Rangers maintained their pressure on Scottish Premiership leaders Celtic with a resounding 5-0 win over Dundee on an incident-packed night at Dens Park.
Ryan Jack put the Gers in front with a simple finish within the first five minutes of a game that was first delayed by 45 minutes due to traffic issues in the surrounding area, before pyrotechnics set off by Rangers fans activated a fire alarm that saw proceedings paused for another 15.
Five minutes into the second half, Danilo made it 2-0 with a composed finish, before Sam Lammers rattled in a third off the underside of the crossbar.
Substitute Cyriel Dessers increased the advantage with a controversial fourth, while Rangers skipper James Tavernier put the icing on the cake with a late penalty, which was awarded after a VAR review following Lyall Cameron’s foul on Dessers.
Rangers maintain the five-point gap between themselves and Celtic after a third straight league win under new manager Philippe Clement. Dundee, meanwhile, drop down to ninth.
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The severely delayed start as it happened
6.50pm – Dundee announce a delay to kick-off is likely due to “severe traffic disruption”
c.7.30pm – Rangers’ team bus arrives at Dens Park
7.38pm – Dundee confirm kick-off has been delayed until 8.30pm
8.32pm – The game kicks off 47 minutes later than originally planned
8.34pm – Attention drawn towards the away end, with Rangers fans having lit several flares
8.39pm – Referee Kevin Clancy gestures for the players to return to the dressing rooms.
8.52pm – The game restarts after another pause of more than 15 minutes
What’s next?
Dundee are at home to Livingston in the Scottish Premiership on Sunday. Kick-off 2pm.
Rangers’ attention turns to their Viaplay Cup semi final against Hearts at Hampden Park on Sunday. Kick-off 3pm.