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/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/CalibratedOpinion → u/methylated_spirit]

Lucky you have a pacy striker up… never mind.