Rangers v Celtic preview

Team news for Sunday lunchtime's Scottish Premier League Old Firm derby clash between Rangers and Celtic at Ibrox (kick-off 12.30pm).

Last Updated: 16/09/11 at 17:48   

Jelavic: Recovered from knee injury

Jelavic: Recovered from knee injury

Rangers are boosted by the return of Nikica Jelavic.

The striker has recovered from a knee injury, while Lee McCulloch, Alejandro Bedoya and Sasa Papac have also been passed fit for the visit of Celtic.

The clash at Ibrox comes too soon for David Weir, Lee Wallace and Jamie Ness, while Kyle Bartley continues his recovery from a hernia operation.

Celtic boss Neil Lennon will have several players back in contention.

Skipper Scott Brown and striker Anthony Stokes are fighting to recover from their respective ankle and thigh injuries which kept them out of the Europa League defeat at Atletico Madrid, with the former looking to have the better chance.

Defender Daniel Majstorovic, who was banned for the trip to Spain, and left-back Badr El-Kaddouri, who was cup-tied, are both back in the squad.

Rangers (from): McGregor, Whittaker, Bocanegra, Ortiz, Goian, Broadfoot, Wylde, McKay, Davis, Edu, McCulloch, Naismith, Lafferty, Perry, Healy, Kerkar, Alexander, Fleck, Jelavic, Bedoya, Papac.

Celtic (from): Forster, Mark Wilson, El-Kaddouri, Matthews, Kelvin Wilson, Majstorovic, Loovens, Mulgrew, Kayal, Brown, Ki, Ledley, Bangura, Hooper, Forrest, Commons, Stokes, Samaras, Zaluska, Filip Twardzik, Wanyama.

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Scottish Football Fixtures

Saturday, 03 August 2013
15:00
Aberdeen v Kilmarnock  
Celtic v Ross Co  
Inverness v St Mirren  
Partick v Dundee Utd  
St J'stone v Hearts  
Sunday, 04 August 2013
Hibernian v Motherwell  
Saturday, 10 August 2013
Dundee Utd v Inverness  
Hearts v Hibernian  
Kilmarnock v St J'stone  
Ross Co v Partick  

Clydesdale Bank Premier League

Position Team P GD PTS
1 Aberdeen 0 0 0
2 Celtic 0 0 0
3 Dundee Utd 0 0 0
4 Hearts 0 0 0
5 Hibernian 0 0 0
6 Inverness 0 0 0
7 Kilmarnock 0 0 0
8 Motherwell 0 0 0
9 Partick 0 0 0
10 Ross Co 0 0 0
11 St J'stone 0 0 0
12 St Mirren 0 0 0

Updated Tue, 18 Jun 2013

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