A breathless draw leaves both sides in the same position as Philippe Clement's side can go top against Dundee.
Champions Celtic coughed up two leads as rousing Rangers snatched an improbable 3-3 draw at Ibrox and Adam Idah was denied a late winner by Rabbi Mantondo's magical leveller.
The one benefit of conceding early is it allows for plenty of time to recover, however, nothing was coming easy for the hosts and they had to wait until the 24th minute for their golden chance to present itself. Rangers have been critiqued for their pedestrian set plays but Connor Goldson should have found the net from a tantalising corner. However, it hit shoulder rather than head.
Rangers were seeking a lifeline and one duly arrived when Beaton – after a lengthy VAR check – changed Silva's yellow card for simulation to a penalty on Alistair Johnston after being sent to the monitor by Nick Walsh. And moments later Rangers thought they were level when Cyriel Dessers turned a stramash in the Celtic box. Cue bedlam but the mania was tamed when Beaton struck off the goal for a foul in the build-up on Tomoki Iwata.
VAR drama explodes Referee Beaton must have breathed a sigh of relief at the interval as Celtic's dominance removed his role as star attraction. But the whistler - weeks removed from Rodgers' "incompetence" blast for his VAR calls in the 2-0 defeat to Hearts – was launched back into the spotlight during a series of second half flashpoints.
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