Rangers 3-0 Aberdeen: result and report
Premiership · Wednesday 29 November 2017
Result
Rangers 3-0 Aberdeen
Premiership · Wednesday 29 November 2017, 19:45 UTC · half-time 2-0
Rangers 3-0 Aberdeen: match report
Rangers beat Aberdeen 3-0 in the Premiership on Wednesday 29 November 2017. It was 2-0 at half-time.
James Tavernier opened the scoring in the 7th minute. Rangers's goals came from James Tavernier (7', penalty), C. Peña (27') and James Tavernier (70'). Aberdeen did not score.
Discipline: Rangers received 3 yellow cards; Aberdeen received 4 yellow cards and 1 red card.
Going into the game Rangers were 4th on 24 points from 14 and Aberdeen 2nd on 30 points from 14. Rangers went on to finish that season 3rd with 70 points, and Aberdeen 2nd with 73.
Rangers lined up in a 4-3-1-2 and Aberdeen in a 4-3-3.
Going into the match Rangers's last five read L-L-W-W-D and Aberdeen's W-L-D-W-L.
Key events
- 7'Penalty goal · James Tavernier
- 18'Yellow card · Anthony O'Connor
- 27'Goal · C. Peña
- 33'Yellow card · Graeme Shinnie
- 38'Yellow card · Ross McCrorie
- 44'Yellow card · Gary Mackay-Steven
- 57'Yellow card · Jason Holt
- 58'Yellow card · Ryan Christie
- 65'Yellow card · Mikael Stahre
- 70'Goal · James Tavernier
- 84'Second yellow · Ryan Christie
Team news
Rangers line-up (4-3-1-2)
Wes Foderingham, James Tavernier, Bruno Alves, Danny Wilson, Declan John, Ryan Jack, Ross McCrorie, J. Holt, Carlos Peña, Kenny Miller, Josh Windass
Aberdeen line-up (4-3-3)
Joe Lewis, Shaleum Logan, Kári Árnason, Scott McKenna, Andy Considine, Greg Tansey, Anthony O'Connor, Graeme Shinnie, Ryan Christie, Stevie May, Connor McLennan