Hearts down Rangers with first half double to stay top | OneFootball

Match in Five Sentences: Hearts beat Rangers 2-1 at Tynecastle Park. After Bojan Miovski's finish was ruled out by VAR for offside in the 10th minute, Stuart Findlay headed the hosts ahead (38.). Lawrence Shankland quickly doubled the lead from a tight angle (42.), giving the Jambos control by the break. Rangers had 57.3% possession and 10 corners but produced only two shots on target as Hearts' box defending held firm. The league leaders stay top and visit Hibernian next, while Rangers host Motherwell next.

Player of the Match: Lawrence Shankland led the line superbly, scoring, hitting three shots on target from four attempts, and grafting with six recoveries to pin Rangers back.

Stat of the Match: Rangers produced only two shots on target, illustrating how rarely they troubled Alexander Schwolow despite their territorial edge.

Three Things We Learned: Set pieces told for Hearts, with two first half goals arriving from a corner routine and a subsequent set piece. Alexandros Kyziridis created three big chances and supplied the opening assist, a constant outlet on the break. Rangers sent in 32 crosses at 25.0% accuracy, but their delivery lacked end product against a defence that made 29 clearances.