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Glenn Hoddle spots 'weird' Rangers penalty flaw as pundit left confused over encroachment rulebook

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James Tavernier failed to hit the net from the penalty spot during Rangers' 5-2 Scottish Premiership victory over St Mirren - but Glenn Hoddle believes the Ibrox skipper could have been allowed to retake his effort following an apparent infringement from an opposition player.

Tavernier has 15 racked up goals from 32 league games this season, however, on this occasion his effort was saved by Buddies stopper Trevor Carson after just five minutes.

The mis-cue took former Light Blues hero Alan Hutton by surprise along with the majority of the home crowd, although fellow pundit and Record Sport columnist Chris Sutton joked their could've been an encroachment which would subsequently have led to another opportunity for the usually reliable Tavernier to beat Carson from 12-yards.

Speaking on BT Sport Score, Hutton said: “You don’t expect that from Tavernier. He’s normally excellent in these sorts of situations, especially after scoring two goals last weekend.

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