Rangers and Celtic have confirmed their starting teams for their meeting at Ibrox in the Scottish Cup quarter-finals on Sunday.
The arch-rivals shared an epic in the same setting in the Premiership a week ago, when Celtic recovered from 2-0 behind and secured a 2-2 draw through Reo Hatate’s 91st-minute equaliser.
The third-placed Gers are a point behind Celtic, who won 2-1 at Aberdeen on Wednesday to move five shy of leaders Hearts
101GreatGoals.com has the line-up news from Rangers vs Celtic in the Scottish Cup, as well as details on how to watch.
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— Rangers Football Club (@RangersFC) March 8, 2026
Rangers confirmed starting team vs Celtic
Forwards Mikey Moore and Ryan Naderi were both doubts for Rangers but start. 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 starting 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 five changes, bringing in defender Auston Trusty, who is two games into a three-match league ban but available for the cup.
Luke McCowan, Sebastian Tounekti, Benjamin Arthur and Hatate also come in.
Dane Murray had been a doubt but 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 also out. Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel is ill.
Celtic starting 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
How to watch Rangers vs Celtic: TV channel, live online stream
| Date | Kick-off time | Channel | Streaming |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, March 8 | 13:00 GMT (08:00 ET / 05:00 PT) | Premier Sports 1 | Premier Sports app |
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Rangers vs Celtic stats
- The hosts are unbeaten in their last six league meetings with Celtic (W3 D3), having lost four of their previous five beforehand (D1)
- They have had four different managers in those five clashes (Philippe Clement, Barry Ferguson twice, Russell Martin, Danny Rohl)
- Rangers had won their previous 10 home games in all competitions by an aggregate score of 32-4 before last Sunday’s draw
- Their record of being 19-time Scottish Cup runners-up is matched only by Celtic, who lost the 2025 final on penalties to Abderdeen
- They have scored in 20 of their last 21 games in all competitions, including an 8-0 home win over Queen’s Park in the fifth round
- Celtic have won two of their last 13 away games at Rangers in all competitions (D5 L6), although each of their last three have been drawn. The Hoops previously drew three successive trips to Rangers in March 1996
- That was Celtic head coach Martin O’Neill’s first Scottish Premiership Old Firm derby as Celtic boss since a 2-1 win at Ibrox in April 2005; the Northern Irishman has won eight of his last 11 league games against Rangers as Hoops boss (L2)
- They are the most successful team in the history of the Scottish Cup (42 titles to Rangers’ 34)
- O’Neill’s side have scored in each of their last 16 matches in all competitions, although the run started with a 3-1 home defeat to Rangers in former manager Wilfried Nancy’s final game in charge on January 3
- Yet to lose away in 2026, Celtic are on an eight-match unbeaten run (W5) and won 2-0 at non-league side Auchinleck Talbot in the fourth round
