Rangers v Celtic live: Old Firm team news and updates from Scottish Premiership – UK Times

Martin O’Neill will have to decide whether to start under-fire goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel after he was dropped from the victory in Stuttgart in midweek and replaced by Viljami Sinisalo, who performed well between the posts, as one of eight changes. Auston Trusty is suspended. Luke McCowan impressed in Germany and could have earned a start.

Possible Celtic XI: Schmeichel; Araujo, Scales, Murray, Tierney; McGregor, Oxlade-Chamberlain; Hyunjun, Nygren, McCowan; Adamu

Rangers will check on the fitness Dujon Sterling and Ryan Naderi before facing Celtic. Youssef Chermiti scored a hat-trick on his last outing against Celtic while Andreas Skov Olsen is likely to start despite being taken off at half-time in the draw at Livingston.

Possible Rangers XI: Butland; Tavernier, Souttar, Fernandez, Rommens; Raskin, Chukwuani; Skov Olsen, Moore; Naderi, Chermiti

The Old Firm kicks off at 12pm on Sunday 1 March at Ibrox.

It will be shown live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football.

Rangers host Celtic in a crucial Old Firm that could go a long way to deciding the outcome of a thrilling three-way Scottish Premiership title race.

Both Glasgow clubs, who between them have won every league title in Scotland since 1985, are trailing leaders Hearts as the season enters the run-in.

This will be Rangers boss Danny Rohl’s first taste of the Old Firm at Ibrox – having beaten Celtic 3-1 away from home at the turn of the year.

Celtic, now led by interim manager Martin O’Neill for the second time this season, will be looking to bounce back from last weekend’s defeat to Hibs.

Neither can afford another slip-up now.