Rangers and Celtic will go head-to-head on Sunday in the third SPL derby of the season, knowing that three points for either side could have a dramatic effect on the destination of the league trophy. Rangers, the reigning champions, hold a seven point advantage over their Glasgow rivals going into the match, with a game in hand still to play against St Johnstone.

The build-up to the big match has been filled with referee conspiracy theories, Robbie Keane's injury and Allan McGregor's wounds after an alleged assault in Glasgow city centre. The stage has been set for a ferocious encounter - and fans of both sides will be hoping that Sunday's fixture has all the thrills and spills of a famous derby almost 15 years ago.

Rangers were four points ahead in the title race going into the fixture in November 1995, shrugging off two wounding defeats to Juventus in the Champions League to maintain their good domestic form. Celtic meanwhile had just been dumped out of the Cup Winners' Cup 4-0 on aggregate to Paris Saint Germain and were trailing Walter Smith's team courtesy of a 2-0 loss at Parkhead back in September.

As Old Firm derbies go, it had it all. Six goals, two more strikes disallowed, a bust-up between Andy Goram and John Hughes in the box and a total of nine yellow cards, brandished by referee Hugh Dallas.

Both sides were littered with star players, with the likes of Paul Gascoigne, Brian Laudrup and Pierre van Hooijdonk throwing their individual geniuses into the mix with a raft of Scottish players who simply wanted to win at any costs.

With the Gers sensing a chance to go seven points clear in their pursuit of their eighth consecutive league crown and Celtic desperate to stop them, both sides went hell for leather.

The visitors took an early lead through German Andreas Thom's raker from 30 yards out and used their lead as leverage to dominate proceedings, until a tactical shake-up by Rangers made a telling difference. Gascoigne, who started to enjoy greater freedom, set up Dane Laudrup to level things just before half-time.

After a quick pause for breath at the interval, Celtic again flew out of the starting blocks and were immediately back in front within  minutes of the restart. This time it was from the spot, with John Collins obliging after Richard Gough brought down John Hughes in the box.

Left on the bench from the start, the arrival of Ally McCoist then turned things back in the home side's favour. The striker, no stranger to finding the net against the Hoops, headed home another Gascoigne assist to peg back Tommy Burns' team once more.

That goal seemed to turn the tide in Rangers' favour when just seven minutes later Walter Smith's men took the lead for the first time after Tosh McKinlay put the ball into his own net following Oleg Salenko's cutback.

Remarkably just two minutes later a little bit of Dutch courage brought the sides level again when van Hooijdonk rose to fire a powerful header past Goram.

In the end a draw was probably a fair result after much drama, with neither side deserving to lose after gutsy displays. A similar result would probably suit Rangers better on Sunday, so Celtic will be looking to earn their first win at Ibrox since December 2008 to bring themselves back into title contention.

Rangers: Goram, Cleland, Robertson, Gough, McLaren, Petric, Ferguson (McCoist), Gascoigne, Salenko (Miller), McCall, Laudrup.

Celtic: Marshall, Boyd, McKinlay, McNamara, Hughes, Grant, Donnelly (McLaughlin), McStay, van Hooijdonk (Walker), Thom, Collins.