Max Aarons scored a stoppage-time winner because the embattled Rangers supervisor, Russell Martin, eked out his first Scottish Premiership victory in six makes an attempt with a 2-1 triumph away to Livingston.
James Tavernier had put Rangers in entrance halfway via the primary half however the captain blew the prospect to increase their lead when he had a penalty saved by Lions goalkeeper Jerome Prior. The hosts capitalised on this reprieve to equalise via Mo Sylla after the break, leaving Rangers staring on the prospect of a sixth league sport with no win.
However substitute Aarons popped up within the dying moments to raise the Mild Blues from eleventh to eighth within the desk and guarantee some type of reprieve for Martin, who was once more the topic of vociferous requires his sacking all through the afternoon from an enormous travelling assist in West Lothian.
The Livingston manger, David Martindale, made three adjustments to the facet that began the 3-2 defeat at Dundee as Andy Winter, Stevie Could and debutant Mo Susoho – on mortgage from Manchester Metropolis – changed Shane Blaney, Tete Yengi and Robbie Muirhead.
There have been additionally three adjustments to the Rangers facet following Thursday's Europa League defeat by Genk as Connor Barron, Oliver Antman and Bojan Miovski began instead of Mohamed Diomandé, Mikey Moore and Youssef Chermiti.
The guests had an early alternative when Djeidi Gassama reduce in from the left and noticed his shot blocked behind for a nook. Livi quickly cranked up the depth, although, and Lewis Smith shot huge from simply exterior the field earlier than Could burst into the field and noticed a low shot from a decent angle saved by Jack Butland.
Smith then curled an effort simply huge from the sting of the field because the hosts continued to ask questions of their susceptible guests. Rangers had an ideal probability to open the scoring within the twelfth minute when Nico Raskin cleverly flicked John Souttar's move in behind the defence, however Miovski blazed wastefully over the crossbar with simply Previous to beat.
That chance apart, Gers have been typically struggling to impose themselves and the primary chants of “Martin get to fuck” and “Russell Martin, get out of our membership” went up within the sixteenth minute. With rigidity rising within the stands, the under-fire Englishman would have been mightily relieved to see his facet go forward within the twenty third minute.
Gassama's cross from the left was cushioned again into the hazard space by Antman on the again put up, and Tavernier hooked dwelling an acrobatic volley from the sting of the six-yard field.
Rangers have been introduced with a possibility to double their lead 5 minutes later once they have been awarded a penalty after Could grabbed Raskin's jersey within the field following a Tavernier nook, however the captain's well-struck spot-kick was beautifully saved by Prior, who went on to disclaim Barron and Miovski with sensible stops.
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Tavernier's deliveries have been inflicting issues for Livingston and it appeared like his free-kick from the fitting had led to a second objective when Derek Cornelius fired dwelling within the forty third minute, however the celebrations have been halted when a VAR assessment detected a handball from the Canadian.
Rangers' defensive fragility was uncovered within the 68th minute when Sylla headed dwelling Adam Montgomery's inswinging free-kick from the fitting, sparking common waves of chants in opposition to the supervisor from the away followers because the clock ran down.
Aarons eased the strain when he turned in from shut vary after Raskin had helped on Tavernier's nook to safe the Mild Blues' first away win within the league since 29 March. Regardless of the victory, Martin remained on the tip of audible ire from Rangers' travelling assist after the full-time whistle.
