RANGERS are two-up against Celtic in a frantic Old Firm at Ibrox.
Callum McGregor was sent off for the Bhoys on 26 minutes after the referee played advantage, allowing Kemar Roofe to put the Gers in front in the same phase of play.
But Celtic bounced back immediately with as Odsonne Edouard poked home from close range.
However, Alfredo Morelos soon restored Rangers' advantage with a thunderous strike.
And Kemar Roofe bagged a brace in the second half to give Rangers a two-goal cushion.
- Craig Mahood
RANGERS 3-1 CELTIC
73' Celtic have a free-kick just in front of the dugout.
Turnbull's ball in is punched away by Allan McGregor again.
Roofe heads home his second of the Celtic clash - Craig Mahood
RANGERS 3-1 CELTIC
71' Almost a hat-trick for Roofe!
Tavernier sends a wonderful ball into the six-yard box towards Roofe.
Bain thought about coming but stays on his line and Roofe is blocked by Kenny and Welsh and the ball drops kindly for Bain.
- Craig Mahood
RANGERS 3-1 CELTIC
70' It's worked short but Turnbull then curls it straight into the arms of an unchallenged Allan McGregor.
- Craig Mahood
RANGERS 3-1 CELTIC
69' Edouard nicks the ball off Simpson on the edge of the Gers box and is 1v1 with Goldson.
The striker scuffs his shot and it takes a nick off Goldson and rolls just wide.
Celtic corner.
- Craig Mahood
RANGERS 3-1 CELTIC
66' Morelos gets the ball out wide from Kent and Rangers are in again.
Roofe is free inside the box but Taylor blocks the Colombian's cross.
- Craig Mahood
RANGERS 3-1 CELTIC
65' The latest corner doesn't beat the first man.
- Craig Mahood
RANGERS 3-1 CELTIC
65' Tavernier smashes a cross into the side of Taylor's head and it bounces away for another Gers corner.
The Rangers skipper sends the ball in and Davis and Aribo both have shots blocked, the latter away for another corner.
- Craig Mahood
RANGERS 3-1 CELTIC
63' Goldson fouls Ajer when the ball comes in and it's a Celts free-kick.
- Craig Mahood
RANGERS 3-1 CELTIC
62' Elyounoussi loses possesses on halfway and Rangers break.
The ball is played in to Morelos who runs at Ajer and works it onto his right foot but his shot is shovelled away by Bain. Ajer knocks it behind for a corner.
Elyounoussi was shown a YELLOW CARD for trying to bring down Kent and stopping the counter.
- Craig Mahood
RANGERS 3-1 CELTIC
A double Celtic substitution and it's no surprise to see Forrest's number up.
But so too is Scott Brown's as he leaves the field in his final Glasgow derby appearance.
- OFF – Brown and Forrest
- ON – Soro and Christie
RANGERS 3-1 CELTIC
57' Excellent play from Kemar Roofe all round!
He has the ball on the edge and instead of shooting lays the ball out wide and heads into the area.
Ajer and Welsh are attracted to Morelos and Aribo inside the box and Barisic's cross goes deeper than them.
Roofe is left clear running into the area and sends an expert header past Bain from eight yards out, unchallenged.
That's how you header it!
KEMAR ROOFE IS ON FIRE!
GOOOOOOAAAAAALLLLLLL!!
RANGERS 2-1 CELTIC
55' Turnbull has to score!!
Forrest hasn't really been in the game but beats Barisic this time and sends a cross into the area.
Turnbull is in a lot of room, six yards out and sends his header wide of the far post.
He has to score – or at least his the target!
RANGERS 2-1 CELTIC
54' A ball over the top has Morelos 1v1 with Ajer and he holds it up well.
He has Tavernier bursting a gut to get up in support but his pass is poor and Celtic gather.
- Craig Mahood
RANGERS 2-1 CELTIC
52' Chance for Roofe as Kent completely rips Taylor in the wide right area.
He stands a cross up to the six-yard box and Roofe can't climb high enough and sends his header over under pressure from Welsh.
Celtic caretaker John Kennedy - Craig Mahood
RANGERS 2-1 CELTIC
50' Barisic has sent four crosses in in the last 90 seconds.
Each of them is cleared by Welsh and Ajer.
Davis skips by Brown on the edge and finds Morelos in acres of room inside the box but is flagged offside.
- Craig Mahood
RANGERS 2-1 CELTIC
48' Rangers probing as they look for a third which could well settle this.
Kamara feeds Morelos inside the area and he tries to flick it through for Roofe but Welsh intercepts.
- Craig Mahood
RANGERS 2-1 CELTIC
46' Tavernier sends a cross into the box which Ajer swings his right foot and and sends it towards his own goal.
Luckily for him, Bain was alive to it and collected the mis-kick.
- Craig Mahood
PEEEEEEEEP!
Ryan Kent gets the second-half underway!
- Craig Mahood
THE TEAMS RETURN
Celtic are back out early as their opponents head out the tunnel now.
- Craig Mahood
HALF-TIME: RANGERS 2-1 CELTIC
The first-half stats and numbers from Sky Sports.
- Craig Mahood
HALF-TIME: RANGERS 2-1 CELTIC
A first-half that had just about everything.
Kemar Roofe gave Rangers the lead on 26 minutes when he reacted superbly to a Ryan Kent shot from the edge to divert it with his chest into the bottom corner.
That came from Nick Walsh doing superbly well to play advantage on the edge of the box from a McGregor tackle.
The Hoops midfielder had already been booked and Walsh showed him a second yellow for the challenge.
Probably harsh for a second yellow but McGregor was daft to dive in and give Walsh the opportunity to show red on his first Old Firm duty.
But the ten men didn't feel sorry for themselves and equalised three minutes later.
Ajer rising highest inside the box from a Turnbull corner and his header was nodded in by Edouard from two yards.
The game was level for three minutes again as Alfredo Morelos scored his second goal in this fixture.
Picking the ball up inside the box on the right, he nutmegged Scott Brown and fires high into the roof of the net with his left foot.
That opener came less than a minute after Elyounoussi had crashed the bar from 30 yards after an excellent finger-tipped stop from Allan McGregor.
- Craig Mahood
PEEEEEEEEEEP!
Half-time after an action-packed opening 45 minutes at Ibrox.
RANGERS 2-1 CELTIC
- Craig Mahood
RANGERS 2-1 CELTIC
45' Three goals, one red card but no stoppage time.
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