Loan Report: Rangers win Old Firm to reach cup final

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There were also wins in the Championship, League One and the Netherlands' second tier.

2026-02-02T14:15+00:00

Jess Pegram is on a season-long loan with Rangers. 📸 by Rangers FC.

Rangers women were the victors in the Old Firm on Sunday as they beat Celtic on penalties to reach the Sky Sports Cup final.

Jess Pegram played the full contest as the game finished 3-3, before Gers keeper Jenna Fife saved two spot-kicks in the shoot-out. They will face Glasgow City in the final.

Middlesbrough moved level on points with top of the table Coventry City in the Championship on Saturday. Boro claimed a 1-0 win over Norwich City and Jeremy Sarmiento came on for the final throes for his Middlesbrough debut as they took advantage of the Sky Blues' slip-up.

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— Jeremy Sarmiento (@jeremysarm7ento) February 1, 2026

Frank Lampard's team lost back-to-back games last week against the Canaries on Monday and QPR on Saturday. Carl Rushworth played both games in full.

There was a clean sheet in the Championship for James Beadle as Birmingham City beat Oxford United 2-0, extending their recent run to three wins in an unbeaten five-games sequence, with Ibrahim Osman making his full debut in the victory.

Eiran Cashin’s Blackburn Rovers lost 1-0 to high flyers Hull City. Valerien Ismael departing Rovers by mutual consent on Monday with Rovers 22nd in the table.

Rounding off the Championship action, Malick Yalcouye came on for the final 30 minutes of Swansea City’s 2-0 win over Watford.

In League One, Kamari Doyle’s Reading backed up their 2-2 draw against Exeter City in midweek with a 2-0 win over Northampton Town. Meanwhile, Amario Cozier-Duberry has been ruled out for two months after picking up a knee injury for Bolton Wanderers, who beat Burton and Wimbledon last week.

Harrogate Town’s League Two relegation fears deepened as they lost back to back games against Fleetwood Town and Crawley Town - Jacob Slater started for the Sulphurites in both matches.