Rangers blow title race wide open with Old Firm victory
Nikola Katic headed the winner as Rangers blew the Ladbrokes Premiership title race wide open with a 2-1 victory over Old Firm rivals Celtic at Parkhead.
The defender nodded in a corner in the 56th minute to take Steven Gerrard's side, who had Alfredo Morelos sent off late on, two points behind leaders Celtic with a game in hand.
The match sparked into life in the 33rd minute when goalkeeper Allan McGregor saved Ryan Christie's penalty after Katic pulled back Christopher Jullien in the box.
Jullien then had a header cleared off the line by Steven Davis before Rangers went ahead through Ryan Kent's clinical finish.
Celtic were level just six minutes later as Odsonne Edouard diverted Callum McGregor's shot in.
Prolific striker Morelos, who has never scored against the Hoops, blazed over from close range, with Katic sparing his blushes to extend Rangers' unbeaten league run to 15 matches.
Morelos was shown his seventh red card for Rangers - and second in three matches - in the dying moments when he received a second booking for diving.
Hamilton moved five points above bottom-placed Hearts after coming from behind to beat high-flying Motherwell 2-1.
Chris Long put Well in the lead in the fifth minute, but the visitors responded with two goals in nine second-half minutes.
Aaron McGowan's powerful effort levelled things up before David Moyo completed the turnaround 13 minutes from time.
Substitute Niall McGinn scored the equaliser to salvage Aberdeen a 1-1 draw and deny Hearts boss Daniel Stendel his first win in charge.
Having lost four games in a row since Stendel took over, Hearts went ahead in 49th minute through Ryotaro Meshino's 25-yard curling shot.
But after Sean Clare was sent off for bringing down Bruce Anderson as last man, the Jambos were punished when McGinn scored from the resulting free-kick.
St Mirren bolstered their survival hopes with a 1-0 victory over managerless Kilmarnock.
Ilkay Durmus struck in the 17th minute to condemn Killie, who have now not scored in six matches, to a fifth consecutive league defeat.
Jon Guthrie bagged a brace, taking his tally to four in five matches, to seal Livingston a 2-0 win and send them up to fifth.
Callum Hendry's equaliser six minutes from time salvaged St Johnstone a 1-1 draw against Ross County, who went ahead through Iain Vigurs and had Brian Graham sent off at the death.