Celtic Women take on Rangers tonight in SWPL action as Fran Alonso's side attempts to continue their title challenge against Glasgow City.

The Ghirls are currently nine points behind the league leaders but the Glasgow Derby fixture is a game in hand.

A win for the Hoops would allow them to close the gap at the top to nine points and also put some distance between themselves and their Glasgow rivals in third place.

The game at Broadwood is Celtic's first of 10 post-split SWPL fixtures as the division moves into the business end of the season.

Last time the two sides met, Alonso's team ran out 3-0 winners thanks to a double from defender Caitlyn Hayes and a strike from forward Amy Gallacher.

The match is live on Sky Sports and kick-off is at 7.30pm.

Speaking ahead of the match, the Hoops boss said: "There are 10 games, so we know if we win all of them, then we are champions.

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"So that is our aim, and that will be the aim for the other top two teams. The top three will all have the same goal, and it’s going to be very tough.

"Our record this year has been very good against Rangers, but not so good against Glasgow City due to different circumstances.

"We know that we have to take it one game at a time, and the first one is on Monday (tonight).

"So, for us, it’s massive, it’s a massive three points. If we don’t win, it’s still possible to achieve our dreams but that will then be depending on others, and we don’t want that to happen.

"So, we will do our very best to make sure we win the game."

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