Sinclair strike sees off Rangers

Celtic came from behind to beat Rangers 2-1 in Saturday’s Old Firm derby to further extend their lead over their city rivals at the top of the Scottish Premiership.

The home team took an early lead through captain Kenny Miller’s opportunistic effort, only for Moussa Dembele to equalise after 33 minutes with his fifth goal against Rangers in just three games.

However, the champions claimed bragging rights in Glasgow thanks to Scott Sinclair’s close-range strike 20 minutes from time as Brendan Rodgers’ side made it 15 straight league wins to move 19 points ahead of second-placed Rangers.

Mark Warburton named an unchanged side from Rangers’ 1-1 draw at St Johnstone, with experienced centre-back Clint Hill available to take his place in the heart of a back three after recovering from a dead leg, but skipper Lee Wallace missed out through injury.

The visitors, meanwhile, made two alterations from their midweek win against Ross County, with Dembele recalled in place of Leigh Griffiths in attack, while Callum McGregor replaced Ryan Christie.

And it was Rangers who started the contest on the front foot, driven on by a vociferous home support as they looked to extend an impressive 33-match unbeaten record at Ibrox.

Jason Holt initially stung Craig Gordon’s palms with a well-struck drive from the edge of the box after a good early run, before Rangers took a 12th-minute …

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