Rangers v Celtic
Rangers 19 points clear of Celtic with Old Firm derby victory
Rangers took all three points in their Old Firm derby against Celtic with a 1-0 win at Ibrox to move 19 points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership.
Despite Celtic's early dominance, Rangers were given a huge helping hand on 62 minutes when Nir Bitton was sent off for a professional foul on Alfredo Morelos.
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Rangers opened the scoring eight minutes later when Celtic's Callum McGregor put through his own net from a corner as he challenged Joe Arribo for the header.
Celtic were by far the better team in the first half as they dominated proceedings and Rangers goalkeeper Allan McGregor produced a superb performance to keep the game at 0-0.
But the game changed with the red card as Britton hauled down Morelos as the Rangers striker went through on goal.
Despite winning the game 1-0, Rangers failed to register a single shot on target as they profited from an own goal.
Steven Gerrard's side held on to open up a seemingly insurmountable lead at the top, though Celtic -- who have won the last nine Scottish league titles -- have three games in hand.
The result continues Rangers' incredible home record with their 11th consecutive victory, having conceded just once.
Game Information
Scottish Premiership Table
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heart of Midlothian | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | +31 | 73 |
| Celtic | 34 | 22 | 4 | 8 | +26 | 70 |
| Rangers | 34 | 19 | 12 | 3 | +34 | 69 |
| Motherwell | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | +24 | 57 |
| Hibernian | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | +13 | 51 |
| Falkirk | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 46 |
| Dundee United | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | -6 | 43 |
| Aberdeen | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | -14 | 36 |
| Dundee | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | -22 | 33 |
| St Mirren | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | -23 | 30 |
| Kilmarnock | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -29 | 28 |
| Livingston | 34 | 2 | 13 | 19 | -29 | 19 |

