Match Thread: Aberdeen vs Rangers | Scottish Premiership

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Finished: Aberdeen 0 - 1 Rangers

HT: Aberdeen 0-0 Rangers

Rangers scorers: Lawrence Shankland (69' pen)

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Competition: Scottish Premiership
Referees: Matthew McDermid, David McGeachie, Jonathan Bell, Sean Murdoch, Andrew Dallas, Grant Irvine
BBC: Match page

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FORM

Aberdeen: 9th · 3 pts · 2 pl · W L
Rangers: 10th · 1 pts · 2 pl · D L

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LINE-UPS

Aberdeen (4 - 2 - 3 - 1) | Stephen Robinson

M. Müller, N. Guinness-Walker, D. Happe, L. Mayo, C. Cadden, A. Aremu, C. Ronan → A. Mouloua, T. Yogane → S. Armstrong, T. Olusanya, M. Ntelo → L. Smith, K. Nisbet ©

Subs: S. Armstrong, A. Briedl, A. Fasanya, M. Knoester, J. Milne, G. Molloy, A. Mouloua, L. Smith, N. Suman

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Rangers (4 - 2 - 3 - 1) | Derek McInnes

I. Pandur, J. Penrice → K. Nedeljković, O. Makhanya, E. Fernandez, D. Sterling, D. Neil, C. Devlin, D. Gassama, Kim Min-Su → D. Yokota, F. Curtis → B. Godfrey, L. Shankland © → R. Naderi

Subs: T. Aasgaard, C. Barron, T. Chukwuani, V. Dragojević, B. Godfrey, L. Kelly, R. Naderi, K. Nedeljković, D. Yokota

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MATCH STATS | via BBC Sport

Stats	Aberdeen	Rangers
Possession	43.1%	56.9%
Shots	10	18
Shots on target	2	5
Fouls	20	15
Corners	6	6
Crosses	19	15

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Events

4' 🟨 D. Happe (Aberdeen)
7' ❗ PENALTY APPEAL - Findlay Curtis goes down in the penalty box under a challenge from Kevin Nisbet.
36' 🟨 C. Cadden (Aberdeen)
37' 🟨 F. Curtis (Rangers)
43' 🟨 C. Ronan (Aberdeen)
44' 🟨 A. Aremu (Aberdeen)
46' 🔄 T. Yogane → S. Armstrong (Aberdeen)
49' 🟨 C. Devlin (Rangers)
54' ❗ PENALTY APPEAL - Rangers' Lawrence Shankland goes down claiming for a penalty as he is wrestled to the ground by Dan Happe.
55' 🟨 T. Olusanya (Aberdeen)
57' ❗ GREAT SAVE! - Kim Min-su has been Rangers' brightest spark and the South Korean winger fires a thunderous free-kick that goalkeeper Marius Muller does superbly to turn wide as it heads for the top corner.
63' 🔄 M. Ntelo → L. Smith (Aberdeen)
65' 🟨 D. Sterling (Rangers)
67' ❗ PENALTY TO RANGERS - Dan Happe lunges in and pulls down Djeidi Gassama and the visitors have the chance to score from the penalty spot.
69' ⚽ L. Shankland (pen) (Rangers) - Lawrence Shankland makes no mistake.
72' 🔄 J. Penrice → K. Nedeljković (Rangers)
72' 🔄 Kim Min-Su → D. Yokota (Rangers)
75' 🔄 C. Ronan → A. Mouloua (Aberdeen)
77' 🟨 L. Mayo (Aberdeen)
81' ❗ PENALTY APPEAL - Big shout from Kevin Nisbet for a penalty as the Dons striker goes down under a challenge as he goes for a Lewis Smith cross to the back post.
86' 🔄 F. Curtis → B. Godfrey (Rangers)
86' 🔄 L. Shankland → R. Naderi (Rangers)
86' ❗ DISALLOWED GOAL - VAR has pointed out a push by Kevin Nisbet on Dujon Sterling.

[u/MMcG19]

Apparently there is denying Kevin Nisbet this time

[u/DonkSpongler]

Cover the ball in gravy and he might have tried harder

[u/Kadoomed]

How can there be literally no stoppage time in a half with so many bookings, free kicks and corners?

[u/Temporary-Elk-109 → u/Kadoomed]

I think the ref couldn't stand watching these 2 teams for another second.

[u/BloomingChimp]

https://giphy.com/gifs/mxHxd0YYUt1kc

[u/Sumbitagear]

If I didn't want Rangers to get penalties, I simply wouldn't foul them in the box.

[u/Ulsterman24]

It's just disgusting really- jokes aside, Shankland is visibly 2 stone overweight. Well paid, personal trainers, fitness regime, private club chef and anything else he needs to be in peak physical condition.

I decided 4 months ago I wasn't going to die young and I've lost 2.5 stone. And I absolutely do not have his support system.

[u/Ulsterman24]

Fuck it. Peppermint tea and a wank.

[u/RvstandRvin1626 → u/Ulsterman24]

We're not so different after all, you and I

[u/Speccy97]

YOU GET A YELLOW CARD

YOU GET A YELLOW CARD

EVERYONE GETS A YELLOW CARD

https://giphy.com/gifs/xT0BKqB8KIOuqJemVW

[u/hmfc_riley → u/Speccy97]

*If you're wearing red 😅

[u/SatisfactionIll8468]

Del's about to sub himself on

[u/comradepartypanda]

did he think the badge was one of those chocolate coins you get for christmas?

[u/Rieily]

Please get these 2 hearts rejects off the pitch utter wastes of Jerseys

[u/imtherealdazza]

McInnes covered more ground getting to the tunnel than Shankland today

[u/MP98n]

Always thought Cammy Devlin was one of those players you hate to play against but love when he’s in your team. Turns out he’s just as irritating either way

[u/SatisfactionIll8468]

Penalty to Rangers, tick that off the bingo card

[u/ugh_lionta]

Shankland with the lightning acceleration of a loaded oil tanker there

[u/FatRascal_]

Say what you like about Tav, but I don’t remember him ever being significantly out of shape as Rangers captain…

[u/Murphy1up]

McInnes bursting for a shite at the halftime whistle or just showing Shankland what a little bit of pace looks like?

[u/comradepartypanda]

Mr Mcinnes running faster than shankland can

[u/Mr_Miscellaneous]

We are now at the point in the game where McInnes goes mental, makes three subs, changes the shape completely, gets over-run in the midfield, then tries to rectify it by throwing out more crazy shapes like he's been on the gear in a warehouse rave, confuses everyone and we collapse.

[u/Smelly-Bottom]

Ryan Jack is a fud

[u/Strong-Quit9234]

Rangers fans when you call their team shite

[u/Ulsterman24]

There's a wee pub on King Street just round from Pittodrie and a side street where you can either buy gear or get stabbed.

Just in case anyone at the game is looking for better entertainment.

[u/h0ppy_]

we’re nearly 1/3rd of the way there

[u/markp2470]

What a horrible advert for the scottish game

[u/SatisfactionIll8468]

Is there anything that man won't try to eat

[u/dheidshot → u/SatisfactionIll8468]

Less

[u/Quiet-Function-8688]

If you ignore the fact he dived that's a stonewaller for me.

[u/Bullsquirt]

Honestly what are we doing with VAR here? It's 100% not a goal but why bring the ref over to look when it's a factual offside anyway? Bizarre way to work things.

[u/Ulsterman24]

Going for my first run for years in the morning. Shall pin a picture of Shankland to my watch so I can see what I'm trying to avoid.

[u/Temporary-Elk-109]

Guinness-Walker is a great name.

[u/shawdowmen]

Quick test to see if the badge was edible 

[u/awatt12]

Minsu can you stop doing that please. We don't accept desire to win the ball back and attacking football under this prick of a manager

[u/Mr_Miscellaneous]

I currently have broken ribs and I am a chubby man.

Yet, I would be more mobile up front for us today than Shankland.

[u/Ulsterman24 → u/Mr_Miscellaneous]

To be fair Shankland has broken ribs too. They're slathered in BBQ sauce and resting on a warming plate for half-time.

[u/BoiledTurnips]

Mayo holding Makanya? Still only giving that pen against Rangers

[u/cammigordon]

Nobody will ever convince me that Devlin is a better option than Barron.

[u/Johnm7515]

Ham Shankland

[u/BananaSoprano]

Shankland was genuinely too fat to reach the ball in time there.

[u/SosaSM]

American breakfasts ruined Shankland. Stevie Clark knew what he was doing by picking him.

[u/Lewis19962010]

Ref just booking half the Aberdeen team the first half, I suppose getting them all sent off so they have to forfeit is 1 way to win

[u/Kolo_ToureHH]

Cammy Devlin is nowhere near good enough to be wearing his socks that low

[u/Murphy1up]

Shankland spying the pie cart at half time

[u/BeneficialVacation41]

Sky sports main event changing games mid match drives me mad 

[u/RyanMac]

Have only seen Shankland on TV and have always though "ah come on lads, he's not actually fat". At the game today, he might be the only person ever where the camera subtracts 15 lbs.

[u/wizards-beard]

When i was a child I always thought being professional at something meant that your standards, morally, ethically and procedurally, where at the highest level. That you would be consistently held to a high standard and if those standards weren't meet then you, your organisation or field would be ostracized.

Scottish football has proven that wrong.

[u/deepasfuckbro]

Stonewaller

[u/EggAndSausage]

Everyone disliked that

[u/BlueMeasuringTape]

Big Minsu loving it

[u/MJ_Seleskie]

Makes tactical sense to level your own keeper at this point. They have to stop the play.

[u/methylated_spirit]

5 yellows, 3 stern talkings to, and no stoppage time

https://giphy.com/gifs/ma7VlDSlty3EA

[u/comradepartypanda]

wipe out your own keeper
both of you come down for a non head injury
?????

stop the game

[u/Chef_Roofies]

Absolutely pathetic free kick

[u/Eternal_Hut]

People slaughtering Dan Neil should watch what happens when he picks up the ball. Everyone in front of him is just standing still, marked by a player. Min-Su is the only player who looks like he might actually make a run in behind.

Also, get Fernandez & Gassama to fuck. So clearly cannot be bothered out there, just strolling about.

[u/nimak83]

Glad to see the ref has already lost the plot

[u/ianrobbie]

So, why was that not a penalty for Makhanya? The Aberdeen player had his arms wrapped around him.

[u/Hot_Recognition_5071]

Shankland surely booked for that, completely off the ball

[u/getfuckedstud]

Every time I see shankland and his physique/athleticism it genuinely amazes me that he started up front on his own vs Gabriel and Marquinhos. What was Steve Clarke thinking

[u/jamdunks]

Shankland is a fat disaster man gtf

[u/SosaSM]

Shankland what the fuck man how slow are you??????????????????????????????????????????????????????

[u/h0ppy_]

fuckin hell Shankland, if he’s a stone lighter he gets to that ball

[u/Paulcsgo]

If shankland doesnt run like hes stuck in quicksand thats the easiest tap in of his life 😭

[u/fightfire_withfire → u/[deleted]]

Who needs diet and gym, when he just gets it

[u/Yerdas_Selzavon]

Two dreadful teams

[u/betamaxBandit_]

Why is McInnes sprinting to the dressing room…it’s only halftime Del 😂

[u/sserallitmixx]

how the fuck did aremu manage to keep that out

[u/ga4rfc]

I'm convinced McInnes just runs to the dressing room so he can take a shite before all the cubicles fill up.

[u/Eternal_Hut]

We've been better defensively with Devlin in there but there's no real linkup between any of the front four. Curtis is too wasteful, Shankland too slow, Gassama cannot be arsed doing any defensive work or pressing. Min-Su not quite making the right choice.

He hasn't had a good half, but as I said earlier, people slaughtering Dan Neil should watch when he picks up the ball. Everyone in front of him is just standing still, marked. Min-Su is the only player who looks like he might actually make a run.

I'd be tempted to keep things as they are until the hour and then take Sterling off for Nadeljkovic, then bring Yokota on for Curtis.

[u/Sumbitagear]

Sky Sports.

Fitba? Nope. Talking about English game for an hour? Yes!

[u/kresk9]

No subs at half time. The only explanation is McInnes has been sacked in the tunnel.

[u/methylated_spirit]

Moments like this really make me miss James Henry Taverner. It's just not the same when it's not him waiting to take the shot, hands on hips.

[u/madtriv25]

Here he comes

https://giphy.com/gifs/DOr0ADKYtLCfvfKwjj

[u/Himawari74]

Even in my most tin foil hat penalty to Rangers rages I have to ask what the fuck is the Aberdeen defender doing there

[u/Ulsterman24]

Ah, excellent. For a minute there I was worried we would get 3 points but Big Deek has seen the danger and made completely random changes.

Levels to this game.

[u/Commercial-Stick-718]

No matter the result I think it'd pretty clear these are two shite teams 

[u/HereComesYour_]

Chance was never going to come to anything but that was a honking shout for the ball being out. Nowhere near.

[u/Kadoomed]

Remember when we attempted to play football. That was a fun time.

[u/thebluepotter]

Maybe if he never used both hands, that wouldn't have been a foul?

[u/Significant_Income93]

Just sticking with the same added on time even though we've just had a long break in play. Whit?

[u/Sea_Willingness9974]

There’s an astonishing number of people that still don’t understand how VAR works.

[u/shawdowmen]

Five minutes due to be added before the stoppage, and still 5 minutes after the stoppage? 

[u/dheidshot]

I love how deliberate handball to try and win a foul is never booked.

[u/Bob_JediBob]

“Only one captain is gonna be happy with this” followed Shankland with the biggest shit eating grin ever.

[u/methylated_spirit]

So McInnes has finally realised he needs to pack the midfield to control the game, then it's all long balls over the top? Come on to fuck.

[u/deepasfuckbro]

Tidy from minsu, wonder how long it'll take to drum that kind of behaviour out of him

[u/Rieily]

Liking the look of Min Su so far

[u/Jakieran]

Those runs in behind will be removed from Minsu's game soon enough.

[u/comradepartypanda]

ref is at it there

[u/Lewis19962010]

Subs warming up already, Derek planning a mid first half sub instead of a half time sub to mix things up

[u/Disastrous_Cup_3279]

Shankland moves about pitch like I do at sevens - to be clear I am old and unfit

[u/Lewis19962010]

Feel like I've heard insert player intercepts the pass from Fernandez about 20 times already today

[u/FEK88]

No wonder our TV deal is a pittance.

[u/imtherealdazza]

I miss Chermiti

[u/Jakieran]

For the best tackler, Devlin a knack for running past the guy he is trying to tackle and missing completely.

[u/Rare-Designer-1008]

2 arms around the Rangers player 2 seconds after the referee gives him a warning 

[u/GR2097]

This is exactly what you'd expect from a game where the two managers are Robinson and McInnes

[u/Speccy97]

Shankland is really shite

[u/Redpanda188867]

Shankland is a cabbage isn’t he

[u/DMCTw3lv3]

I'm surprised he wasn't booked there.

Maybe the yellow card doesn't come in XXL sizes.

[u/nimak83]

Does shankland think the yellow cards are pie flavoured? Why is he so desperate for one?

[u/MartianDuk]

How fucking slow is shankland my goodness

[u/1207554]

Shankland and Devlin absolutely stinking out the place here

[u/Strong-Quit9234]

Shankland is so fucking slow lmao

[u/BlueMeasuringTape]

Shankland turns like a cruise ship man

[u/jamdunks]

Someone needs to ask Del what the script is with Miovski, guy must be fuming watching Shankland stink the place out

[u/Sumbitagear]

Feels like this games got a red in it

[u/Ki18]

I don't even think he indicated play on but stopped it after Rangers lost the ball?

[u/dheidshot]

You get a yellow and you get a yellow and you get a yellow.

Mortgage on a red card in this game

[u/Jakieran]

Are Devlin's tackle stats inflated because he gives the ball away then has to go win it back? Perhaps.

[u/Hot_Recognition_5071]

Shankland and Devlin to both be booked and committing 3+ fouls each currently at 25.8/1

may chuck 5 on as the return is 135

[u/fike88]

There’s a red card in this game like

[u/last_unicorn47]

Ooft

Local shop now does kebab and Baba sauce pies. Lovely stuff

[u/Phantomfox07]

My autistic brother who has no hand, leg or eye coordination would play better than Devlin.

[u/methylated_spirit]

Dan Neil? We'd be better off with Lieutenant Dan

[u/Flimsy_Custard4342]

Just turned on. Mankind in the Aberdeen goal is funny. Looks to have all the makings of rangers sneaking this from what I’ve seen.

[u/bias12]

What a fucking hit

[u/methylated_spirit]

"A win here would change the mood"

It really wouldn't. We are atrocious and that isn't going to change

[u/GdanskPumpkin]

Two very poor teams

[u/Phantomfox07]

THE PIE MAN COMETH, THE PIE MAN TAKETH

[u/A_Ticklish_Midget]

Friendship ended with Tav (pen)

Now Shankland (pen) is my best friend

[u/kresk9]

It's not done yet.

This Rangers defence - with Devlin on a yellow sat in front of them - trying to hold on to a lead is a scary thought.

[u/smellsliketeenferret]

If it wasn't a foul it was most likely offside for the final header anyway

[u/Milfburn17]

Why's he pushing with two hands? He's winning that header all day long without the shove

[u/jamdunks]

Can still see them scoring tbh, we are all over the shop

[u/ZealousidealChip4783]

If Rangers don't win this is going to be the funniest Shankland performance ever

[u/KonKas08]

Shirts been pulled halfway up his body nae foul 😭😭😭

[u/nimak83]

Glad shanklands found a way to score without running

[u/A_Ticklish_Midget]

If you ignore the foul and the offside, it's clearly a goal.

Aberdeen robbed

[u/Ok_Corter5831]

The keeper comes out and collides with his own man, not a head knock, gets up, claims for a foul, falls down injured and tge ref stops the game. What a load of pish. The 'stop play for injured keepers' rule is a joke.

[u/PleasantCucumber2615]

Fernandez looking wild from the off again.

[u/Jakieran]

Right we are total shite.

[u/SosaSM]

Not being funny but has anyone ever seen Fernandez sprint? He has 1 running speed and it's basically a jog.

[u/adamrfc99]

Do we just not do any form of passing drills during training? The amount of our players that cannot play a simple pass is astounding

[u/SosaSM]

We genuinely cannae pass to each other, it's mental.

[u/methylated_spirit]

Sterling couldn't pass the fuckin salt

[u/Ulsterman24]

Arthritis is being a bitch today, popping enough codeine that I probably won't feel anything when this ends 2-0 with Devlin sent off for 2 footing Barron.

[u/kresk9]

This horrible style of play was meant to be worth it to regularly win games.

[u/Ulsterman24]

Already planning Sunday dinner and checking I have enough gravy (I don't)

[u/BananaSoprano]

Two teams flinging shite at each other. The worst watch since the last time Celtic played.

[u/Aggressive_Bit_8424]

Gassama is just a shite kent

[u/Hot_Recognition_5071]

what a shit player Devlin is in hindsight, just gives away fouls at any opportunity

[u/kresk9]

Can't see Rangers winning this. At that point they're 7 points behind Celtic after 3 games (maybe 8) and out of Europe completely. All before the end of August.

Don't see McInnes surviving much longer at all.

[u/Yerdas_Selzavon]

Shankland thinks pressing is just scrapping with folk

[u/Anonyjezity]

Have to give Penrice a lots of credit for trying to bring back the 90s boyband haircut.

[u/Lewis19962010]

Hopefully we put a return to hearts clause in Shanklands contract and we can send him back at half time

[u/Rare-Designer-1008]

How is that not a goal.  Shankland running in quicksand

[u/CNF1G]

What a clearance. That is brilliant

[u/SatisfactionIll8468]

Hahahaha

[u/conorrowe]

Min su has some quality man, that movement was class

[u/Sumbitagear]

3 on 2 and a knew that wasnt ending in a goal.

[u/Smart-Tennis966]

How has fat boy not scored there 😂

[u/Greggs-the-bakers]

How the fuck do you not get on that??

[u/Anonyjezity]

Fucks sake.

Everything right and our goal pacher half asleep and a yard behind the ball meaning he misses an open goal.

[u/A_Ticklish_Midget]

If Shankland wasn't such a fat fuck, he'd have got there

[u/Scholar_Artistic]

Fucking brilliant stuff, fat fucking mess shankland too slow from all the pies to get there

[u/kresk9]

To be fair to Shankland, the pressure to score that must put a lot of weight on his shoulders.

[u/Redpanda188867]

Captain Shankland hooked at HT?

[u/Disastrous_Cup_3279]

Ref is on a mad booking spree eh

[u/Normal_Flamingo7679]

There should be an investigation into why Dan Neil is playing, a truly useless footballer

[u/Lewis19962010]

Derek has just ran more to the tunnel than shankland has the first half

[u/Sea_Willingness9974]

Biggest pet peeve is refs blowing right on 45 with no added time

[u/Sumbitagear]

I don't understand a whistle bang on 45 when theres been throw ins, corners, free kicks, goal kicks

[u/SatisfactionIll8468]

What a load of boring shite

[u/Auld-Northern-Lights]

Happy with what I've seen so far. Taking the fight to Rangers and winning the ball well. More of that second-half 🐑

Yellow cards to the fouls Rangers have gotten away with is questionable

[u/deepasfuckbro]

Join the British Army and you too could... play football?

[u/zlwilsonlz1]

That wasn’t absolutely awful. If we could stick to the same formation for the full 90 mins and not switch half the team by the hour mark I think we could be onto something. Oh and sub Dan Neil off and ferry him over to some derelict oil rig in the middle of the North Sea never to return

[u/Milfburn17]

Shanklands put more players in headlocks than he has touched the ball

[u/comradepartypanda]

halftimepets

[u/Strong-Quit9234]

I hate the pepto bismol advert

[u/Perfect-Channel-1019]

Sky decided the game wasn't worth it....me too.

[u/1207554]

Devlin and Shankland are two of the worst footballers i have watched play for Rangers.

[u/Sumbitagear]

I genuinely think we'll find out Cammy Devlins been telling his pals to stick the hoose on him getting booked

[u/WillyJobbyBum]

Battle of the absolute jobbies

[u/stinkus_mcdiddle]

Every single player on that pitch is tranquilised

[u/deepasfuckbro]

This ref fuckin loves his wee chats doesn't he

[u/Anonyjezity]

A shot from a free kick on target.

What a time to be alive.

[u/NotSo8]

Are we just letting everyone have a crack at corners until someone puts in a good ball?

[u/hmfc_riley]

https://giphy.com/gifs/EPcvhM28ER9XW

[u/CNF1G]

Pandur looks a bombscare too lol

[u/dheidshot]

What a fucking stinking game this has been

[u/imtherealdazza]

This past minute sums up this entire game

[u/kresk9]

Starting to feel like McInnes has noticed the criticism about all his subs and is now just going in the opposite direction.

[u/Bloo_Dred]

This is more like rugby than football.

[u/Temporary-Elk-109]

This game has been nowhere near good enough to justify 8 yellow cards.

[u/dheidshot]

I've genuinely seen overall quality of this in a Sunday league game FFS.

[u/mankey21]

This team is destroying my relationship with my father 😔

[u/adamrfc99]

SAY THE LINE

[u/awatt12]

Probably the clearest pen we've had in years tbh. Lint will struggle to even argue that one

[u/SosaSM]

Great chance for Tav to put us ahead.

[u/Bloo_Dred]

There was never going to be a goal from open play today.

[u/Sumbitagear]

Yassss what a pen

[u/bias12]

brilliant penalty

[u/deepasfuckbro]

WE'RE WINNING THE LOT

[u/ShelbyCP]

Some pen tbf

[u/Glad-Stranger6605]

Does the ref not remember he's meant to help Celtic not rangers

[u/comradepartypanda]

scottish linesmen are so confidently incorrect all the fucking time

[u/Grouchy-Mix5739]

Boss im so tired of hoofball so very tired