Rangers and Celtic’s chaos and late drama proves neither are title favourites

Jamie Braidwood Sun, 1 March 2026 at 3:33 pm UTC·5 min read It was the desperate goalmouth scramble that could perhaps sum up a season. As Reo Hatate shot low to his left and after Jack Butland made the penalty save, the Old Firm was hanging in the balance as an afternoon of fire and chaos flipped on its head. But, at the third attempt, Hatate forced a crucial equaliser over the line to salvage a point for Celtic and deny Rangers all three, while leaving one clear winner. With nine games to go, it is advantage Hearts once again. A furious second-half comeback from two goals from Celtic kept their challenge alive, on a day at Ibrox that neither club could afford to lose. It was a desperately...