2023 Scottish League Cup final (February)

2023 Scottish League Cup Final (February)

Rangers Celtic 1 2
Event	2022–23 Scottish League Cup
Date	26 February 2023 (2023-02-26)
Venue	Hampden Park, Glasgow
Referee	Nick Walsh
Attendance	49,529
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The 2022–23 Scottish League Cup Final was an association football match that took place at Hampden Park, Glasgow on 26 February 2023. It was the final match of the 2022–23 Scottish League Cup, the 77th season of the Scottish League Cup (known as the Viaplay Cup for sponsorship reasons), a competition for the 42 teams in the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL). The Old Firm clubs, Rangers and Celtic, contested the final between each other for a 16th time, with Celtic having won the most recent meeting in 2019. Celtic were the cup holders, having defeated Hibernian 2–1 in the December 2021 final. Rangers last won the competition in 2011.

Route to the final

Main article: 2022–23 Scottish League Cup

As both clubs participated in European competitions, they both received a bye through the 2022–23 Scottish League Cup group stage.

Rangers

Round	Opposition	Score
Second round	Queen of the South	3–1 (h)
Quarter-final	Dundee	1–0 (h)
Semi-final	Aberdeen	2–1 (a.e.t.) (n)

Celtic

Round	Opposition	Score
Second round	Ross County	4–1 (a)
Quarter-final	Motherwell	4–0 (a)
Semi-final	Kilmarnock	2–0 (n)

Match

Details

26 February 2023 15:00 GMT	Rangers	1–2	Celtic	Hampden Park, Glasgow Attendance: 49,529 Referee: Nick Walsh
	Morelos  64'	Report	Furuhashi  44', 56'

Rangers

Celtic

GK 1 Allan McGregor RB 2 James Tavernier (c) CB 6 Connor Goldson CB 26 Ben Davies LB 31 Borna Barišić 90' CM 71 Malik Tillman 65' CM 4 John Lundstram 50' 65' CM 18 Glen Kamara 58' 65' RW 30 Fashion Sakala 84' CF 20 Alfredo Morelos 76' LW 14 Ryan Kent 90' Substitutes: GK 33 Jon McLaughlin MF 7 Ianis Hagi MF 8 Ryan Jack 65' FW 9 Antonio Čolak 90+1' 76' MF 13 Todd Cantwell 90+4' 65' FW 23 Scott Wright 84' MF 37 Scott Arfield MF 43 Nicolas Raskin 65' DF 44 Adam Devine Manager: Michael Beale

GK 1 Joe Hart RB 2 Alistair Johnston 90+1' CB 20 Cameron Carter-Vickers CB 4 Carl Starfelt LB 3 Greg Taylor 70' CM 13 Aaron Mooy 65' CM 42 Callum McGregor (c) CM 41 Reo Hatate 76' RW 17 Jota 64' CF 8 Kyogo Furuhashi 76' LW 38 Daizen Maeda 84' Substitutes: GK 29 Scott Bain FW 9 Sead Hakšabanović 84' FW 11 Liel Abada 83' 64' MF 14 David Turnbull DF 18 Yuki Kobayashi FW 19 Oh Hyeon-gyu 79' 76' MF 24 Tomoki Iwata 76' MF 33 Matt O'Riley 65' DF 56 Anthony Ralston Manager: Ange Postecoglou

Man of the Match: Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) Assistant referees: Frank Connor David Roome Fourth official: Kevin Clancy Video assistant referee: John Beaton Graeme Stewart (assistant)

Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Nine named substitutes Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.