Celtic v Rangers LIVE: Scottish Premiership latest score as Kyogo curls home fine finish in season’s first Old Firm derby

Celtic’s defence is still yet to breached this season. Rangers have an early second half sniff but Kasper Schmeichel collects in comfort.

Back underway at Celtic Park

Off Celtic go with a smile, the hosts having taken control of the contest after a bright Rangers start. The visitors pressed high with impressive intensity early on, but once the energy levels started to drop, they were open expanses for Celtic to explore. Kyogo was denied once by the offside flag before Daizen Maeda’s opener, and the Japan striker made sure he got his customary Old Firm goal just before half time to leave his side firmly on top.

Boy do Rangers need the interval. Celtic cut them open once more and they are queueing up in the box to knock it home, Paulo Bernardo eschewing one shooting opportunity but getting another. He fails to catch it cleanly and Jack Butland saves before shooting grumpy looks at his back four.

A gorgeous diagonal springs Daizen Maeda beyond the Rangers defence, but the winger underhits his cross to Kyogo.

Into three additional minutes.

Nearly three! A vital foot from John Souttar in his own six-yard box, two Celtic players waiting to knock home the cross but the ball never reaching them thanks to the centre-half’s intervention.

A delightful finish and Celtic double their lead!

Kyogo just loves this fixture! Rangers give the ball away in their own half and Greg Taylor drills a pass in to his striker’s feet. Kyogo turns and spots Jack Butland slightly out of position, space to the goalkeeper’s left. A curled finish to the corner is perfectly precise.

Rabbi Matondo has battled on since that earlier injury but still isn’t moving freely, and Philippe Clement has seen enough. Ross McCausland takes Matondo’s place on the left wing.

Rangers have lost the intensity in their press, though a miscommunication between Reo Hatate and Daizen Maeda prevents Celtic from making progress towards the visitors’ box.

But that’s a golden opportunity for Hatate! Maeda’s shot is blocked to Nicolas Kuhn, who finds a cutting pass to a free Hatate – but the midfielder skews his shot wide of the far post!