Abdallah Sima is Rangers hero again as Danilo blushes spared but Hearts horror run continues - 3 talking points

Abdallah Sima fired his twelfth goal of the season to secure a 1-0 win over Hearts at Tynecastle - and ensure Rangers weren’t made to pay for a couple of missed sitters from Danilo.

The on-loan Brighton man strengthened his case for a permanent Ibrox deal as he was on target once again and showed team-mate Danilo the way to goal after he somehow passed up golden chances in either half. The victory maintains Philippe Clement’s unbeaten run as Light Blues boss and brings an end to Manager of the Month Steven Naismith’s winning Scottish Premiership run after four victories on the spin.

It was a sloppy opening as neither side could really get a grip on the game and the visitors suffered an early blow when Tom Lawrence, having only recently returned from injury, had to limp off with Jose Cifuentes replacing him.

Hearts must have wondered how they didn’t take the lead midway through the first half when Jack Butland pulled off a brilliant save to deny Lawrence Shankland from close range. The rebound fell to Alex Cochrane but his effort cannoned off James Tavernier for a remarkable goalline block.

Danilo did have the ball in the net at the other end but the Brazilian’s celebrations were cut short by the offside flag. However, they didn’t have to wait much longer before they scored a legitimate goal - with their first short on target. Tavernier’s through ball sent Sima racing clear and he took a touch beyond Zander Clark before rolling the ball home. It was probably more than the visitors deserved at that stage but Clement wasn’t complaining.

Danilo should have doubled the lead in first half injury time when Leon Balogun’s header fell to the feet of the Brazilian but somehow the former Feyenoord man failed to stick the point