Overview
- Kickoff is Saturday, January 3 at 12:30 p.m. local at Celtic Park, with coverage on Sky Sports in the UK and CBS Sports Network/Paramount+ in the U.S.
- Celtic trail Hearts by three points with a game in hand, while Rangers are a further three points back entering the weekend.
- New Celtic manager Wilfried Nancy, appointed December 4 from Columbus Crew, has one win in five matches and publicly asked for time to implement his approach.
- Rangers have surged under Danny Rohl, taking 26 points from 11 league games since his October 20 appointment.
- Team news points to key absences: Celtic are without Sebastian Tounetki (AFCON), Kelechi Iheanacho (injury), Alastair Johnston, Cameron Carter-Vickers and Jota, while Rangers list Bojan Miovski as a doubt through illness with Nasser Djiga away in Africa and Derek Cornelius still injured.