Rangers 1-5 Celtic: result and report

Premiership · Saturday 29 April 2017

Result

Rangers 1-5 Celtic

Premiership · Saturday 29 April 2017, 11:00 UTC · half-time 0-2

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Rangers 1-5 Celtic: match report

Rangers were beaten by Celtic 1-5 in the Premiership on Saturday 29 April 2017. It was 0-2 at half-time.

Scott Sinclair opened the scoring in the 7th minute. Rangers's goal came from Kenny Miller (81'). Celtic scored through Scott Sinclair (7', penalty), Leigh Griffiths (18'), Callum McGregor (52'), Dedryck Boyata (66') and Mikael Lustig (87').

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

Going into the game Rangers were 3rd on 60 points from 33 and Celtic 1st on 88 points from 33. Rangers went on to finish that season 3rd with 69 points, and Celtic 1st with 103.

Rangers lined up in a 4-3-3 and Celtic in a 4-3-3.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Rangers wins, 2 draws and 6 for Celtic.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 7'Penalty goal · Scott SinclairCeltic · 0-1
  • 18'Goal · Leigh GriffithsCeltic · 0-2
  • 27'Yellow card · Josh WindassRangers
  • 52'Goal · Callum McGregorCeltic · 0-3
  • 63'Yellow card · Andy HallidayRangers
  • 66'Goal · Dedryck BoyataCeltic · 0-4
  • 68'Yellow card · Dedryck BoyataCeltic
  • 81'Goal · Kenny MillerRangers · 1-4
  • 87'Goal · Mikael LustigCeltic · 1-5
  • 88'Yellow card · Mikael LustigCeltic

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Rangers 2, draws 2, Celtic 6.

Team news

Rangers line-up (4-3-3)

Wes Foderingham, James Tavernier, Clint Hill, Danny Wilson, Myles Beerman, Emerson Hyndman, J. Holt, Kenny Miller, Josh Windass, Joseph Dodoo, Martyn Waghorn

Celtic line-up (4-3-3)

Craig Gordon, Jozo Simunovic, Germán Gonzalo Cabrera, Mikael Lustig, Kieran Tierney, Scott Brown, Scott Sinclair, Stuart Armstrong, Patrick Roberts, Callum McGregor, Leigh Griffiths