After surviving a rough first half that saw the home side dominate the majority of the play, the English defender notched his first goal of the campaign five minutes after the restart to hand Rangers all three points and keep the club seven points clear of third-placed Aberdeen.

The game's first good chance fell to Celtic's Kenny Miller in the fifth minute when Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink flicked a ball through with his head that the striker ran on to. With only the keeper to beat, Miller chipped a shot over the head of netminder Allan McGregor, but his shot ended up on top of the net.

The rest of the opening 45 minutes played out in similar fashion, with Celtic pressing forward and Rangers just trying to hold them off. A corner kick from Shunsuke Nakamura nearly had the Hoops on the board as his cross found the head of Steven Pressley in a good position. However, the midfielder should have done much better with his effort as the ball sailed wide of the target. Nakamura once again threatened the Rangers net with a classic free-kick, but the ball curled just inches wide, keeping the game scoreless.

The visitors had to fell lucky to still be level at halftime, but five minutes after the break, they took an unexpected lead. A Charlie Adam corner kick was played to the back post where the ball bounced around before ending up on the foot of Ehiogu. The defender's overhead kick surprised everyone and kissed the cross bar before ending up in the back of the net.

The goal seemed to deflate Celtic, who had controlled large portions of the match without reward but now found themselves down a goal. Rangers were brought to life and began to play much tighter defense. Celtic had trouble mounting any real attack after that, and could only manage a few corner kicks in the game's final minutes before falling for just the second time in league play all season.