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Josh McCafferty

Celtic's exact away allocation for Rangers clash revealed

Celtic will be backed by 2,000 of their own supporters at Ibrox this weekend against Rangers. 

The Parkhead side take on their city rivals for the final time this campaign. 

Brendan Rodgers' men have lost the last two consecutive derbies. Rangers ran out 3-0 victors in Govan at New Year before goals from Nicolas Raskin, Mohamed Diomande, and Hamza Igamane gave Barry Ferguson's men a memorable 3-2 triumph at Parkhead in March. 


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Rangers had a sizeable away allocation that day, and Celtic will have a similar one at Ibrox this weekend. Indeed, the recently crowned Scottish Premiership champions will take 2,000 supporters across the city, after their Supporter Liaison Officer confirmed the number this afternoon on X. 

Given they won the league title last time out against Dundee United with an emphatic 5-0 win, there have been suggestions that the Celtic players should be given a guard of honour as they walk out onto the Ibrox turf this weekend. 

Luke McCowan was recently quizzed on whether he's expecting to be applauded as he and his teammates take to the field on Sunday: "No, not at all," he said. 

"That is just how it is, isn't it?

"I don't know how it would be if it was on the other foot. We'll never really know, I don't think.

"We'll see what happens."

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