James Tavernier's late aim earned Rangers a 2-2 draw with Dundee United at Ibrox because the interim supervisor, Steven Smith, bought a style of the fragility which has dogged the membership all season.
The under-19s coach was taking the reins for the primary time whereas the Gentle Blues seek for a brand new supervisor to switch the sacked Russell Martin, with former Rangers participant Kevin Muscat set to take over. Enchancment beneath Smith was fast and after 25 minutes Thelo Aasgaard scored a terrific first aim since signing from Luton in the summertime.
Nonetheless, Jim Goodwin's facet got here again into the sport after the break and the substitute Kristijan Trapanovski drew the perimeters degree within the 67th minute earlier than Craig Sibbald scored within the seventy fifth with a beautiful strike from distance. However Tavernier equalised with a positive end within the 86th minute, and 6 added minutes couldn't carry a winner for both staff, leaving the house facet with only one win in eight Premiership fixtures.
Smith, who had two spells as a participant at Ibrox, advised his gamers earlier than kick-off to “be courageous, take accountability. Belief the data given and execute the gameplan” and so they definitely began in a constructive vogue. Nonetheless, the Rangers ultras group within the Copland stand, Union Bears, displayed a message on banners which seemed to be aimed on the gamers: “No extra buses to cover on. No extra managers to cover behind. Face your failures like males”.
Initially, United's goalkeeper Yevhenii Kucherenko didn't see an excessive amount of motion, though he was blissful within the seventeenth minute to see a long-range drive from Tavernier simply clear the bar. Nonetheless, when Aasgaard took a deft contact from Djeidi Gassama on the left, he skipped previous Bert Esselink and Luca Stephenson earlier than curling the ball into the far nook of the web. Kucherenko made one other couple of excellent saves from Aasgaard and one from attacker Oliver Antman as the house facet pressed for the second.
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Scott Arfield capped a outstanding turnaround in fortunes for Falkirk as his late aim snatched a 2-1 victory at Motherwell. The hosts have been dominant within the first half and have been value greater than the 1-0 half-time benefit granted by Tawanda Maswanhise's strike. Nonetheless, they have been unable to make that lead rely and Falkirk have been degree 12 minutes into the second half due to Calvin Miller's first Premiership aim for the membership, earlier than Arfield pounced within the 79th minute to raise the Bairns above their opponents within the desk.
Marko Lazetic scored six minutes into stoppage time to assist Aberdeen defeat 10-man St Mirren in Paisley for the primary time since 2018. A aggressive match appeared set to finish goalless till the substitute thrashed a shot past Shamal George to seal back-to-back wins for Jimmy Thelin's facet. St Mirren had Jayden Richardson despatched off and an Alex Gogic effort disallowed in a feisty contest, with the Saints supervisor Stephen Robinson additionally proven a crimson card after the full-time whistle.
The club-record signing Thibault Klidjé shone as Hibernian climbed as much as third within the Premiership following an emphatic 4-0 win over Livingston at Easter Street. The Togo worldwide opened the scoring with a positive effort after 9 minutes after which gained a second-half penalty which was transformed by Jamie McGrath. Junior Hoilett got here off the bench to seize a double late on as Hibs snapped a six-game winless league run in model. PA Media
At half-time, one other banner was unfurled from the Sandy Jardine stand which was aimed on the chief govt, Patrick Stewart, and the sporting director, Kevin Thelwell. It learn, “Stewart, Thelwell pack your luggage and go earlier than we pack them for you”. United started to pose extra issues for the house facet and Trapanovski got here off the bench for Amar Fatah within the sixty fifth minute then instantly fired low previous Jack Butland from the sting of the field. Then, after Butland had made an important save from Zac Sapsford, the guests recycled the ball and Sibbald curled a shot from 25 yards excessive previous the Rangers keeper.
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The hosts battled to get again on degree phrases and as soon as once more it was Tavernier who got here to the rescue, strolling on to a move from Mikey Moore and guiding the ball excessive into the web from the sting of the field. Butland then made an important save from Trapanovski as the sport swung from finish to finish however there was to be no winner for both facet.
