Rangers climb to second as Tavernier strikes late | OneFootball

Match in Five Sentences: Rangers beat Aberdeen 4-1 at Ibrox to strengthen their Scottish Premiership push. Tochi Chukwuani opened the scoring in the 35th minute with a low strike from outside the box. After the restart, Mikey Moore doubled the lead (48.), Dennis Geiger replied for The Dons (52.) and Nicolas Raskin made it three (62.), with a VAR review in second half stoppage time overturning a Bojan Miovski effort before James Tavernier bent in a free-kick in the sixth minute of second half stoppage time. Rangers had 18 attempts to six and 62.3% possession, reflecting control across the 90 minutes. The result lifts Rangers from third to second and they host Dundee United next, while The Dons remain ninth and visit St Mirren before facing Hibernian.

Player of the Match: James Tavernier dictated the right flank and settled the contest with a pinpoint late free-kick, adding three key passes and two shots on target.

Stat of the Match: Rangers registered 18 attempts to six, a shot count that mirrored the game's one-sided pattern.

Three Things We Learned: Chukwuani's radar from range added another scoring threat for Rangers, with two shots and one on target in midfield. The Dons produced only one shot on target from six attempts, and had 37.7% possession. Set pieces mattered, with Raskin's strike arriving after a set piece and Tavernier's free-kick emphasising the hosts' dead-ball edge.