The historic Old Company Derby returns as Rangers prepare to host Celtic in the Scottish Premiership on Thursday.
The Rangers showed resilience at their previous exit, going back from a two-goal deficit to ensure a 2-2 draw with Motherwell. However, its recent form has been inconsistent, with only one victory in its last 3 league games, which leaves 14 problems. to the drift of Celtic in the most sensible area of the table.
Meanwhile, Celtic continued its dominant career with a 4-0 victory against St Johnstone, solidifying its position as the League leader.
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Sporting News examines the key highlights moving forward from this matchup, adding how to watch the game, kickoff times and the latest lineup news.
Here we show you how to see this Scottish premiere in the United Kingdom:
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This Scottish Premiership clash takes place at the Ibrox Stadium in Glasgow, Scotland and kicks off on Thursday, January 2 at 3:00 p.m. local time.
Clement said there is “a small chance” that Leon Balogun could return depending on how the centre-back progresses in training.
However, club captain James Tavernier excluded “for a few weeks” after having suffered an injury, and with John Souttar and Nerayysho Kasanwirjo also marginalized, the characteristics of the rangers seem to be thin.
Clement would likely follow the same kind of plan he used in the Cup final, which almost paid off.
Rangers predicted lineup (4-2-3-1, right to left): Butland (GK) — Yilmaz, Sterling, Propper, Jefte — Diomande, Raskin — Cerny, Bajrami, Cortez — Igamane
Injured: Tavernier, Souttar, Kasanwirjo, Balogun (doubt)Suspended: None
Celtic will be at a disadvantage from Odin Thiago Holm and James Forrest who has been absent for a long time, however, Alistair Johnston recovered from a hip flexor muscle and came out here unscathed to St. Petersburg. Johnstone.
Daizen Maeda will return to the starting lineup after his heroics in the Cup final.
Planned Celtic Alignment (4-3-3, from the left): Schmeichel (GK) -Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Scales, Valle-Engels, Bernardo, Hatate-Kuhn, Maeda, Furuhashi
HELD: Thiago Holm, Forrest, suspended: none
Celtic has lost one in its last 14 meetings with Rangers, giving them a merit in this clash.
Rangers have gone through a slight era in recent weeks, which has started with their defeat to Backst Celtic in the League Cup. The Celts once return victorious given their correct form.
All times GMT
Thursday, January 2
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Abhinav Nair is a content producer for The Sporting News working across global editions.