Rangers 0-2 Celtic: result and report

Premiership · Sunday 2 January 2011

Result

Rangers 0-2 Celtic

Premiership · Sunday 2 January 2011, 12:45 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Rangers 0-2 Celtic: match report

Rangers were beaten by Celtic 0-2 in the Premiership on Sunday 2 January 2011. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Georgios Samaras opened the scoring in the 62nd minute. Rangers did not score. Celtic scored through Georgios Samaras (62') and Georgios Samaras (70', penalty).

Discipline: Rangers received 2 yellow cards; Celtic received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Rangers were 2nd on 41 points from 16 and Celtic 1st on 42 points from 18. Rangers went on to finish that season 1st with 93 points, and Celtic 2nd with 92.

Rangers lined up in a 4-4-2 and Celtic in a 4-4-1-1.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Rangers wins, 3 draws and 3 for Celtic.

Going into the match Rangers's last five read W-D-W-W-L and Celtic's W-W-D-D-D.

Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 27'Yellow card · Madjid BougherraRangers
  • 27'Yellow card · Charlie MulgrewCeltic
  • 62'Goal · Georgios SamarasCeltic · 0-1
  • 64'Yellow card · Georgios SamarasCeltic
  • 70'Penalty goal · Georgios SamarasCeltic · 0-2
  • 77'Yellow card · Mark WilsonCeltic
  • 81'Yellow card · Kyle LaffertyRangers
  • 85'Yellow card · B. KayalCeltic

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Rangers 4, draws 3, Celtic 3.

Team news

Rangers line-up (4-4-2)

Allan McGregor, Sasa Papac, Richard Foster, Steven Whittaker, Steven Davis, Jamie Ness, Vladimír Weiss, David Weir, Lee McCulloch, Kenny Miller, Madjid Bougherra

Celtic line-up (4-4-1-1)

Fraser Forster, Emilio Arturo Izaguirre Girón, Daniel Majstorovic, Charlie Mulgrew, Thomas Rogne, Joe Ledley, Patrick McCourt, Beram Kayal, Georgios Samaras, James Forrest, Mark Wilson