Rangers and Celtic have confirmed their beginning groups for his or her assembly at Ibrox within the Scottish Cup quarter-finals on Sunday.
The arch-rivals shared an epic in the identical setting within the Premiership per week in the past, when Celtic recovered from 2-0 behind and secured a 2-2 draw by Reo Hatate’s 91st-minute equaliser.
The third-placed Gers are a degree behind Celtic, who gained 2-1 at Aberdeen on Wednesday to maneuver 5 shy of leaders Hearts
101GreatGoals.com has the line-up information from Rangers vs Celtic within the Scottish Cup, in addition to particulars on easy methods to watch.
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Rangers confirmed beginning group vs Celtic
Forwards Mikey Moore and Ryan Naderi have been each doubts for Rangers however begin. Defender Derek Cornelius (muscle) and midfielder Bailey Rice (knee) are injured.
Head coach Danny Rohl makes two alterations, introducing centre-back Nasser Djiga and midfielder Mohamed Diomande for John Souttar and Tochi Chukwuani.
Rangers beginning XI: Jack Butland, Dujon Sterling, Nasser Djiga, Emmanuel Fernandez, Tuur Rommens, Nicolas Raskin, Mohamed Diomande, Andreas Skov Olsen, Mikey Moore, Ryan Naderi, Youssef Chermiti
Rangers substitutes: Liam Kelly, Jayden Meghoma, John Souttar, James Tavernier, Tochi Chukwuani, Nedim Bajrami, Djeidi Gassama, Thelo Aasgaard, Bojan Miovski
Celtic full line up vs Rangers
Celtic make 5 adjustments, bringing in defender Auston Trusty, who is 2 video games right into a three-match league ban however accessible for the cup.
Luke McCowan, Sebastian Tounekti, Benjamin Arthur and Hatate additionally are available.
Dane Murray had been a doubt however is on the bench. Fellow defenders Cameron Carter-Vickers (Achilles), Alistair Johnston (hamstring), (muscle) and Kieran Tierney (foot) are injured, as is Callum McGregor, so Liam Scales is captain.
Midfielder Arne Engels (thigh) and forwards Jota (knee) and Callum Osmand (hamstring) are additionally out. Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel is ailing.
Celtic beginning XI: Viljami Sinisalo, Julian Araujo, Benjamin Arthur, Auston Trusty, Liam Scales, Reo Hatate, Luke McCowan, Benjamin Nygren, Hyun-jun Yang, Sebastian Tounekti, Daizen Maeda
Celtic substitutes: Ross Doohan, Tomas Cvancara, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Paulo Bernardo, Joel Mvuka, Marcelo Saracchi, Dane Murray, James Forrest, Colby Donovan
The way to watch Rangers vs Celtic: TV channel, stay on-line stream
| Date | Kick-off time | Channel | Streaming |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, March 8 | 13:00 GMT (08:00 ET / 05:00 PT) | Premier Sports activities 1 | Premier Sports activities app |
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Rangers vs Celtic stats
- The hosts are unbeaten of their final six league conferences with Celtic (W3 D3), having misplaced 4 of their earlier 5 beforehand (D1)
- They’ve had 4 completely different managers in these 5 clashes (Philippe Clement, Barry Ferguson twice, Russell Martin, Danny Rohl)
- Rangers had gained their earlier 10 house video games in all competitions by an mixture rating of 32-4 earlier than final Sunday’s draw
- Their file of being 19-time Scottish Cup runners-up is matched solely by Celtic, who misplaced the 2025 remaining on penalties to Abderdeen
- They’ve scored in 20 of their final 21 video games in all competitions, together with an 8-0 house win over Queen’s Park within the fifth spherical
- Celtic have gained two of their final 13 away video games at Rangers in all competitions (D5 L6), though every of their final three have been drawn. The Hoops beforehand drew three successive journeys to Rangers in March 1996
- That was Celtic head coach Martin O’Neill’s first Scottish Premiership Outdated Agency derby as Celtic boss since a 2-1 win at Ibrox in April 2005; the Northern Irishman has gained eight of his final 11 league video games in opposition to Rangers as Hoops boss (L2)
- They’re probably the most profitable group within the historical past of the Scottish Cup (42 titles to Rangers’ 34)
- O’Neill’s aspect have scored in every of their final 16 matches in all competitions, though the run began with a 3-1 house defeat to Rangers in former supervisor Wilfried Nancy’s remaining recreation in cost on January 3
- But to lose away in 2026, Celtic are on an eight-match unbeaten run (W5) and gained 2-0 at non-league aspect Auchinleck Talbot within the fourth spherical
