Reo Hatate levelled from the rebound after having a 91st-minute penalty saved as Celtic recovered from 2-0 behind to draw with Rangers and leave their arch-rivals six points behind Hearts at the top of the Scottish Premiership.
🗣️ “𝗖𝗲𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲, 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲!”
Reo Hatate equalises for Celtic after his penalty was saved ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/niyoMGW2mf
— Sky Sports Scotland (@ScotlandSky) March 1, 2026
Youssef Chermiti scored twice – including an overhead kick – and hit a post as part of a dominant first-half display by Danny Rohl’s side, who looked in control even after Kieran Tierney headed in Benjamin Nygren’s cross to reply.
🤯 “That is 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲!”
Youssef Chermiti gives Rangers the lead against Celtic in SPECTACULAR style ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/l67fM0OOO6
— Sky Sports Scotland (@ScotlandSky) March 1, 2026
Hatate, who had come on alongside Sebastian Tounekti for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Junior Adamu at half-time, had the chance to complete Celtic’s comeback after a Video Assistant Referee check ruled that Dujon Sterling had handled Daizen Maeda’s header.
🗣️ “He has done it again!”
Youssef Chermiti scores his second of the game after defensive errors from Celtic ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/7jhgPEHsvJ
— Sky Sports Scotland (@ScotlandSky) March 1, 2026
Home goalkeeper Jack Butland had made a superb save as part of the sequence leading to the penalty and produced more spectacular heroics to keep Hatate’s spot kick and initial attempt from the rebound out, but the ball again fell to the Japan international to slot in and decide an astonishingly dramatic derby.
🗣️ “They’ve got their goal back!”
Kieran Tierney scores and Celtic are back in the game 🟢 pic.twitter.com/oIdXloH8TB
— Sky Sports Scotland (@ScotlandSky) March 1, 2026
| Minute | Timeline |
|---|---|
| 8 | Chermiti scores opener with overhead kick |
| 11 | Forward shoots against post |
| 26 | Chermiti pokes in second |
| 56 | Tierney pulls goal back |
| 90+1 | Hatate scores rebound from penalty |
Analysis: Hearts happy with Old Firm draw
After a spiky build-up between Rohl and counterpart Martin O’Neill, the newcomer to Scottish football saw his side surge into a two-goal lead against opponents unable to match Rangers’ directness and physicality.
Chermiti’s acrobatic finish in front of goal from Andreas Skov Olsen’s cross set the tone before the break, and the 21-year-old then capitalised on Dane Murray’s sliced clearance as part of a sequence of poor defending to score a composed second.
Celtic improved significantly as the second half progressed and the relief for Hatate and the away fans was as great as Butland’s predicament was cruel after the former England international so nearly denied the Hoops.
“When we came out for the second half, we were a totally different team,” Tierney told Sky Sports, via BBC Sport.
“We’re unlucky not to get all the points in the end. We let ourselves down in the first half and it wasn’t how we wanted to play. [Then] we showed the character. We’re here for this ongoing fight.”
The result gave Hearts, who are also eight points ahead of Celtic, more to celebrate following their 1-0 home win over Aberdeen on Saturday.
O’Neill’s side have 10 league matches remaining, while the top two have nine to play.
😳 Tempers flare as the full-time whistle is blown at Ibrox.
It finishes 2-2 in a derby of two halves between Rangers and Celtic. Your thoughts on the game? 💭 pic.twitter.com/AzSVHliHm5
— Sky Sports Scotland (@ScotlandSky) March 1, 2026
Rangers team vs Celtic
Rangers made two changes from their 2-2 draw at Livingstone a week earlier, bringing in right-back Dujon Sterling and forward Ryan Naderi for James Tavernier and Djeidi Gassama.
Rangers starting XI: Jack Butland, Dujon Sterling, John Souttar, Emmanuel Fernandez, Tuur Rommens, Andreas Skov Olsen, Nicolas Raskin, Tochi Chukwuani, Mikey Moore, Ryan Naderi, Youssef Chermiti
Rangers substitutes: Liam Kelly, James Tavernier, Mohamed Diomande, Thelo Aasgaard, Nedim Bajrami, Djeidi Gassama, Nasser Djiga, Bojan Miovski, Jayden Meghoma
Celtic team vs Rangers
Celtic made five changes from their 1-0 win at Stuttgart in the Europa League knockout phase play-offs three days earlier.
Defenders Julian Araujo, Liam Scales, Kieran Tierney came in, as did Benjamin Nygen and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
Goalkeeper Viljami Sinisalo retained his place after an impressive display at Stuttgart, with established first-choice Kasper Schmeichel not involved.
Celtic starting XI: Viljami Sinisalo, Julian Araujo, Dane Murray, Liam Scales, Kieran Tierney, Benjamin Nygren, Callum McGregor, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Yang Hyun-Jun, Junior Adamu, Daizen Maeda
Celtic substitutes: Ross Doohan, Tomas Cvancara, Luke McCowan, Sebastian Tounekti, Marcelo Saracchi, Reo Hatate, Benjamin Arthur, James Forrest, Colby Donovan
Celtic vs Rangers stats
- Rangers are unbeaten in their last six league meetings with Celtic (W3 D3), after having lost four of their previous five beforehand (D1)
- They have had four different managers in those five clashes (Philippe Clement, Barry Ferguson twice, Russell Martin, Danny Rohl)
- Celtic have won two of their last 13 away games at Rangers in all competitions (D5 L6), although each of their last three have been drawn. The Hoops previously drew three successive trips to Rangers in March 1996
- Rangers had won their previous 10 home games in all competitions by an aggregate score of 32-4
- This was O’Neill’s first Scottish Premiership Old Firm derby as Celtic boss since a 2-1 win at Ibrox in April 2005; the Northern Irishman has won eight of his last 11 league games against Rangers as Hoops boss (L2)
What’s next for Rangers and Celtic? Fixtures, schedule
These teams meet again at Ibrox in the Scottish Cup quarter-finals on Sunday (13:00 GMT). Here’s how their next league fixtures look.
| Team | Next Premiership fixture | Date | Kick-off time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rangers | St Mirren (A) | Sunday, March 15 | 12:00 |
| Celtic | Aberdeen (A) | Wednesday, March 4 | 20:00 |
