Celtic Vs Rangers BBC Radio

it's live coming to here on Sports sound on BBC Radio Scotland with Billy do Pat boner and Liam McLoud hello there good afternoon seen just about set here for the first meeting between these two this season they are also crucial and given Celtic perhaps in particular over the course of the last decade or so don't tend to ship too many points to the other sides in Scotland's top play it then brings these fixtures right under the microscope the two captains down there Callum McGregor and James Tavern are both Veterans of this fixture shake hands the referee with the coin toss John beon down there James tavern's 38th game against Celtic he's lost 23 of them so far as he looks for a change in Fortune Celtic players going off into their hdle away to the left the supporters here 60,000 of them no visiting fans again for this fixture of course be into the third match between them in the League this season before we start seeing visiting fans coming back in that will be back here come the springtime K McGregor just having one last word with his teammates Celtic were unbeaten this fixture last season they won four they drew one and of course included their late Scottish Cup Final Victory ad amida's goal settling the show piece at hamen the Celtic players break away it will be Rangers who are going to kick this one off shooting from right to left towards the jock Steen West End of the stadium blue shirts white shorts black socks with a red tops Celtic of course in the green and white hoops and Rangers get the game underway as it's not back by diam totar who pumps it long with the right foot looking for matondo two goals two assist against Ross County last week Celtic get it half away dami trying to pick it back off Bernardo and it is the Rangers number 10 he goes down and wins the free kick just beyond the Midway point of Celtic territory in the opening minute of the game and it's the Celtic supporters making their noise Billy to but it's Rangers you might get the first opportunity of the match it is and they were direct weren't they right up to ders and when it's headed cleared by Boy clear by car Vickers de showing good strength they wrestle with Bernardo and H eventually gets a free kick probably what 35 yards out Liam so opportunity for a delivery and CH this man chy he can certainly deliver yeah B slab Cherney stands over the free kick left footed coming up here there's a big line of players along the 18 yd line and it comes from Cherney bented towards the back post area to header back across the face of goal from tabern here but it's going to go out for a throw in on the reverse side it was was that sorry it was Robin proper actually he got there at the back post but he got way too much meat on the head and it goes out for a itic throw on this near side yeah they had two opportunities there they could have played it into that almost near post where desus wasn't that well picked up or they could have played it to the back post they elected to go to the back post and uh they did get somebody around the back and they got a free header in I thought proper should have done better with his head up maybe put it back into a more dangerous area but too much on it and looked it beyond that far post but Chance gone for Rangers Le momentarily though they're still in the attacking third though this thing ball forward from Jeff goes out for a goal kick to Celtic is approaching the end of the second minute of the game Rangers took Center and have had pretty much had all the possession since then Celtic looking to settle here as McGregor knocks it out to the touch line for Taylor and back to Liam scales left of his own box he's under a bit of pressure now with the new signing truste on the bench not a great ball out from him either and Rangers have it back with Tavern near chne has it on the right hand side and gets it all wrong as he slices it behind for the goal kick and that wasn't the kind of quality that we were expecting from vat Cherney from that free kick just a a moment ago which uh well he did his bit he found proper at the back post the Rangers Defender couldn't divert it to a teammate inside the six-yard box and Philip Clon will be delighted to get him back in the starting 11 he missed last week and the 6-0 win over Ross County as Carter Pickers looks to find Johnston and he's put it straight out for a Rangers throwing on this near s side's not been the best start by the Champions no and I think Rangers obviously did the right thing and putting putting the ball into the Celtics half right from the goal from the from the kickoff uh and that's allowed him to be up the pitch and put Celtic Under Pressure Celtic trying to play out and it hasn't just quite worked for them at the moment they haven't settled into the game that well rers have it with Cherney in The Far Side MAA puts him under pressure then Connor Baron sides kyogo down and John Pon comes up he's pointing the finger at the Rangers number eight there's going to be no further action against Baron making his debut in this fixture this afternoon but he absolutely wiped kyogo out and we know that kyogo has this well publicized shoulder problem and Rangers looking to leave their mark on him early on here that was P from CH leaving him short but thought Baron played the ball and played out wide but his momentum carried them he kyogo and yeah probably a free kick but certainly not a booking no I I agree with that I I think to get conting with a ball he had it can almost go through kyogo and he did it yeah here comes McGregor driving forward to good challenge by Sterling but bernardo's onto it to win it back for Celtic out in the left Taylor finds hatate out to Paulo Bernardo drops the shoulder he's on his right side rolls it along the grass to hatate gets himself away from diamond and shoots some distance well fast the left hand Post 25 yds out he was maybe even further out than that 4 minutes in Celtic nil Rangers nil yeah Celtic for a little chance to get into ranges half and and and and try to to build the game up with a short quick one touch passing and uh that time HTI just creating a little bit of room for himself well out he's he's gone for go for for the strike but it got it got it well wide but it was a a chance for him just to test out Jack butland early in this game and butland and suited exchanging short passes but's got it back here it's a first time ball low to the left of the box for proper new signing and there are plenty of those in Rangers ranked Celtic with all their new deadline arrivals on the bench today as butland plays it out to Taver on the right d ball forward and controlled on the right knee by djon Sterling across halfway journey ahead of him damond in field it's still Sterling trying to take on K McGregor down the right in front of the big North stand over there and too many Celtic jerseys around him eventually goes out for a Rangers throwing about level with the edge of the D of the Celtic box it's good buildup by by Rangers actually in Jack butland taking a little bit of risk which uh I think the the you know that show that he's confident uh but he did get his pass away and create a little bit of space down at the right hand side for Celtic to progress up the P or sorry Rangers to progress up the pitch Tes with a header to the edge of the Box DM Loops it towards go as well pass sure exactly what he intended there but it's gone behind for the goal kick the remnants of the smoke from the pirate Technics just drifting across Celtic Park kind of Misty gray day in Glasgow and schmeichel under pressure from Dam rolls it out The Carter Vickers Bernardo slips and Barons onto it moves it in field to matondo fires it into the feet to the right the tabern here now he's driving forward slips it into the box Des is in onto the right he shoots straight at Michel what a chance that was for seral Des and he's looking around for answers he's not able to find them either side of schmeichel he's probably putting Rangers in front but it's a timid effort straight to the Celtic keeper who holds on with ease he shouldn't have been afforded it's the Celtic nil Rangers nil Billy dods Liam I think the flag was up for offside anyway but nonetheless it's typical serial ders and it would have been offside but my words what a CH Rangers go high from the the by Kick and they press and they and they Nick it eventually nearly nicked it first time get it second time Tav here into ders he does the right thing gets on his right he should just slaugh it in the far Corner comes Cherney down the right hand side infield to tabern here back to Baron his embarrassment would have uh quickly evaporated given the flag eventually went up Far Side Jonathan Bell as maton comes down this near side of the Celtic box could challenge Johnston Celtic get it clear Rangers have it back proper to Baron Celtic haven't used the ball well yet they can't get a hold of it at the moment it's the visitors dictating play and it's Sutter out to Cherney on the touch line on the far side level with 18 yd line low ball in field to the angle for Taver stabs it the outside of the boot for damond back to tavir and then out to turny on that Far Side ball forwards cut out by McGregor Taver slides in to prevent hatti getting to it cushion header matono gives it straight to hatti hatti now moving up towards the edge of the center circles challenged by Dam but McGregor's onto it sweeps it forward to maida if anyone can keep it in he can and he has done up against Suter on the far side Ma on the right foot just forced back the way a little bit here still he has it finds his country inate now McGregor and now the left hand side low ball Taylor and it's away on the 6yd line by Jey well it's behind kogo it didn't quite reach maida Celtic's best moment in the game which is still in its infancy it's Celtic now Rangers now yeah listen we talked about about Rangers and they've done well in this opening sort of period to press Celtic really really high but when if he break the press and they can play very quickly on the Counterattack and that's what he did in that occasion May down the left hand side uh and eventually that ball goes to Greg Taylor who who cut it back and just evaded any Celtic player that was coming into the box but a good chance best chance for Celtic yeah as usual McGregor at the heart of it as well it was I me to get it wide I mean if there's any angle on the cut back my head I probably SC and you were right to point that out but it was just in between Koga my of the cut back wasn't it since an cogle took over here as a loose ball evades Johnston on the near side and po theu took over a few years ago since then Celtic have played 117 Premiership matches they've only lost nine of them and a couple of those came after they'd already sealed titles so it's an awesome record that they've had and obviously they've had fabulous records genuinely over the course of the last 12 years but it takes a lot to beat them of course lost twice the hearts last season Once to Kar that was their three League [Music] defeats pretty imperious as proper picks up at the edge of his own box and rolls it short to Baron Baron then dinks it to John Sutter he's then stretching his legs up towards halfway into the center circle rolls it with the side foot the right out to Jeffy he controls and passes it back infield to Baron forward to Diamond and back to Connor Baron who moves it left to right of the circle there for Sutter low ball out to Tavern here dink forward there looking for Sterling he's got in behind McGregor Taylor nowhere to be seen at the moment Sterling back there into the path of tabern here controls with the under a brilliant ball in and headed wide by matondo big chance again desas was behind him he might well have been the better option just with the trajectory that the ball came into the box with but matondo with his body position all wrong 10 in it stays nil nil but that is another opportunity for Rangers there was no flag this time yeah they should be in front and it's brilliant bone from the back they're pushing St and H has given Celtic a problema doesn't know where to go C or not that's brilliant from matat found mcgar now forward Nicholas Kon in the Box K goes waiting and [Applause] scores vintage kyogo vintage Celtic and the Champions hit the front here early on in the first derby of the season and kogo fahashi eighth goal against Rangers breaks the deadlock and unlocks the noise here in glasgow's East End Celtic one Rangers nail yeah listen I I just think this might be checked for offset I'm not 100% sure uh but I just felt that maybe Bernardo was a little bit sort of was itard Bernardo orun uh that that straight offsite but but we'll [Applause] see and now but listen it was Celtic playing on the Counterattack we talked about it Rangers pressing pressing pressing and that it was C sorry that just evaded the offside uh but it will be checked uh but that was Celtic devastating they check possible offside I think he might have been a half yard ahead of the game it's this would be against Nicholas rather than kyogo yeah so the nervy waight saw uh couple of goals ruled out in dingal last night but but it showed you sorry Liam i' showed you P should we go Andy bark cuz he's having a look at a replay and we'll get you in a second Andy yeah I've seen one replay Liam H it is Nicholas K that pass to him on first viewing it is so so tight he might be a toe offside go offside no ball there you go so it does not count back to nil nil there was always going to be drama here this afternoon and there are Rangers missing an opportunity with matondo at one end and K with the ball in the net at the other offside really good spot I mean I was just watching we he was right in line with us here where our vision is straight across the line and I just thought he went that half yard too early but it just shows you what Sly can do on the counter attack and that that was devastating it was brilliant play in the middle of the pitch to to almost exploit the space that Rangers had left yeah Rangers have started well you're right and we that maybe just stunt them a little bit because they were high up they were Under Pressure theyve started this game really well suddenly SEL to go bang they thr and it's in the net so maybe just put The Frighteners on ranges a little bit it's what they do isn't it s it was a brutal Counterattack but it doesn't count kyogo stays on seven goals in 14 Derbies against Rangers yeah just looking at Rangers the the the two the wide men uh over in the right hand side Cherney and tavir and one of them depending what position to pick up it might be Taver on the inside it might be churny white or churny on the inside and then uh SC for that long B looking for kogo butland on to it yeah Taver white so they're mixing it up really well and on this side here uh it's Bond he found himself inside when he had that header and uh that meant then that Johnson had to go in and pick him up Beyond Carter Vickers because cter Vickers didn't see him coming and he was short so that's a that's a I think a tactical situation that Rangers are doing very very well with at the moment yeah we saw that uh Ross County goal rolled out last night similar situation really it was aing broy was just marginally offside before run in Hil and the ball in the net it didn't count and like that one kogos doesn't count and it's goalless here at Celtic Parks Butler under pressure from kogo finds Sutter steps out of his box rolls it out to the right for Taver and then back to the Rangers goalkeeper rers are doing this well weam finding the spear Manuel and um and if if Celtic put on a bit of pressure John Su is having a drive out of defend so it's because Sterling's going high and viand is going high and they don't really know how to handle it so far the match Celtic leaves Baron to go on the ball at times I'm not sure what line to have Celtic have a go roll back by S to butland he plays it short to proper to the Rangers goalkeeper again so we're in the 15th minute of the match his nil nil but of course it has come with the drama you would expect in this fixture which means so much to the supporters of both these clubs as propar has it at the edge of his box he in no hurry the moment as he eventually turns and rolls it into the midfield for damond permanent signing at Rangers now still listed as one of the new recruits been on loan last season yeah Rangers got almost when they started build in the game they've almost got four players high up on the line that's that's keeping Celtics back for in ATT and they can't push forward in any way to help their Midfield scales with a cam ball out to Taylor Rangers were on the attack there it's now where McGregor is driving forward goes Down's fouled I think was Tavern here it's going to be a free kick Philip Clon doesn't agree with the decision he's having a pop but David Dickinson the fourth official down below us it's a Celtic threee kick just taken quickly back to scales now with Carter vieru strolls up towards the halfway line right at the center circle low ball out to trying to play it first time to the underlapping Alistar Johnston it comes off Jeffy and out for a throw into Celtic which Johnston's over and a movement ahead of him from but he's delayed it Celtic fans want Johnson to get on with it he's taking it short to Bernardo back to Johnston out to Bernardo vaku now back to Johnston he's at the by line he pulls it back and then go this one will count da MAA rolls it home was all down this right hand side Rangers could not prevent it coming into the box it went behind kogo but maida was there to Ram it home and Celtic do make the Breakthrough in the first derby of the season it's Celtic one Riders now and it is daen maida oh it was great play great setup play and yeah the fans were a bit anxious what what Alis Johnson taking his time on the set piece but he was right to do it to set up soon as he ball was laid back to him eventually he he he made that run Beyond everybody to the Pine lovely little ball and he cut it back with paace pass kogo and there was M coming into at the back post got away from caver who was almost I don't I don't know what you think Billy po defending from Tav he's got to match him but it was a clear you know just a stroke it into the back inette it wasn't even tight to him the two things that you look at there apart from MAA stroking at home Tavern is packing talk about but Alistair Johnson what a run from yeah but matondo listen right let's cut to the CH Celtic the goal absolutely BR from a throw in but my word Rangers defensively all over the place matondo lets Johnson go then the cut back proper slips H tavan it looks as if he slipped but he lost his man anyway MAA on the Move in the out on the outside of him hammers at home BR from Celtic terrible from Rangers third goal of the Season dies in my dad I'm sure has caused James Tavern here more than one nightmare since he first came up against the Japanese forward he's caused them so many issues in these games and that's another one maida has Celtic in front just minutes after they were denied by the offside bar check Rangers have it with diamond he goes down in the center circle John beaton's allowing the advantage fat left ch's onto it The Far Side good challenging B there by kogo helping out but might as well it's uh great teamwork team effort from the Celtic forwards to get back there and help Greg Taylor well that was what the what what Brendon Rogers was talking about the counter pressing it's not even pressing it's just going after the ball soon as soon as you lose it there's two three players around the ball and that itself that card coming here Jeffy doesn't even think it's a foul he's furiously shaking his finger at John beon who produces the first yellow card of the match what foul of Nicholas on this near side Celtic have a free kick and Rangers Billy are going to have to be pretty careful because whilst it's been a promising start to proceedings for them the balls ended up in their own net twice one of them has counted but this game could as it does for many teams when they come here get away from them very quickly yeah I said like trying bed yourself into the game through that first half an hour Rangers have have looked a threat they have they have an an attacking uh Force about them they look dangerous the he should have scored with Mondo's head deser should have stuck in the net although he was offside so they have that threat going forward but also said Liam the one thing that I was worried about can you keep a clean sheet because defensively they don't look solid individually and collectively and that's born out hasn't it because twice as you said there's another throw and twice as you said Celtic cut through them twice the balls there one offside one a Go's touch D to try and win it back and he's got it Celtic players are all over the blue shirts and there's two players colliding and going down it's Johnston and DM mday and it's gone Rangers way referee blowing his whistle Brendan Rogers now is moved to come out to the edge of his technical area to have a go at somebody normally he would think out of all the officials on the pitch the fourth official jobs the easier one but I'm not so sure that's going to be the case for David Dickenson this afternoon yeah I didn't see the incident actually where I was on the ball uh but he's booed oh yeah Johnston's booked yeah I think just a sharp word would probably both of them might have been the the way around that you know he's just booked the two of them which is a bit DED uh unless unless the fort official has given him a bit uh more clarity on what happened that's three bookings in the game but teams aren't really giving themselves a chance against Celtic they've scored their opening goal this is their fifth match scored their opening goal inide 17 minutes as Alec Ray one of Philip them assistant coaches comes out and gets booed to the Delight of the Celtic supporters know how big a Rangers man Alec Ray is Philip CL telling him to come down so spit of yellows there yeah hatate scored inside 17 against karuk scored inside three against hibs maida scored inside four in the League Cup meeting the week later khum McGregor scored inside three against him last week and that's 17 again and Celtic are back on it with Kon early ball Midas in again tavier slides in and puts it behind and John Beaton signals corner just got to touch on it so important it's a penalty but again Jeffy worried about individually defensively Jeffy really poor H slow to the ACT nicked off him ball through MAA showing his Pace t a panicking gets an important touch Corner yeah definitely wasn't a penalty that think there was a really good touch on the ball uh they're not even going to check it but certainly uh Celtic on that count just Counterattack really really quick pace and and dynamism Out Swinging corner from Paulo Bernardo in the Celtic right and it comes it's Away by a combination of deser and threr and out it goes for a throw in on this near side since kyogo had the ball in the net Celtic have taken control of the match that one didn't count Midas did the lead One n we played a quarter just about on this one yeah they were Brave Celtic and and the wayed Rangers started pressing them really hard they continued to try to play their game and and they've had rewards yeah look at there's Johnston with a quick throw into McGregor and his attempted ball across the goal mouth comes off Baron him behind for another Celtic corner on this near side just switch off defensively every opportunity matondo down he looks if maybe he's got a little knock but Baron it was that occasion cuz cuz Celtic interchange it's not the same man it goes sometimes the Winger who'll run round but then the midfielder takes off you're not switched on defensively like Baron wasn't there mat for the goal then you're in trouble you have got to be concentrating for 90 minutes in this game when you're on the defensive duties and ranges are switched off and it's cost them I mean some of the goals they've conceded here in recent years have been shocking and blown that wasn't anywhere near the worst of them Mosin I think is going to have to come on for matondo here he's been given the the nod by his manager and Rangers are going to be forced into this change the blow for matondo he played brilliantly last week two goals two assists very different taking on Ross County with the greatest of respect to taking on Celtic inside their own stadium of course but matondo would have been hoping to make an impression he scored that what turned out to be the PFA Scotland goal of the Season that late equalizer against Celtic last term I think he's going to want to have a he's want to come back on and give it a goal yeah he's stretching his hamstring a little bit but he he wants to stay on and he is an important player he's got a little bit of pace short Corner taking the Bernardo and now Taylor now McGregor Central Area rolls it short to hatate back to the edge of the center circle for Johnston and now with Taylor Rangers down to 10 at the moment with matondo the other side of the touch line Baron tries to get there ahead of and does but he's kept it in play only for Nicholas you'd almost better just letting it go out for the throw crosses in but it's too close to Butler who holds on in the 6yd line and it's stay Celtic one Rangers nil on 24 matono back on yeah that quick pressing G winning the ball back in a dangerous area uh barn and and you know you've got to be you got to be sure what you're going to do even before the ball comes to you uh from from a Rangers perspective do you clear your lines do you try to control pass but let's do it and do it early otherwise you're under pressure I think they've shelved the change for now give Mondo a few minutes for the looks of it satate beats Baron to it but it's ball forwards cut out by proper and he finds Jeffy long ball for him goes right through to scales Rangers a little bit Dazed and Confused at the moment given what's happened triling 1 nil but Celtic give it away in the Midfield cherney's pass cut out by HTI he gets a second chance to pass it out to deser over on that Far Side shows too much of it to maida and out it goes for a throw into Rangers over on that far side yeah I was with you there Liam cuz I was looking Tess's body language when they they couldn't Bu from the back and and and find a a spare man and just let the the shoulders shrunk into his body a little bit then suddenly the ball came to him they were off again but just got to get through this little period the Rangers R Celtic looked really dangerous especially when they get the ball they look as if they get cut through Rangers at well Taber firing It Forward chased by Sterling scales gets there he slides in but puts it behind for a Rangers Corner over on that Far Side just in the northwest corner of the stadium over there the Rangers right as they attack the go to the left with the main stand up above the visiting technical area and vlap ch's over the corner though taverners trotting out to that area as well right now the 26th minute with Celtic leading thanks to daen maida's opening goal as third of the season and Cherney is one arm in the air as he looks to send this corner into an in swinger bends it in and it's headed Away by scale brilliantly defended a year on from that really impressive coming of performance at iOS against Rangers Tavern here with a long ball from the halfway line all the way back to his goalkeeper he had to there were three Celtic players in attacking positions there they not dealt with it properly as Jeffy gets it round maida shifts it in field to damand takes a touch McGregor slides in Celtic have it back for Nicholas Jinx away from Taver he's away from Baron now still it's Sterling battling still has it left hand side of the six-yard Box his ball backs cut out Sutter's caught napping though here's atti plays the one two with Bernardo hatate back to McGregor short ball forward on the 18 yd line Bernardo back to McGregor out to the left hand side for Taylor Short ball for hatti squeezes it through to Taylor level with the six yd line wins the corner off Journey that's all is John Sutter took a touch he didn't need to take when he could have booted it into the stand he decided to take the touch and Celtic had them up against the ropes again yeah I just wonder where they were they looking at any of the paper during the week or listen to Brendan Rogers uh interviews where he talked about that high quick counter press uh that that Celtic have added to their game this year and he was really pleased with it that's what been the highlight of the of the first half uh when Rangers are getting into trouble 27 and a half minutes on the clock Celtic with a one nothing lead looking for a second here bernardo's corner comes in headed Away by Sutter Cherney then flicks it away with the left Boot and out for a throw in over on the far side vat Cherney called into the Czech Squad for the upcoming Nations league matches over the course of the next week and a half ex how to play for a throw into Celtic over on the far side which will be taken by Taylor level with the edge of the D of the Rangers box short to hatti back to Taylor who goes back to scales under pressure from deser as he started the season really well scales started this game really well he's looked assured again he's as I said he's got that new threat Aron truste saw off rotsky last season didn't he got the injury opportunity of course but he hasn't looked back since then you would think it would be harsh for him to lose his place as scales finds kogo Midway side the rers half gets it out to K wide right level with the penalty spot on his left side looks to try and move it forward to HTI cut out by matondo breaks now to Johnston he rolls it back to Carter vicker's right of the center circle striding forward and then checks his run passes it out to John back to Carter Vickers it's opened up for him it's open right up for him gets to the edge of the box outside of the boot to Bernardo fires it across and behind for the corner off sutar good defending that time but it's just wave after wave of green and white attack here Celtic one Rangers now almost on 29 Celtic have stepped up a notch P haven't he but I think that's because Rangers are caught in between a rock placing a little bit of rabbit in the headlights just now whether they we go in press whether we B for the back that quickness of we're doing it to start with diami caught the ball Su caught the ball just St between just now Rangers are certainly rocked only won one of the last 12 Derby Rangers as they face this Bernardo corner and the header from maida goes across the face of goal picked up by kyogo over on the reverse left hand side it's Ball's cut out by Taver and he gives it straight to Cherney hatti with a challenge and it breaks back to Jack butland it's all a little bit he him scare him in there half an hour just about played one nothing to Celtic long ball forward Alistair Johnston's the covering player Cherney pushes him to the ground and Celtic will have a free kick I'm saying a bit caught in between but I certainly wouldn't be doing a CH and try to NM people in the edge of the box that's not where Rangers are at now Celtic have really got it together had the nervous start for 10 minutes and since then P since the goal since the offside goal I mean they really look the presses on as you said P they passing the ball well they're really getting out Rangers yeah see Rangers have find it difficult whether ders he's against two Center halves who pass the ball between each other and he's he's he's got to play between them and almost Force you know somebody to pass the ball in Midfield and then try to deal with it because they're not getting close at all and uh and and this is a problem for them early on they were high up the pitch they were they were almost pressing now they find it very difficult to put that press on challenging by Bernardo in The Far Side out of Taver then back off Bernardo and out for the Rangers throwing over there Celtic looking to win their first four League games for the second time since 2019 it's the first time they've started a League season with three clean sheets since 20101 yet to concede in the league just that kukar avich header in the League Cup tie here against hibs a couple of weekends ago it's the only time cast for schmeichel had to take the ball out of his own net so it's been a rock solid defensive start by Celtic though they have coughed up a couple of opportunities this afternoon both deser and matondo left not knocking the ball into the net oh be it deser one would have been offside yeah I think I think the one from Mond was the big one you know right in the middle of the goal and he M head uh wide of Michel's left hand post if he got that early goal then it might have changed a little bit and changed the crowd and changed the dynamic inside the stadium but that didn't happen and S he took control of the game came at the end of a good start by Rangers but sees saww the other way since Rangers in possession with Robin flart just inside the center circle he just plays it left to right for Baron and then out to Cherney over there cherney's not got much joy yet down that Far Side he's on it now taking on maida back onto his left side he decides to pass it back to tavier then back onto the halfway line for Suther Suther short ball to Taver over on the far side down the line for Cherney he's got support from Sterling now he's at the right angle of the Box low ball in good blocking by Carter Vickers and then hatti clears kyo's gone down he's a look at the referee no freak it coming and now it's with Connor Baron for Rangers he plays it short with the outside of the boot to Tavern here yeah that was the right thing probably that proper did there actually getting up tight to to uh kyogo when Rangers had possession of ball and then almost just blocking them off uh because if you don't deal with him he's always on the Counterattack to get into those spaces and selic can exploit you Rangers have it with Suter down the line for Sterling helps it on its way towards Cherney the covering player over there is scales put it out for a Rangers throw in so a more Cal minute or two for the visitors this going to throw in about Midway inside Celtic territory over in front of the North Stand James Tavern near over it looking for an option ahead of him he gets it in Sterlings back with Taver under pressure from maida who pinches it back off from again it's just terrific tenacity from maida given away by Taylor though and it's des's picking it up at the edge of the box and matondo loses out under pressure from Johnston and cleared by felt the decision making from deser wasn't the best there he found himself in a really promising area could actually potentially had a little strike at goal there Billy left foot strike I'm thinking exactly that just at the last moment I think he saw a Celtic Defender coming towards him and changed his mind a play for a Celtic throw with the near side Philip Clon would have been pretty happy with the opening 10 minutes or so however it's a Celtic manager delighted I'll be it McGregor's just had that nicked off him and now it's deser driving into the penalty area and he runs into too many Defenders really he's actually gone down clutching his nose I think and Celtic are able to get it away just bundled his way through the rock of players but eventually there were just too many bodies in the way and it stays Celtic one Rangers now 11 to the break yeah that was D M on on McGregor there getting close to him putting him under pressure and one in the ball uh and uh good play yeah he's you can see why he's in the team today he's playing one The dames coming for Tom Lawrence this afternoon Lawrence scored against Ross County last weekend I've been looking at that theam that Jill Pat was talking about when he's not always stayed on him though M that discipline I think I'm not he's not been picked out to go with McGregor for 90 minutes but just I think percentage of the time if you're going to nullify your Cel or have a chance you've got to be addressing them at some points that's that's always not been the case Celtic in the lead a win today they go back to the top ahead of the first International break of the season aberin three points clear after their late win and Dingell last night later 3:00 commentary heart stay United with regular updates from rugby park as Kar playan and then Scotland for the next week or so Nations League Scotland Poland Thursday evening 7:45 kickoff at hamen and then Steve Clark takes the team to Lisbon next Sunday to face Portugal of course Scotland in League a of the Nations league and if you want to get a playoff through the Nations League this time around you need to win your league section for the World Cup that's going to be a tall order you would imagine particularly given their one win in 12 right now Celtic have it down the left it all breaks down that ball down the line for maida goes out for a Rangers throwing which Taber takes quickly to sutar back to taberer slices a high ball up towards the edge of the center circle McGregor gets his head onto it Baron picks up the scraps here though for Rangers a heavy touch from bar and allows Taylor to slide in and make the challenge no careless from Connor bon in possession and Cel looking to make him suffer here kyogo out to kyogo goes down challenge him Sterling Celtic play on it's acrosser Johnston M's efforts blocked it's with and hatti and he Scoops it high and wide across the face of goal what a chance two bites at it Celtic had there D John Sterling is booked for the challenge on kogo in the buildup John Beaton allowed a good advantage and Celtic so close to making it two and py Bonner I think RTI is wondering whether he should have made it too oh he should have made it too he it was a good pick out from actually as because it was blocked off his shot was blocked off after the Ricochet and he just picked him out uh at the back post and he was sitting there on his own and he's just got under the ball he's tried to just bend it round I think the goalkeeper and just put it over the crossb there's an injury here yeah done yeah the second time he's been down so Mosin will come on he was going to come on 10 minutes AG go Billy that should be 2-0 yeah and do you know what the block come in because tav's in the wrong position again he's lost my he gets a bit of luck his his Brant play himself Celtic to cut it back again um and he's he's just bent around the outside the Taver again May tavir doesn't see him he hits a shot and luckily for tavir that hits off him some will say it's a good block I think he got a little bit lucky cuz he did not pick up the the right defensive position and H Rangers got away with one then it comes to hatti who if you get get a contact right probably scores but puts it overp absolutely and and and you would expect from a qu player of his quality that he would have the contact right in order to put Celtic in a very commanding position but Rangers are still in this [Applause] game has it in the Midfield going to knock it out to M's behind him though and out for a Celtic throw if you're trying to sit out in your back Garden on a nice day at this time of year and you're dealing with wasps it's an absolute nightmare that is MAA with Taver he must have nightmares about him he gives him a hard time every single time he comes up against you know what he's got to do when it comes to right in that in the Box in the 18 y box he's got this Habit to having here thinking get back on my line that's the right defensive position and he goes in mat space what he should do is say where is he I'm going to stay with him and if it cuts back then it's not my problem I've got to stay with Mya because my lets him go in and then just stays out at times and looks round and that is tav's problem he's an absolute B bomb out there dies in maida it's his goal that separates the teams and Celtic are coming forward again the ball was aimed by scales for maida but it comes right through to Jack but when were into the think closing stages of the first half here py yeah I think it was for a taaty actually and he just went to go and then he checked uh and and Liam scales have picked the pass but uh that pass in behind is devastating attempts for for that's what was going to touch on P because you're asking the question about Tav on and Maya higher up there's no problem if you more but he deepens off in the sixy bo here's Kyo picking up a loose ball shoots at the edge of the Bo and scores that is absolutely magnificent from kyogo fahashi who once again is slaying Rangers who are wilting in this pressure cooker at the home of the Champions kogo low arrowed into the bottom right corner and he has smashed that pass to very fine goalkeeper in the shape of Jack butland Celtic taking total control of the starby encounter it is Celtic 2 Rangers now and it's a long old way back for the visitors yeah listen it was great play by Greg Taylor stepping in wining the ball and then picking the pass for kyogo who come off we've seen him do that he can run in behind you but he can come off and devastating for him also nobody going with him allowed him to turn allow him there he could have made the pass but as typical Center forward he takes on the responsibility himself and buries it low past Jack butland down to his left hand side I'm not sure if the goalkeeper had any chance with that belly because he had all the time the world to get his accuracy and his power on the ball and it goes into the back net but Celtic and a and a huge commanding lead in this game and when you see the replay of the goal it's such a cultured finish by kyogo it's not a blast I'd probably done it a disservice there he's he's using the in step and he's found that not quite into the corner but he's found the net and Celtic are 2-n up and Rangers looking a hit in the counter here but it comes right through to Cas for schich he's curled it with Precision that's what he's done got a bit of pace on as well and again I go it R just cheat giving the ball away tayor Brant brilliant pass proper deepens doesn't go with kyogo so does SU so he sets off him he turns and you you said that he just bends it with power beyond the goalkeeper no chance BR from take really sloppy from Rangers again a new Rangers team but same old story for them at Celtic Park and philipo a figur of frustration the Celtic and forward the ball down the left cut out by Tavern he takes it up towards halfway we're going to turn it out to Sterling he's giving it away though and bernardo's back onto it for Celtic along the halfway line users the ball scooping it out to Nicholas on this right hand side up against Jeffy fancies his chances down to the by line chops back onto his left side rolls it back towards the edge of the Box Sterling's touch takes it away from hatti scales get something on to it finds Carter Vickers he goes all the way back to his goalkeeper yeah listen you know sing have won so many of the second ball today really really uh that's been a feature of Bernardo we talked about him could he could he do the role of matelli what he's done today really well as he's gone after the ball in that middle of the pitch and won it back and he's he's complimented hatti and McGregor really really well Rangers need half time just to catch a bre yeah you remember they were 2-0 down in the 3-3 draw back in April 3-2 down as well they managed to take a point out of that but that was at I broos very different kler fish here schmeichel think ball in the midfield for Bernardo takes it away from Mosin and bar and forward to K and in field to hatti back towards Kon he gets there aheed proper he's claiming he was fouled there there wasn't much of a touch but perhaps enough to Bo off Bernardo wins it back in the Midfield John Beaton waiting there to blow his Whistle by the looks of things Celtic haveit though it's giving them an advantage to the 45 still to play and Rangers hanging on here two-nil down with a in for Johnston across the face and the way it goes Su it's a vital touch onto it and Taver Nick in ahead of maida and manages to get some daylight ahead of him before using the outside of the boot to find vatl Cherney Rangers on the counter they need the next goal that is for sure and it's Cherney rolling it to Taber poor touch from him though allows scales to clear at the edge of the box then Mosin puts it behind theand and straight to McGregor you couldn't quite believe his luck he was onto it as he rolls it back to Johnston then forward to call McGregor again it was brilliant play initially from Tav busting out defense pass the outside of the boat away wide and then chy picks him back out again he could have popped off to Des or if he'd take a better touch would have probably a draw the Celtic Defender then slipped him H but his touch was poor right at the last minute right on the edge of that 18 yd box good chance for Rangers kyogo had the ball in the net earlier on it didn't count that one very much did and that is his eighth goal in 15 games against Rangers he's only got more against Hearts nine against them as Sterling finds Cherney now he's got into the path of damond deser ahead of him but scales is there again he's not put a foot wrong this afternoon Liam scales amidst the threat of the new signing on the bench diamondi can't get on to it with K McGregor hatti it's a long ball forward looking for kyogo he's got in behind Sut maida it's going to come to Ma on the left and he gets his first time ball back to kyogo all wrong straight to Tavern sliced at it Sterling was down and wins the free kick we're in the final minute of the 45 Celtic two Rangers n yeah that balling behind again but that time my Ed I I knew what was in his head there he could see kyogo almost running through the middle and he tried to played first time just didn't make the connection uh but again devastating on the counter uh Celtic that's where tavir should be to know because not the pitch s yeah I mean and he doesn't he stays high that time and let May down [Music] good head there by scales out to Taylor on the far side if H scales continues to play like this pack he I don't trust he might have a longer wait to get in the team than he hoped for yeah listen I think it's probably good for Liam also that there is somebody a another long ball MAA he's in behind Tavern here that is part for the course really in that jeel and MAA to the edge of the Box Bernardo onto his left side into the area they're going to make it three and butland holds on he didn't catch the shot big opportunity for Celtic to score a third in first half stoppage time Rangers being ravaged here it is Celtic two Rangers now and Paulo Bernardo really should have made it three yeah safe from butland but uh it was really good play again ball over the top Maya was so far beyond uh Taver it was almost about 10 yards he had on him which was quite incredible and an was picking out that ball where the Midfield gold support really quickly but berardo using good good feed and gets himself into a great possession he just couldn't get the ball past Buckland to make it three but SEL just play against right we know that but see there's no pressure on the ball and there wasn't to hit that diagonal to May fact was straight down the line tavir doesn't know where man and ball is he just he should know both he should say there he's there there's a ball no pressure on and deepening what he does is just stay at the ball and Myer just pops a yard shot and then spins and he's done every time Rangers just can't handle this nobody in Scotland really can handle this right now as Taver picks up just on this basis there's still that Chasm between the two as Sterling's ball across the halfway lines cut out and Celtic have it back but they want it back a combination of Sterling and baron have Rangers and now with tavanir over on the far side but in the last of three minutes that were added on at the end of the first half Sutter short ball to the halfway line for Baron then back to Sutter tring to run away from hatti over to this near side he finds Jeff up the line for Mosin good play by Mosin this time but johnon was even better thought he got round him there but the Canadian stood his ground and Celtic have it back with a tat out to the right for the Celtic fans in the main stand rise but doesn't match the expectation and gives it away and it's diam with a long ball forward looking for s deser scales with a challenge he's got it back to schmeichel who sweeps it clear first time with deser lurking and it's picked up in the Midfield by Baron one back by but here's Sterling Rangers with just a few seconds left to try and register on the scoreboard and give themselves a platform it's fat Cherney on that right hand side looking to get the ball in the middle perhaps short to taberer low ball to deser Journey going after it but it's seen back to the keeper by Greg Taylor and John Beaton blows for halime and Celtic Park arises for their Heroes because they are putting Rangers to the sword here once again in the East End of the city kyogo had the ball in the net early on it didn't count that after a promising start by the visitors it was ruled out for offside after a v check that went against Nicholas but from that moment on Celtic took total control of this game maida giving them the lead on 17 as he stroked home having managed to get away from Tavern here brilliant work by Celtic down the right hand side and by Alistair Johnson in particular from the P line he pulled it across maida scored he took his tally to three for the season kyogo thought he'd scored his first goal of the Season early on before the V Che he did eventually get it as the game went into the final 5 minutes of the first half a really fine finish from the edge of the area into the bottom right corner of the net Rangers punch drunk as they headed up the tunnel at halime Celtic in total control and at halime at Celtic park it is the Champions who lead by two to nil on Digital radio FM online at BBC sportscotland your smart speaker and BBC sounds this is Sport sound from BBC Radio Scotland Scottish Football lives here go when he spoke to us before the game the Celtic manager Brendan R just said we just need to go out and be us which is exactly what they have done and like the rest of the season so far right the way through dominant and in particular the first half's absolutely dominant and they're two up against Rangers plenty reaction an assessment to come uh it has been a better afternoon thus far for the Rangers women who are 7 nil up AWA to dundy United will be going two points clear at the top of s swpl 1 currently with half an hour left of that game their goal difference stands at 40 goals 40 against having played um well four and 2/3 matches it's been a dominant start of the campaign it's Hearts one mother well near late to score Patrick this near aine one and Spartans nil Glasgow City nil of course Celtic and a beran played on Friday night and finished nail nail there a 4:00 kickoff between Queens Park and Monro uh remember highlights of all the matches on the PBC Scotland Channel tomorrow night at 7 the swpl highlights program the sports scene program will be on tonight at 7:15 on the same channel highlights from yesterday highlights from the 3:00 games Hearts against D United come on Buran and of course highlights from the match that we are currently bringing you live from Celtic Park where the champ Champions are tuning up against Rangers um two early chances for Rangers Des with a weak shot and matono heading well wide uh I know the guys pointed out that the flag had gone up for the first one I think the second one even if he' scored would have been rolled out as well looked as if matondo was offside as tavir crossed the ball in from that point onwards it has Tom English been another case of utter Celtic domination hasn't it yeah completely yeah I mean that matando one um that was in the 10th minute and Rangers have been chasing Shadows ever since then and this this this Celtic performance and it's an exceptional Celtic performance it's it's it's rooted in hard work because every time Rangers get the ball Celtics work rate and getting back into position and hounding them out of possession is unbelievable and Rangers have nowhere to go every time they get the ball they look up all they can see is is is Celtic jerseys so they give it away and then Celtic's dynamism has been exceptional their ability to feed off Rangers mistakes is extraordinary they're like vultures and they've got the quality and we talk about MAA uh out wide and and doing a number on Taver Nicholas on the other side of the pitch has been has been excellent McGregor has been pulling the strings in the middle of the park aogo had eight touches in the ball before he scored you know deser had more but that's all he needs is a touch and that was that was the game in microcosm the Rangers give the ball away Celtic are so quick speed of thought speed of movement and they find the space and yes butland has left so much space I mean butland did not do well there but kiyo's finish is just class he plants it in the corner and this is like this is a brilliant Celtic performance and Rangers are lucky to 2 yeah look we talked about the Midfield Celtic um obviously generally dominant there in particular K McGregor dominant there and Rangers needed to be completely on top of there was a moment there a couple of moments in actual fact where was Conor Baron twice at first caught out Celtic break and and hadat should have scored and then within a couple of minutes he's a little bit short with the pass Taylor is more alert than the Rangers player jumps in takes it and then that's the pass that leads to kyogo and that those are just examples of of Celtic overrunning Rangers in that part of the pitch and is it aren't they yeah absolutely and it's what I say it's a speed of thought like Taylor sees the pass is short he's onto it and he makes the right decision and he does it very very quickly kyogo finds the space turns very very quickly dispatches the ball to the net like it's it's all break neck speed with Celtic and the tempo the throws are fast the kickouts are fast everything is fast fast fast furious Tempo and this is this is just they're streets ahead of R absolutely streets ahead of them it might have been worse Tom I mean the the goal the kyogo goal that was just allowed in the 11th minute he if he hasn't leaned just quite as far forward because I think his feet were on side but he's just going to leaned a little bit and the top of his chest or um round about that area is is just ahead of the last Rangers player but they me big chances thereafter they have yeah I mean you know made a shot blocked uh hatate should score just straight afterwards Bernardo at Bernardo you know they've had they've had some amount of moments I mean they could they could be four up and it's I just think this is this is to me this is a throwback to Celtic 2016 2017 R Rogers first season mhm because it's it's uh it's so ruthless it's so quick this is and maybe Peak Pasta cogl Too this I think this is a really really substantial Celtic performance and and and they're winning all the physical battles as well on top of the football battles which they the Celtic players are just better phys physically there must Alis Johnson is musling people off the ball you know it's it's I think just that they're winning in every Department I've got to say for about 10 minutes I thought well actually Rangers are are doing better against the Celtic team than any other side I've covered the five games so far as leam said in commentary they've been ahead within 17 minutes of each of those it's taken them that long against both karik and Rangers but it's three or four minutes in the games against hibs and and San but it it's been a similar pattern and beyond that 10-minute mark it has been exactly the same pattern in terms of Celtic utterly dominant and taking a real grip on a game in the opening 45 minutes they haven't necessarily gone on and press that they got a couple second half goals against karic but um this is one match where you figure that they will absolutely uh keep the pedal pushed down as hard as they possibly can won't they well I mean you know we've said that we said that before three times last season we said it before you know they were two n up and they didn't and Rangers came back into it and we couldn't see Rangers coming back into those games Especially since one of them lrom was sent off um but they came back so we hesitate to say the Rangers are done because of last season we've see there is a bit of there is a bit of fight in this team allthough this this is a different team but Celtic at this form if Celtic keep playing like this this this will go to four easily this will go to four cuz they're just they're just so sharp they're so slick and if they keep up this this standard this is going to this could be a brutal afternoon for Rangers it's a first goal of the season for kyogo it's a third for daen MAA and Pat boner um when you made your way along the stadium this afternoon you'd have been from a Celtic point of view dreaming of a performance like this wouldn't you yeah listen you know Rangers started off and they tried to you know press obviously from the kick off they put the ball into Celtic's half they push players further forward uh and uh they they kept Celtic you know pending for probably about 5 10 minutes s stuck to their what what they do well and just passed the ball around and and tried to to to build the game from the back and S our Rangers were getting a little bit of joy to get their transfer but after that s just and they were so devastating on the Counterattack you know Thomas described it well energy uh you know pce speed of thinking quality on the ball they absolutely destroyed Rangers from from you know probably halfway inside their own pitch right up to the goal line they they they they exploited those spaces really really quickly and sharp and they've got players with May kyoga you've seen them on the wide areas Alis Johnson overlapping or on the inside uh could then taking guys on so they've got those players and that but they've been very very comfortable and and and playing that style we've seen them in the past maybe play a style where you know they've had more of the ball and they could pass it around and waiting for the moment but today it was about exploiting space and they did it so so well and I don't think any team can live with it well Billy Rangers did for about 10 minutes didn't they and then the inevitable seem to happen 9 10 minutes have got and they just can't sustain it um and that's down to Celtic they have been devastating I think Tom used brutally ruthless is the the words that would describe Celtic in every Department Rangers then go into panic mode one in one battles all over the pitch is the biggest roasting I've seen Taver take in a long time from MAA not just because of the goal and his positioning but it's always a coaching Point Richard when there's no pressure on the ball he has got to deepen when it's it's building from higher up the pitch and he doesn't he just STS at the ball and MAA just leaves him for dead cuz he just pops a yard forward and then spins and he doesn't know what to do with it when they get in the box from cutbacks what he does is deepen onto the line when he shouldn't when he should just stay with his man he should definitely M the man rather than space gets it all wrong um I did say at the start I don't know if this back four can keep clean sheets that's been born out um and then Celtic have just growing into I said the machine that they've been and they are so confident and I also said like if Rangers could get through the first hour first half hour sorry then I don't think it' be three or four now well it could be now because they have as I say into panic mode lost all discipline and they looked as if they were just desperate and I mean desperate to get that halftime whistle so we'll see how they come out and it's old Dage isn't it no more goals or the next goal is so important because uh if Celtic win this handsomely Rangers I don't know where they are going forward in terms of um confidence um as a as individuals as a unit as a club just might disappear because it has been it's showing the gap between the two sides H even this early in the season yeah Richard just a point we we talked about all Celtics great players we didn't mention Paulo Bernardo I thought he's at an excellent first half not not so much yeah he's that he had that chance with butland but almost his work off the ball when he when he you know when he lost it he was the one that went and pressed the ball in middle of the pitch counter press it really really well and uh I haven't seen that in this game before uh and now maybe he's got a leas of life but matter where he going that he's taking on the mantle I'm going to get in that team and I'm going to show people what I can do so he was been he's been excellent in that first half feel midfielders C if you dominate that you feed your front players and because Havoc or your defense is not under pressure that's the way it's played out for Celtic Rangers put that press on from by Kicks got a we bit of Joy create a cutle chances and the and the other side of what on was building from the back and Celtic didn't quite know in the first 10 minutes where they were at but it's all the bits in between that right okay then I've given you that I can only give you so much knowledge I don't want to flood your mind as the way Philip Clon have been sent to him but you need to do your bit now go out as individuals win your battles and and then from there dominate your areas but that has not happened C have just blown away away after that 10 minutes Tom you spoke beforehand about the pressure even this early mounting on Philip clo should Rangers take a thumping at um Celtic Park this afternoon this is a will have been a massive 15 minutes halftime interval for him is he as he tries to somehow get his players back regrouped again yeah like he has to try and come up with something that makes them competitive in this second half to make a game of it like he's done and he's done it before so let's see what he comes up with but I think he's playing against the Celtic team that's played better in that first half than they played against Rangers in any game last season they're more Relentless they're more ruthless than I've seen them for quite a while so he's got his work cut out to to stop this becoming an absolute rout if he makes a game of it and they lose fair enough you know they Rangers will have shown a bit of Steel he'll have shown a bit of something to arrest arrest the impending kind of Crisis but if something carry on and Rangers are as vulnerable as they are wow it could be the recriminations here could be pretty Swift back well you can hear the announce yeah hear the announcement in the background there to welcome Celtic back to the pitch remember two more matches this afternoon 3:00 kickoffs come on against aeran and hearts against L United regular updates from Rugby Park full live commentary from time castle and highlights of all six Premiership matches and sports scene tonight 7:15 on the BBC Scotland Channel will'll keep you across everything that is happening we'll be across the swpl scores as we update all that for you a little bit later right now let's settle back and enjoy full live second half commentary from Celtic Park Celtic very much in command against Rangers as we return to Billy do p boner and Liam McLoud well in that first half Celtic managed to continue this excellent scoring run there on they've scored at least twice in each of their last 13 league games now going back to last season and that 2-n defeat in Edinburgh against hars as Celtic at the second half underway right to left in the green of white Hoops Rangers in their blue and white as you would expect from these two and Celtic going right to left attacking the Jo stand in Rangers shooting East no changes for Celtic and no further changes for Rangers as Celtic have it away early on here in Des trying to pick it up inside the Box po touch allows Carter Pickers into clear just little moments like that the quality needs to be better from Rangers if they are indeed to make a game of this one Raiders would of course to bring Mosen on for matondo in that first half schmeichel in goal for Celtic Johnston Carter vicker scales Taylor Bernardo McGregor hatti and the goal scorer maidan kyogo Rangers of butland in goal Taver Sut proper je Sterling Baron atondo Cherney mland and Des and it is rinders on the ball conditions the same just a slight breeze in the air gray skies above start of autumn py boner yeah it was a little chance for Rangers there Liam skills giv the ball away picking the wrong pass I would say into Midfield and trying to trust hatat but he was so manm marked and it just give yes was a little chance to pick up good possession and uh ended up and what you don't want at the very start as give range as a lifel that's for sure you know you want to settle into the game get your your your decision making right uh and keep that ball flowing so that you can kind of settle into the second half yeah well you think back to that game at the the early knockins of April when Rangers were 2 N down at half time to MAA and O'Reilly's penalty as Rangers come forward Des picks up in the left hand side of the box now weak effort of goal though the CH up there as well it needs to be much better from deser when he finds himself in that position Celtic were under serious threat there it's been a sloppy start to the second half actually by Celtic as McGregor comes forward up to halfway picks up Billy Dodge what a chance there for deser no conviction slaps it straight to the goalkeeper I mean it's not good enough yeah here comes Celtic up the other end Johnston tun he well it's a kind of crosscom shot which goes straight to but who controls with his hands and then he post that's it in his gloves packing you know halim came at the wrong time for celic they were they were flying the tempo was good there was there was a flow to their play there's three chances now three three situations there scales giving the ball away in Midfield Bernardo giving the ball away again codner and even they getting into a great position and and and plays that ball into Jack buland's hands those small details uh they didn't do that first half sorry from a Rangers point of view though once you get there you've got to be clinical got to show conviction crisp get a good strike away even if it's straight at the goalkeeper but it wasn't and the one before his touch was so poor that just put it back to the defender yeah for them it's all very well doing it last week but they needed to take it into this week as well big games yeah here is Greg Taylor for Celtic scampering across the halfway line Midway inside the Rangers half he finds a ttic Baron comes to meet him PTI simply turns away from him and passes it back to McGregor and now it's with Johnston tun on the touch line level with the 18 yd line now he's level with a penalty spot now he's level with the six and he wents the corner yeah better play uh but I just watching uh jerney going and pressing uh Li skilles there but there was a such a gap between himself and the rest of the Rangers team he would be far better enough going at allp because he took himself right out of the game and allowed Greg Taylor to run probably 30 yards up the pitch but they were so deep there Rangers they were never going to help him out when he went impressed bernardo's going to take this one out swinger with the right foot over on that Far Side the Celtic right they attack the goal to her left into the six-yard box scales with the head and kogo was there as well he was unable to turn it home at the back post the final flick might have come from maida kyogo wasn't able to get anything onto it and Rangers get away with one there because as soon as that first header was one you thought number three was arriving yeah he just got early kyogo trying to get across the defender uh and the ball just ended up brilliant skill down the right by to get away from proper turns it back to the edge of the Box Bernardo shows too much of it to damond and Rangers able to get it clear out to The Far Side that Carter bickers gets there ahead of Des and then just rushes him aside strides forward he is an absolute machine C Carter Vickers there but he's upset his manager because he took it too far he waited too long before passing gives it away and in the end it's going to be a Rangers free kick over on the far side don't see brandan Rogers upset with his players too often he was on that occasion by the way he's got to be careful deand he wants he's already been booked and he's he's get pulled there but he wants he straight to John beon and he's pulled Taver over John Beaton said tell him to be quiet he's get off because do M was at John beat he wanted I think it was Carter Vickers whoever whoever pulled him down there was two or three Celtic players there he wanted him booked and uh he's had to pull his captain say look you don't speak to me you're on a boook and going to get that message to him I'm going to have to put him off the pitch John beat wants to speak to Carter Vickers as well this is the seventh Celtic Rangers game for the man in the middle today his last one was that 33 draw which I was talking about earlier SEL they were two up at the break it was tavern's penalty 10 into the second half that gave Rangers a chance there first equalizer didn't come until 86 in that match a flurry of late goals as Rangers are awarded a free kick for a foul on dande over on the far side and it's Midway inside the Celtic half slightly left to Center chance to attack the Box though proper and shter are up for it de's been Rangers more most energetic player he's not played brilliantly but I think I don't think that's his position I really don't he just fades in and out the game there he's not quick enough on the turn he can use his energy to the game in front of him a way a bit like the way Baron does at times but still out there still try to put on here comes the free kicks not a bad one either comes off the head of Johnston proper gets his head on to it and then headed away from goal by I think was deser Sterling was in there as well Celtic get it away Baron picks up on this near side angles it out to mland heads it back to proper gets it back out to mland taking on Johnston Force back the way rolls it to vat slap Cherney Cherney then goes through the gears down the left gets the ball across it's knocked for goal by Sutter and then Carter Vickers puts it behind for the corner John sut's got his head in his hands he's right about the penalty spot when he knocked that towards goal and he has to settle for the corner it stays two nothing Celtic but Rangers have forced the issue since the break yeah that was a good chance for him and S did everything right he just held his position his composure he's got a good side foit on it but it was a great block uh from Liam scales uh and if that had to go on target I think it would have been with the back post head it off the post by Sut the referee blows anyway Des has ended up poleaxed on the deck he's just getting himself back to his feet now Sut was at the back post there he scored in this fixture before last time Rangers won it actually divert that on goal but the whistle was going anyway I think and it stays two nothing to the whole team yeah I don't know what happened C schichel there did he lose his footing but he went to ground and and and the goal was open uh and all it needed was a a decent header back on Target and it was in the back of the net but uh yeah that a couple of chances now for Rangers couple of mistakes from Celtic and has allowed this game to maybe be a little bit more competitive Taylor on the near side up the line for maida mway inside his own half back to Taylor oh well it's a risky ball that from Taylor but Bernardo got there ahead of mos to force it back into his own BS for Carter Vickers who rolls it out to Johnston on the far side Johnston and taking it infield way inside his own half rolls it to scales to his left scales with the long ball with the left foot looking for maid in behind Taber again Su coming out to meet him maida left hand side of the Box disguises the ball for hatti left hand side of the six-yard area against Tavern here hatate still has it he's been moved away from goal by Taver and Kat's ball to McGregor goes straight to the Rangers captain who plays it off McGregor and out for a Rangers throw on the near side it Remains Two nothing to Celtic Rangers enjoying their best spell in the game since the opening 10 minutes of the counter but they've yet to really test Casper schichel having a caught again no pressure on skills and he just STS at the ball again and scales just puns over the top of him MAA spins and Celtic onun the attack speaking the spinning bernardo's done likewise against dam in the center circle comes forward rolls it out to hatti on this near side hatti facing Sterling he's sted it three to maid he's in behind tabern again and then he slips as he tries to put it across as py says he lost his balance as he he made his way towards goal left hand side of the box he goes the wrong side of the post and behind for a goal kick but again dies in maida is just ghosting away from Tavern time and time again I'm just looking at Billy shaking his head every single time that's been twice now in succession that he's the ball just played him behind him and he's left Taver by four or five yards uh and really there was big big that was a big chance for for U MAA if he just hadn't to lose his balance he could have slid that ball across the sixr box but the space behind Taver he's not dealing with it as you mentioned at halim Billy he looks like a punch stun boxer get me out of here suter's giving it away mat put too much pressure on it Ida comes down the left the red CLS for the free Kick the Celtic fans unhappy because they felt there was an advantage there for them down this near side they're going to have to make two with the free kick which they are normally at pain to take quickly let's go quickly to Andy bark movement on the bench yeah Philip Kon is about to bring on Tom Lawrence so clearly the Rangers manager thinks he needs to shake things up at the start of the second half so Tom Lawrence stripped and ready to go 10 into the second half Celtic free kick as they look for a third and what would surely be killer goal taken it low to the left there for Taylor but again John beaton's obviously not ready Taylor was in acres of space on the left hand side of the box they're so inventive of the set plays aren't they he it yeah but that's Rangers not picking anybody up and and uh I'm surprised that he actually pulled that one back because uh you know what what was what was happen there Comm you know an error but not by taking it quick well see bernardo's going to bend it in with the right foot towards the back post area it's flicked behind for the corner by Taver over on that right hand side Rangers had the best of the opening 10 minutes of the first half they've the the best of the opening 10 minutes of the second but Celtic now have a corner as they hunt down a third goal which would surely put this tie to bed what a seismic Victory it will be and it's odds on that's what's going to happen even this early in the season for their first International break of the campaign and you've got plenty of time to stew in a short Corner has it rolls it to the edge of the D area for hatti decides to go back the other way to the annoyance of the Celtic fans even though they're two n up and then the ball passed straight out of the pitch by C McGregor over on the far side that right there it's a bit of a collector's item there will be damond who's coming off here for Rangers by all accounts Lawrence will replace him that was the alteration or one of the alterations in the starting 11 for Rangers this afternoon and dami who's the guys were seeing in this second half was probably one of the more energetic Rangers players but he's obviously run his race and on comes Tom Lawrence has to save him from being sent off Liam it was on a KNE Ed you could say the same for D stilling he's been booed but not been in trouble with the ref and I think it was a a matter needs must get him out the ref's RO yeah's Baron for Rangers gets it out to Cherney tosses it down the touch line there towards Taver scales with the challenge and now it's with hel McGregor who goes down that's going to be a free kick to Celtic down on the near side yeah well listen Tom Lawrence good on the ball we know that he that he can create and he can maybe there's a goal in him in the odd time uh but uh and his fresh legs going into that position but can he deal now again with McGregor can McGregor be the one that's going to be dictating how Celtic play in this remainder of the second half tough couple of games for Rangers either side of the international break this one here they then go to tanise to take on a reborn dundy United after the Scotland games are out of the way difficult couple of away games and you know they were notorious for dropping points on their travels last season because in the home table they were only two points worse off than Celtic it was the the damage was done on the road seven other 19 games the Celtic and forward through ball Kyo right hand side chips the goalkeeper and he finds the side net only oh he's furious with himself and that was a chance to kill the game he's put it past that g in it's magnificent finishing the kyo's off Target the Celtic two Rangers now almost on 59 big big chance wasn't it so so uh little and again that came from that sort of counter press from Celtic and then kog as soon as he won the ball you could see what was on his mind he's racing through Beyond uh was it proper that was trying to pick him up no Pace s tried to stand as well the two of them are there they just couldn't deal with them should have been three I mean once he's through he just gets finish three now the second has has gone very much the first ranges been good for the first 10 minutes or so creating a few opportunities and Cel are slowly building in B to get a chance and H nearly get a third ball back to Baron for Rangers just inside his own half left to the center circle these two find out who they're going to be facing in Europe to mouthwatering Europa League set of fixtur for Rangers that's for sure Celtic F their chances in their Champions League campaigns car vicker slides in beats deser Stewart It's the edge of the D of his own box with Bernardo on the S side and then back to Taylor yes Celtics starting in slen bratis laava Rangers against Malmo in the Europa League some terrific fixtures in about that and we've got news of a Celtic change Andy yes the Celtic fans are about to see a debut for Arie Engles he's about to come on for Bernardo spent a lot of money on Angels it's up there with the kind of money they spent on edar noticed went off to Leicester city despite being mildly linked to the return here in the latter part of the window here is Taver to Cherney and then back to Lawrence Lawrence out to Taber level there to the de come off T throw in Bron Rogers turn as soon as I look at his new signing he being desperate to bring the Belgian to the club he knows both Nicholas Rasin and the Rangers manager Philip Clen mol having come through the club Bru Academy he was at alburg in Germany up until a couple of days ago but he's there wearing the number 27 ready to come on getting some last encouragement from both John Kennedy and Brendan Rogers as Baron picks up and squares it Suter like to Taver on this near side tavern's early ball looking for Des Des can't get on to it because the does and he puts a high Over the Bar and that will be a goal kick to Celtic who will make the change now and there will be a Celtic par welcome an angel who's going to replace Paulo Bernardo and sure py boner will be quite excited to see what this young man can provide this Celtic team he's essentially been brought in as Matt O'Reilly's replacement so big shoes to fill yeah it's his big but bernardo's played really well in this game I've got to say even even I think uh the second half he that be a little mistake on the ball maybe tired legs but this is a young man coming in here comes here with a with a bit of a pedigree and let's see what he can do he looks quite strong he looks a decent height about him uh and can he can he now let's see what he can do I don't know much about him Billy I'm not sure if you know anything about him either an angles is on and immediate chance to impress he's only 20 Belgian under 21 International and in had 18 months at alburg who he helped finish 11 from the German Bundesliga last season and already he's chasing the ball forward it's a long one but it comes right through to Jack butland who holds on already you can see he's got plenty Pace yeah well the the important thing there was that he seen the vision he had the vision to see the space when K come short and the space was there and he he's gone over the top uh which I like to see in those type of players higher up the pitch that they actually not alone can get on the ball but he can run Beyond people too sign a four-year deal here he's trying to track deser at the moment in the Midfield Des find Lawrence he's got Jeff day to his left that's when the pass goes Jeff Day first time mland puts it wide well that looked like there was a decent opportunity for Ross mccoslin he's slightly left to Center on the 6yd line he's not caught it at all well and it's almost going out for a throw in it's that far wide it's the Celtic two Rangers n and 63 ch's not happy he he thinks maybe he should call him and say leave it you can still see him remonstrating with Mosin just now I think mosin's on the stretch open up the body with the right foot from the cut back cross but ch's coming on to it with a left foot favored foot should have left it it might have been 2-1 but Mosin just get a little flick on it it takes it well way to the goal great chance gone yeah that's a number of chances now for for Rangers in the second half and uh that that'll give them a little bit more confidence uh and if they get a goal pack then they're always in the game you're listening to sports sound here on BBC Radio Scotland across the frequencies on digital online bbc.co.uk sportscotland 2 3:00 kickoffs to come heart of midan against dundy United is the commentary match at three Kamar hibs also you'll get regular updates of that one bbc.co.uk sportscotland for the live text highlights this evening on Sports scene 7:15 on the BBC Scotland TV channel Rangers have it in the Midfield with dujon Sterling who knocks it out to Tavern here on this near side Sutter Square ball to proper his brother Davy Once Upon a Time was on the books at Brighton Dutch internationalist as uh Tamer picks up on the near side Sterling can't keep it in play and Celtic have a throw in right in front of the Rangers Dugout K McGregor will leave it for Taylor yeah if anything just intensity has gone out a little bit from the Celtics Celtics game and this uh second half uh they were doing things so quickly and so sharp uh early on uh in the first half they just struggle to find that momentum I think in the second half yeah but they've got a two- goal lead and the oldness isn't on them is it as much as the Celtic supporters would like Rangers to be ground to dust this afternoon here that's knocked out to they can flicker into life for a moment's notice and here comes Nicholas driving forward to the underlapping Johnston is cross is cut out and breaks toon at the right angle of the area back to McGregor left fo the ball to the right hand side of the box it's Johnston oh and butland forced into a more dramatic shve than he was expecting at his near post as he puts it behind for the corner yeah it was a deflection uh I think he came off proper proper proper in that sort of almost corner of the of the sixy box and a force Jack Buton into a good reaction save uh to keep the side in it I think it was a good job at deflected because I think Mya had to run in Taver again to get on at first and probably score so butam was able to make the same because of that deflection Arie angles will take the corner over on that far side right footed outswinger the Celtic right and it comes it's not the worst delivery it's headed halfway still an opportunity for his efforts blocked he's gone down in the followup challenge goes out for a throw on the far side but it's going to be a Rangers throwing and John Beaton just stopping play to make sure that Nicholas is okay it doesn't look like the best of Landings there that's exactly why it was them it was Tom Lawrence closing them down and been booed Dody yeah was a ref again and frustration but it was Tom laws closing him down and he just made a back and couldn't hit the strike was over the shoulders and it was more The Landing as you said haven't seen too much Descent of course the referee and world is clamping down and mobbing these days as was notable at the European Championship Finals in the summer but it is something that has been adopted by the SFA in this country but okay just a few weeks into the season haven't seen too many examples of that so the players Towing the line be the captains speak to the referee when it comes to those contentious moments proper clears for ders Tamer gets it under control L ball forward to Des passes it back to Sterling now to Cherney over on this near side though the intended pass was for Taver it's Cherney looking to reverse it to Sterling well read by Taylor and then inels goes down and fere eventually gives the free Kick the Celtic man's down but once more the Celtic band that I rate as is call McGregor it's a yellow card for Tom Lawrence because Celtic with a way in a counter there and they clearly felt there should have been an advantage given by John Beaton yeah it could have listen I I felt maybe that there was more of an injury to the to the young man uh maybe that's why he's pulled it up you know was point a head not wasn't that's what he was saying John be I think that was to maybe get yeah but but yeah when we're sitting up here watching the the flow of the game obviously hatti was gone he was in this great space and he had had that pace high up the pitch in front of him that he could have exploited but anyway listen uh the booking goes to Tom Lawrence yeah and if it's a head knock then you have to stop the game immediately let's get news of another change for Celtic I think it is Andy Burke yeah James Forest is getting stripped to come on for his 500th Celtic appearance he's sure to get a great reception Nicholas could the man who's going to make way it's just going to you wouldn't back against James Forest Breaking All the records this season another one hitting the 500 Mark is a special moment for him personally but of course he's targeting becoming the most decorated player in this club's history at the end of this campaign Celtic with a tatis ball through cut out by Jeffy he's now in a center position driving forward for Rangers out to Cherney on the near side we are on 69 minutes Celtic two Rangers n there's Baron for Taver manages to find Jeffy on this near side back to Baron the right hand side he's still got Taver to cherne into Taver now infield Jeff D found himself in a central position again finds Sterling and out to Baron Baron knocking it out to chne it's good buildup play by Rangers this it's Cherney at the right angle of the Box he's on the left foot tries to over could get the over back on the right and allows Taylor in to make the challenge header from proper finds Baron as ball forwards straight to Celtic though and now it's too wonderful touch away from John Su looking to knock it through to C not a good ball though and it's right through to butland at the edge of his box and he smashes it high and away and it stays Celtic to Rangers now and all it needed really py was kyoga just popping that into the path of Nicholas and he was one-onone with but as first touch was fantastic to just sold Sutter an unbelievable he's come in too quick Sutter anyway he knows he up against uh against kyogo and his touch was brilliant but his other pass second pass another chance for kogo outside of the boot balls found him he's on the right hand side looking for support at the moment he's at the right angle of the Box Johnston's got up to help kogo his effort across goals blocked by Sut Jeff's touch on the far side Jeffy goes down he's won the free kick and the yellow card's going to come out for Nicholas I think over on the far side yeah just looking at kyogo also you know that's a couple of times I see them going to almost stretch uh and uh maybe it's time that that uh they took him off and replaced him with Adam um but but he's so quick so sharp uh and he's got his goal but and every time somebody gets the ball he's always looking to run him behind or or come short he's always on the move it's now back with butland who plays it short to sutor into his own box that's shifted out to Robin proper who goes back to his goalkeeper Celtic still comfortably ahead at 2-0 James Forest continues to wait on the touch line long ball Tavern here Sterling chases it should be schmeichel he's going to try and see it behind and he has done with the goal kick and of course Bron Rogers would have sign up for a 2-n victory before a ball was kicked today so they don't get any more goals I don't think he'll be too disappointed but he's making the change here with James for play bed a moment ago and real energetic performance from the German Winger today py yeah he's been very good very good and and you know listen I love it when he gets the ball now he takes people on that's the key Celtic always had Wingers that took people on and were were a real handful he's got a bit of pace we know that uh and uh he's working really hard for the team so but Jim for is coming on is it 500 games is that what you said for the club yeah which is a lovely uh it's a lovely Milestone isn't it uh and that but he's uh you know celic have got the opportunity now to to actually have a couple of players in most possessions now that can come on and they're not weakened by it 30 of those matches have come against Rangers James Forest Sterling knocks it back to Sutter and now it's cter Baron and Suter rolls it out to Sterling on the near side MAA has it and he's put it out for a Rangers throw which Journey takes quickly to Tavern here on the near side scale slides in he's at a good afternoon and goes out for a throw in to Rangers on the near side of it level with the edge of the D of the Celtic box 73 minutes just about on the clock Celtic two Rangers n Taver balls it into the box Des gets a little touch for Cherney but carries it only to Carter Vickers and now it's with Forest who is driving forward do in space now he can find them Taver goes down thinks he was tripped by Forest Celtic play on dies in maida rolls it to Forest he's at the edge of the Box shifts onto the right side his effort's blocked Johnston with the chest down for Forest he's on it again he's been involved almost immediately after coming on it's a big appeal for hand ball and a Celtic player tumbles in the Box as well it was Forest hitting it towards goal with the outside of the right boot John Beaton not giving anything at the moment suddenly Rangers come away and a count with Lawrence up the other end shows way too much of it to Liam scales again what an afternoon he's had stays two nothing Celtic yeah but what looking at kogo at the edge of the box of his own box he's run all the way back to try to put an interception or try to get a tackle and and he was part of that tackle I suppose but to do that he he looks as if he's he's his day run by the way do does look that way and but what a what an effort from him yeah he cramped up a little bit there and I think there is more movement we'll get to Andy in a moment Celtic Havoc with kilo left footed ball low out to the right for Forest gets the overlap from Johnston P GS out there I think and uh the ball forwards blocked Avers get it half away but it's now with K McGregor to the edge of the penalty area he's looking up at the goal oh that is magnificent that is absolutely magnificent from the Celtic Captain he's coming up with some brilliant goals the season and he's just sealed the points and the first derby of the season has been comprehensively won by the defending Champions K McGregor from 25 yards not for the first time this season has beaten Jack butland it is utterly superb from one of Celtics most decorated players their Captain steps up and it's Celtic 3 Rangers now and there's more than the length to the river CDE between these two teams right now oh what a goal I've got to say that was selfmade he's gone he picked the ball up on the edge of the Box great play by made initially to run back and won the ball that that counter press gives the ball to McGregor McGregor just drops the shoulder drops shoulder again twice and just steps inside and there wasn't even a bender it was a smash right across butland into the right hand side what a MAG in Gold Billy it's very similar to the one he scored against tibs actually at Easter road if not the carbon copy let's get news of a couple of Celtic changes in the wake of that third goal from Andy yeah Adam coming on for kyogo as the guys were anticipating and a Celtic debut for Luke McOwen who's coming on for Rio hatti well it's been just about the perfect afternoon for Celtic Rangers have had their moments in the early parts of both halves but kyogo got his first of the season it's easy to forget that that was his first goal this campaign his was a fine strike as well but Billy I was just saying Callum McGregor we we always spoke about him as a massive goal threat early in his Celtic career when he dropped back into that more sitting role besides Scott Brown the goals tried up a little bit for him but that one there I mean he's he's always had that in his locker I remember him scoring one just like that in a cup final against motherwell Scottish Cup final he got one against hibs and he EAS Road a few weeks ago almost exactly the same yeah and I know it's hell in the season but it it it looks fresh he's decided to give up in Scotland and what Scotland's losses will be Celtics game because they keep him fit and they they lost him for a spell last year he's just instrumental we talked about it pre-match how he dominates Midfield and then he comes up with goals like that so he looks at his best Kum McGregor quite a little efficient today but I mean the goal is out of this world the one thing I would say the build up Liam is kyogo before it pat pointed it out and Mya epitomize his Celtics performance today they have worked the socks off whether it's a front man defending and that's why the the ball dropped to McGregor I'm not TI it's unbelievable strike but it's it's um MAA and kyogo just set the standard chasing after things one in the ball McGregor does the rest there's Lawrence up the other end to des's left hand side of the box alers Celtic players around him he's rolled it back to Mosin mosin's cross ball finds taberer who shoots a goal and smel saves and behind it goes for the corner he's not had much to do in the Infantry of his Celtic career called into action there short Corner Cherney to Tavern here Rangers are going to make a triple change in a moment we'll get to Andy as the cross from cherney's cut out by Ida who puts it out for a throw in on this near side quickly down to Andy yeah triple change for Rangers Danilo Nicholas Raskin and Hamza aanii are all ready to come on possibly too little too late but triple changed for Rangers yeah you would think so you would think so Callum McGregor there with his third goal of the Season he only managed two last campaign so he's already beaten last season's tally and this is just League game number four about 78 and 1/2 minutes on the clock with a 3 n lead and Rangers quite simply Billy dods have had no answer whatsoever to what's been thrown at them today no we said half time with the boys bruly ruthless but it's been incessant it's been constant as well so no time to breathe they had the spells in the game they couldn't sustain it Rangers and Celtic have capitalized because they have dominated they look fresh they look sharp they look ruthless they're scoring goals it's just been an all round um excellent performance from Celtic Rangers with Lawrence helping it forward looking for Cherney scales is there he finds MAA just across halfway Taylor goes down fouled by chery free kick Celtic on this near side I think there's been a bit jiggery pokery down there with the subs Andy yeah change to the change Danilo is back in the bench in front of me and put his jersey back on and Liam balagan is now coming on as part of that triple change well the changes for Rangers see Robin proper come off and balagan who started last week actually came off injured he uh comes on masin comes on for Cherney and igam mani is coming on as well so st's other one isn't it yes see what IG Mani can do this as his debut the Moroccan Striker Morocco under 23 International signed a 5-year deal can play right across the front line he's primarily a center forward but he's moved out to the left wing and Celtic pick up with Forest to Luke McOwen first real touch for him in a Celtic jersey the former Dundee Captain watched him net in that Dundee Derby earlier in the season from the penalty spot two2 draw at Tanner ice here comes deser down the left hand side and he's got himself away from Carter Vickers down to the by line still at cial deser looking to try and at least win a corner but Carter Vickers is prevented even that and Celtic habit over on the far side angels with the long right foot raking ball looking for EA it's a cushion header from Sutter down to balagan we're in the final 10 minutes here almost the final nine now Celtic 3 Rangers nil comfortable Day at the Office yeah it could be a long 9 minutes for R got to just make sure don't lose any more goals game's done Celtic look as if they're hungry for more it's a comfortable day at the office for Celtic the to reclaim top spot which will be coming now abine with a 100% records at the summit of the Premiership and it's a ball up towards Adam on the near side comes off him and out for a Rangers throw in I said Billy it's uh International break now that is going to be a long couple of weeks for Philip clo I would have thought in the back of this he's uh this is his fifth go at Celtics yet to come up with a victory against them they go to tanise in their next League game before taking on Dundee after that so they're in uh they' got a bit of work to do even this early in the campaign yeah this is an important game we feel must not lose cuz they were on the chase as it is two points behind now five um but they got P of time to get their new signings up and running they've got to come back but the one thing they've got to do Liam is handle it mentally Jeff Cross into the Celtic box headed Away by Carter Vickers cushion header from forest to Johnston to ankels goes back to Forest now with McGregor who shows too much of it to Rasin who pinches it back for Rangers ball forward cut out by maowen uh he was presented the other night looked like he was living the dream as Raskin shs some distance and he shs High over the bar from it stay Celtic three Rangers now it is a familiar Tale in the recent history of this fixture Celtic on top maen on the turn CRS It Forward there to idaa then out to maida first time ball back to Taylor the Rangers manager still down there backing the orders just trying to see through this game try and reset their season after the breaks that comes through towards MAA balagan gets there first and then Tavern here but he's giving it straight to luk maowen maen out to EA on this near side Ida down by the corner flag rolls it back to Taylor Taylor then to McGregor remember the action from T castle and rugby park to come on Sunday sport side when we're done here it's maau into Eda Eda just outside the box rolls it back the way to Carter Vickers right up the center circle out to The Far Side low ball for Forest Celtic popping it around with confidence that you would expect Baron slides in and puts it out for a Celtic throwing level with a penalty spot B into the box for Forest Angels moves it back there to McGregor now Taylor the right Central Area he's giving it away Baron gets it Forward here to Lawrence Nicks it to Mosin Mosin then with the ball forward towards deser cut out by scales now it's Lawrence delicate ball looking for man left hand side of the sixy Box Michel Smothers it hold on to it and it stays in Celtic three rangers nil the lineups at T Castle hars Gordon Kingsley hit Ken pen rice OD SP boting Grant Oda shanklin's back and Vargas for United Walton adoa gaker gram Stevenson babunski Holt sibl fery trpovski Vander sand at rugby parkar Ohara right M Finley and daa Armstrong Watson pworth Kennedy Vel and Anderson as Rangers come forward it's Mosin with a shot from the edge of the box which is blocked comes to mccoslin level with the six yd line went the corner off scales he's not going a fo wrong as I said hibs bers Miller EA ohar OB Quan triantis molotnikov karich and Bo confirmation of all of that and the subs the buildup the pre-match interviews for hars done the United karik HS to come on Sports home they're in the final five at Celtic Park it's a matter of time before Celtic pick up the three points but Rangers have a corner on this near side mland isn't happy with the attentions of maowen inside the six-yard area and the referees having to speak to both of them as James taberer prepares to take this corner on this near side right in front of where the visiting fans who normally be here at Celtic Park in from Tavern here it's evaded everyone and it PS out in the far side and it's maau he gets there first Bo off his opponent and out for a Celtic throw The Far Side Luke M's shown a couple of neat decent touches since coming on for his debut today certainly not overd by the occasion some uh some afternoon for him beautiful afternoon for him and his family isn't it making his debut after that Sensational transfer at the last minute uh and uh but to come in and play and he doesn't look out of his depth at all because he's got out energy about him and you can see him fitting into the team quite easily it was interesting listening to Steven mcin SP scene last night you kind of compared him to Paul Harley started out wide and has converted himself into an attacking Midfield player and he looks very comfortable in there he certainly was in the dark blue and D as moslin picks up for Raiders on the right and rolls it back to Taver who in turn goes back to Suther just over three of the 90 still to play Celtic three Rangers now remember those Internationals to come on Sports out over the course of the next week Scotland Poland in the Nations League a Portugal Scotland on the Sunday Thursday for the Poland game and then as I said Rangers go to tanise in their next match Celtic I've got Hearts here in their next League match here is maowen getting it from Taylor challenged by balagan though moslin has it sweeps it in field to rashin he goes long with the left foot looking to try and get the Mani involved but oh head Away by Carter Vickers who has gone down but he's got back to his feet py was concerned momentarily there in the backround I'm always concerned when Carter viers goes down because he's I think he's he's just fixing his boot I think he was stood on and then received the pass one ball for Johnston shter Sho to be able to get on to and he heads it back to his goalkeeper who holds on inside his box 3 nothing to Celtic and Brendon Rogers continuing to have his thumb on Rangers he's the best record of anyone in this fixer and it comes to the management of either Celtic or Rangers nobody's got a better record on him this is his 19th he's going to win 15 today he's 15 three draws just that one defeat with Ryan Jack scored the only goal in that game at icks during his first spell in charge it's a phenomenal record that he has and it's about the 80% winning rate and you know he's he's in plenty of these fixers as well which of underlines how well he's done in it and Rangers just don't have an answer doesn't matter what Celtic team he puts out there just one Victory against Brendon Rogers over his two spells the Rangers pick up a free kick on this near side there's a gap isn't it and it's evident here today with a big big gap intensity even ability on the ball I think um just a free kick Tavern here to take just beyond the Midway point of the Celtic half right footed into the area it's headed Away by ankles the Gregor's going to be able to boot it clear with the left Peg it's this fabulous goal that has Celtic cruising through these final few minutes even if they were to conceed now it's game over MAA a foul on Taver be having nen maida dreams again tonight James Taver as his pass from the three kit is straight behind for the goal kick and that kind of sums up his and Rangers afternoon here in the East End of Glasgow but in the 90th minute Celtic 3 Rangers now yeah he's one of these worst days Taver there's no doubt and you can see mentally it gets to him just his team being defeated but also individually how he's handled Mya and since a goal you can see he's got head loss um he's been spun so many times he doesn't know when to deepen he's rushing his passes now and you can see he's a beaten man it's going to be a free kick to Celtic then over on the far side Johnston has it gets it back four minutes added Celtic have given it away cheap plates ders look going they keep a clean sheet again be four out of four at the start of the season the Des on it left hand side of the box it's cross cut out by McGregor it's a second chance with the head into the area and then headed Away by maau and out for a Rangers throwing over on the far side so we're into the first of four minutes that been added on at the end K McGregor has been named the home team's man of the match not for the first time in this fixture Baron's cross is headed away and then inels picks up the loose ball it's balagan who finds Taver down the line for mland spins moves in field right Central Area maida comes to meet him then back by rasing into the center circle for Baron and then switches it out to Jeffy on that left hand side no ball in field to Lawrence Lawrence then dinks it into the area but he can't find Gman or Jeffy and it was behind for the goal kick Rangers have seen lots of the ball in the Celtic half but it's long after the horse has bolted here the they leading by 3 to0 going into the second of the four at the at the end of the match yeah listen you know the the result was never in doubt I think once celic went into a lead and they got that second goal obviously could celic build on a Rangers had a little bit more of the game probably a little bit more of the game in the second half but the gulf is is is is I think it's pretty dramatic now uh to to say the least and I know SEL are at home but the way that they go about their game is s our Rangers couldn't can't do it with the players that they have that's that's the difference and you can you can see when they see the the signing Celtic made right at the end of the deadline you can you can see why Brendan Rogers was so calm about the additions he said they were coming the reinforcements were coming I think it was just the mat Riley departure that unlocked all of that but Billy I just wonder how much pressure and you'll be discussing this in sh afterwards but how much pressure Philip Clon will be feeling himself but also what he's going to be feeling from the ranger supporters there's none of them in here today but I just wonder if uh the nature of this defeat is going to have repercussions for him look since Comm the job he's done well but if you don't want old FM games the question comes upon you cross comes in from the right for Des it's blocked right break to moslin saved brilliantly by schichel moslin must have thought he was scoring schichel desperate to keep his clean sheet here's Lawrence at the edge of the box and maowen digs it out long ball clear stay Celtic three rangers nil with just under a minute and a half left yeah and that's the big save there are the big saves that that I've been talking about could for smik come up with him and he has Billy yeah he's not had much to do early in his Celtic career there will be busier days ahead I'm sure he saves from mland Rangers had a few goes at it there gmane and Jeffy Rangers come down the right hand side Taylor's gone down it's Lawrence into the penalty area pulls it across straight to schichel taverners waiting right to the Penalty spot for the GoBack who's asking when the pass never came and it's stay Celtic three Rangers now yeah and even when when Rangers get into positions really positions you're never comfortable in they going to finish you know no quality no the quality is not there long ball from schmeichel the final 30 odd seconds being played out here we get the reaction from this one and then heart stun the United karer and takes Center Stage 3:00 kickoffs for both of those it is Greg Taylor for Celtic pushing it INF field to Carter Vickers and now with McGregor to scales scales fall forward to maau he's had a good day today Liam scales said it a few times this afternoon as the final whistle goes and Celtic win the first gby of the season assuming and these two will expect it to be these two Fighter for the title come the end of the campaign it looks like Celtic are streets ahead as they join Aberdine on 12 points at the top of the Premiership those two with 100% records Rangers started the first half well but missed a glorious opportunity through rabie matondo and they were made to pay a really heavy price kogo with the ball in the net it was ruled out for offside after a far check where they weren't to be denied for long D in M on 17 minutes kyogo from outside the box on 40 they were two n up at the break and already cruising at that point they added just one more in the second a spectacular shot from over 20 yards from Callum McGregor it came with a quarter of an hour of the match still to play as he smashed it home as he did at Easter Road a few weeks ago as he did at Super last week and Callen McGregor capping a man of the match performance with the pick of the goals this afternoon Rangers look desolate down there desor in particular he had a chance as well he had a couple of opportunities but a real ominous statement of intent has just been made by Brendan Rogers whose record in this fixture is better than anyone's and he and his players will do their traditional lap of Honor are here because they've made the first statement in the Old Farm Story of this season 2425 it finishes at Celtic Park an utterly dominant Champions coming out well on top Celtic 3 Rangers now on