Rangers leapfrogged Celtic to move second in the Scottish Premiership with a compelling 4-1 win over lowly Aberdeen.
With leaders Hearts winning earlier on Saturday, it was vital that Danny Rohl’s side showed their appetite for the title fight by responding with three points of their own. Despite a slow start, the ideal result was hardly in doubt.
Tochi Chukwuani broke the deadlock with his first league goal in the 35th minute, striking from a rebound off Mikey Moore’s initial effort. The Spurs loanee ran the show in midfield, making good on his side’s dominance with a wonderfully composed finish shortly after the break.
Mikey Moore was one of Rangers’ standout players
Dennis Geiger then had a go at bringing some jeopardy to the occasion but the threat was all too brief. The Dons scored their first away goal of 2026 after Rangers were sloppy at the back, only to concede a game-ending third 10 minutes later – their dangerous slide continuing in difficult fashion.
With all Aberdeen defenders static from the second phase of a set-play, Nicolas Raskin lashed inside the far post, before James Tavernier curled a sumptuous free-kick beyond a despairing Dimitar Mitov late on. The anxiousness around Ibrox was dispelled long before Tavernier’s stoppage-time stunner, with title talk as loud and persuasive as it’s been all season.
Rangers extend their unbeaten run to 14 league games, picking up more points than any other since Christmas, and are well placed to go the distance in this fascinating three-way tussle for the Scottish Premiership title.
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