiti
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