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Confirmed Rangers v Celtic line-ups: Kent returns as Rodgers names shock team at Ibrox

A general view of Ibrox Stadium ahead of the Clydesdale Bank Premier League match between Rangers and Celtic at Ibrox Stadium on September 18, 2011...
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Rangers take on rivals Celtic at Ibrox this afternoon.

Rangers starting line-up: McGregor; Tavernier, Goldson, Worrall, Halliday; Jack, McCrorie, Arfield; Kent, Candeias, Morelos.

Rangers substitutes: Foderingham, Katic, Wallace, Coulibaly, Flanagan, Middleton, Lafferty.

Celtic starting line-up: Gordon; Lustig, Boyata, Benkovic; McGregor, Brown, Christie, Ntcham, Forrest; Sinclair, Johnston.

Celtic substitutes: Bain, Edouard, Ajer, Morgan, Hayes, Ralston, Tierney.

Rangers head into the game having drawn against Hibernian in midweek, and will be desperate to claim a first Old Firm win since 2012 this afternoon.

Allan McGregor starts in goal, with James Tavernier, Connor Goldson, Joe Worrall and boyhood Rangers fan Andy Halliday lining up across the back four.

Ryan Jack, Ross McCrorie and Scott Arfield feature in midfield, with Ryan Kent returning out wide, helping Daniel Candeias in supporting Aflredo Morelos up top.

Kyle Lafferty is only on the bench, alongside Wes Foderingham, Nikola Katic, Lee Wallace, Lassana Coulibaly, Jon Flanagan and Glenn Middleton.

Meanwhile, Celtic go with Craig Gordon in goal, but things beyond that are a little unclear. It appears to be a back three of Mikael Lustig, Dedryck Boyata and Filip Benkovic, with Kieran Tierney only fit for the bench.

A five-man midfield of Callum McGregor, Scott Brown, Ryan Christie, Olivier Ntcham and James Forrest appears to be in place, with Scott Sinclair supporting youngster Mikey Johnston in attack.

Tierney is joined on the bench by fellow injury concern Odsonne Edouard, as well as Scott Bain, Kristoffer Ajer, Lewis Morgan, Jonny Hayes and Anthony Ralston.