Sun 1 March 2026 8:40, UK

Rangers have been told they can end Celtic’s season as they prepare for an Old Firm double-header in the Scottish Premiership and Scottish Cup.

Danny Rohl‘s side head into Sunday’s crunch clash at Ibrox with a seven-point deficit to league leaders Hearts, but they do have a game in hand.

That game in hand is against Celtic, who are two points adrift of Rangers and also have played a match less than their bitter rivals.

Defeat for either side may effectively end their title push, with Hearts proving to be relentlessly stubborn in their quest for silverware.

Ahead of the latest Old Firm, Hugh Keevins believes the balance of power is shifting to Rangers, something that could be “crystallised” with a home win on Sunday.

Rangers began the season in shambolic fashion, with Russell Martin getting sacked with the Gers sitting eighth in the table in early October.

Rohl has propelled the Ibrox ship since then, while Celtic have tasked Martin O’Neill to guide them through choppy waters for a second interim stint after Brendan Rodgers resigned in late October, along with Wilfried Nancy’s disastrous 33-day tenure coming to...