Rangers 2-0 Celtic: result and report
Premiership · Sunday 12 May 2019
Result
Rangers 2-0 Celtic
Premiership · Sunday 12 May 2019, 11:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Rangers 2-0 Celtic: match report
Rangers defeated Celtic 2-0 in the Premiership on Sunday 12 May 2019. The half-time score was 1-0.
James Tavernier opened the scoring in the 2nd minute. Rangers's goals came from James Tavernier (2') and Scott Arfield (63'). Celtic did not score.
Discipline: Rangers received 2 yellow cards; Celtic received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Rangers were 2nd on 75 points from 36 and Celtic 1st on 84 points from 36. Rangers went on to finish that season 2nd with 78 points, and Celtic 1st with 87.
Rangers lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Celtic in a 4-2-3-1.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Rangers win, 2 draws and 7 for Celtic.
Going into the match Rangers's last five read W-W-W-W-W and Celtic's W-W-D-D-W.
Key events
- 2'Goal · James Tavernier
- 51'Yellow card · Jon Flanagan
- 63'Goal · Scott Arfield
- 64'Yellow card · Scott Arfield
- 74'Yellow card · Jonny Hayes
- 76'Yellow card · Kristoffer Ajer
Head-to-head
Team news
Rangers line-up (4-2-3-1)
Wes Foderingham, James Tavernier, Connor Goldson, Jon Flanagan, Nikola Katic, Ryan Jack, Steven Davis, Ryan Kent, Glen Kamara, Scott Arfield, Jermain Defoe
Celtic line-up (4-2-3-1)
Scott Bain, Jozo Simunovic, Mikael Lustig, Kristoffer Ajer, Scott Brown, Jonny Hayes, Tom Rogić, Callum McGregor, Odsonne Édouard, Oliver Burke, Mikey Johnston