Aberdeen leave Rangers reeling as Dons stretch winning run to SEVEN games - 3 talking points

Aberdeen made it seven wins on the spin as they ended a SEVEN-year wait for a Pittodrie victory with a 2-0 win to leave Rangers reeling ahead of their season-salvaging Scottish Cup semi-final showdown against Celtic at Hampden.

Barry Robson earned the biggest result of his time in charge of the Reds and on-loan Celtic man Liam Scales set them on their way to a famous victory that leaves his parent club just one victory away now from sealing their second consecutive Scottish Premiership.

Scales netted a stunner early in the second half before Bojan Miovski headed home for his 18th of the season and keep the Dons in pole position for third spot. Rangers dominated the first half but couldn’t make it count and they were made to pay but their hosts who hadn’t won at home to Gers since 2016 when Mark Warburton was in charge of the visitors and James Maddison scored a last-gasp free-kick stunner. Beale, with that huge Hampden showdown against Celtic next up, stick with the same XI who swatted St Mirren aside last week while Barry Robson replaced banned skipper Graeme Shinnie with Ylber Ramadani while Ross McCrorie took the armband.

On a wild, wet and windy day in the north east it was a frenetic start and it was the visitors who are so close to grabbing the lead when Fashion Sakala headed a deep James Tavernier cross to Alfredo Morelos who brought it under control with a couple of touches and his acrobatic effort was brilliantly cleared off the line by Leighton Clarkson.

Keeper Kelle Roos had his team-mate to thank on that occasion but the Dutchman was the saviour moments later with a huge save to keep the game deadlocked. Malik Tillman released Fashion Sakala who got away from Liam Scales and was clean through on goal but