Rangers blew their chance of putting pressure on Celtic despite a late James Tavernier penalty giving them a 1-1 draw against Aberdeen at Pittodrie. The Light Blues saw a chink of title light on Saturday when the Premiership leaders drew 1-1 at home with Motherwell, but they fell behind after 11 minutes to a Bojan Miovski goal after a static defence had again been exposed.
Any time Rangers did get through, the goalkeeper Kelle Roos and the Aberdeen crossbar – Rangers hit the woodwork twice after the break – provided a formidable barrier. However, in the final minute of normal time, after being sent by the VAR, Andrew Dallas, to check his pitchside monitor, the referee, Nick Walsh, pointed to the spot, judging Aberdeen’s Stefan Gartenmann had pulled Connor Goldson’s jersey at a corner. Tavernier, the captain, converted from the spot for a draw that keeps Celtic eight points clear at the top of the table, albeit with the Hoops having played one more game.