Scottish Premiership: Diomandé Strikes Late On In Laboured Rangers Victory

Mohamed Diomandé’s precocious extremity gave Rangers a hard-fought 2-1 triumph complete Livingston arsenic nan location broadside struggled severely connected their return from a costly world break.

John Souttar, Derek Cornelius, Mikey Moore and Youssef Chermiti were each ruled retired done injuries sustained pinch their countries. That allowed Emmanuel Fernandez to make his 3rd commencement since signing from Peterborough successful nan summertime and nan 24-year-old centre-back headed his broadside successful beforehand aft 9 minutes.

Livi’s Australian striker Tete Yengi levelled aft 18 minutes erstwhile he took advantage of atrocious defending and nan location side’s wide play deteriorated, lacking urgency and guile.

However, successful nan 78th infinitesimal Diomandé tapped into an quiet nett aft Bojan Miovski had stretched to group him up for his first extremity of nan season.

Kieron Bowie provided a extremity and assistance arsenic Hibernian swatted speech Dundee successful a comfortable 2-0 victory. The striker collapsed nan deadlock connected nan half-hour people pinch a well-taken effort earlier past mounting up Jamie McGrath for nan second.

Falkirk stunned Dundee United astatine Tannadice to declare an emphatic 3-0 victory. The Bairns opened nan scoring done Calvin Miller and past made it 2 earlier nan break courtesy of an ain extremity from goalkeeper Yevhenii Kucherenko.

Brian Graham made it 3 successful nan 2nd half, pinch nan scoreline successful nary measurement flattering nan visitors who were successful power throughout.

In Saturday’s precocious crippled Celtic sojourn St Mirren.

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