Scottish Premiership title race: Celtic or Rangers in the driving seat?

A look at the battle for Scotland's top spot including what the form guide says, where the title will be won or lost, how January transfer plans could impact this season, why there's more than a trophy up for grabs and details of the next Old Firm — live on Sky Sports

Sky Sports Scotland Editor @SahilJaidka

Thursday 21 December 2023 16:05, UK

At one point Celtic's lead over Rangers stood at 10 points in the Scottish Premiership. Now, their Old Firm rivals are just two points behind, with a game in hand.

On October 15 Philippe Clement inherited a squad at Ibrox that were bereft of confidence, struggling in Europe and in some people's minds out of the title race.

However, since that day, Rangers have not lost a game. They've picked up 25 points from 27 in the league, qualified for the last-16 of the Europa League and won the Scottish League Cup.

Celtic, meanwhile, have picked up 20 points from a possible 30, lost back-to-back league games and were eliminated from Europe after finishing bottom of their Champions League group — despite a first group-stage win at home in a decade.

Both clubs have two league games to go before a mouthwatering Old Firm clash at Celtic Park on December 30 -live on Sky Sports.

Celtic host bottom-side Livingston on December 23 before visiting Dundee on Boxing Day — live on Sky Sports.

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Rangers are at Motherwell on Christmas Eve — live on Sky Sports — and then face Ross County at Ibrox three days before that trip to Glasgow's East End.

There will be no away fans at the derby due to an ongoing ticketing dispute between the clubs, with the SPFL also involved in