Team news
Rangers: Foderingham; Tavernier, Goldson, Katic, Flanagan; Davis, Jack, Kamara; Kent, Arfield, Defoe.
Subs: Firth, Worrall, Halliday, McCrorie, Morelos, Candeias, Barisic.
Celtic: Bain; Lustig, Simunovic, Ajer, Hayes; Brown, McGregor, Rogic, Burke, Johnston; Edouard.
Subs: De Vries, Toljan, Benkovic, Ralston, Bitton, Ntcham, Sinclair.
Referee: Kevin Clancy
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Preamble
“It would have been a touch of class if they did it. I’m disappointed they are not. Celtic would have done it.” So said Neil Lennon, with a straight face, before this final Old Firm derby of the season. He was referring to the debate over whether Rangers should or shouldn’t give the SPL champions a guard of honour. Hmmm.
It’s been the talking point before the game because, other than the absolutely everything that an Old Firm derby normally has riding on it, there is nothing much riding on this. Rangers can cut Celtic’s lead at the top of the table to six points with a win, but they can’t overhaul them and nor would defeat mean they slip back a place. So, instead, there’s nothing but good old fashioned bitter rivalry hanging on this. Which is always good.
Steven Gerrard will have a choice over whether to risk Alfredo Morelos, sent off during the 2-1 defeat at Celtic Park last month, or to start Jermain Defoe (selected ahead of Morelos against Hibs last weekend). Lennon will surely start Odsonne Edouard, scorer of four goals in five games against Rangers.
Rangers are without the suspended Allan McGregor and the injured Graham Dorrans, Eros Grezda, Kyle Lafferty, Gareth McAuley, Jamie Murphy and Lee Wallace. Celtic will make do without Daniel Arzani, Dedryck Boyata, Vakoun Bayo, Ryan Christie, Craig Gordon, Jack Hendry, Eboue Kouassi and Leigh Griffiths.
Kick off: high noon.
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