Dundee Utd 1-3 Rangers: Philippe Clement's facet come from behind to halt winless away run in Premiership • The Tycoon Herald

Rangers got here from to beat Dundee United to say their first away win of 2025 within the Scottish Premiership, but it surely wasn’t with out controversy.

With the victory assured, Mohamed Diomande was proven a straight crimson card in stoppage-time after clashing with Kevin Holt, though it was unclear what the precise offence was. Referee Nick Walsh was known as to the monitor solely to stay to his on-field resolution, a lot to the dismay of the Rangers bench.

Sam Dalby had given United a dream begin as he fired in his eleventh league objective of the season to place them forward just for Diomande to fireside in a superb equaliser earlier than half-time.

Rangers accomplished the turnaround after the break when Robin Propper’s shot deflected off Holt and into the web with Cyriel Dessers ensuring of the win shortly after he had a objective dominated out for offside.

Their first away win in 4 video games strikes them to inside 10 factors of leaders Celtic, albeit having performed a recreation extra, whereas Dundee United stay in third.

A win on the street for Rangers

Rangers had fallen behind on seven earlier events within the league, drawing three and dropping 4, however they proved too sturdy for Jim Goodwin’s third-placed United.

The guests nearly fell behind within the fourth minute when Dalby headed a Ryan Pressure nook in opposition to the put up earlier than Rangers skipper James Tavernier hooked the ball away to security.

The subsequent actual goalmouth motion got here within the sixteenth minute when visiting keeper Jack Butland was pressured right into a positive save from Luca Stephenson’s drive from distance earlier than Dalby headed extensive.

Nonetheless, Dalby, whose mortgage from Wrexham will go onto the top of the season, pounced after the Rangers defence failed miserably to take care of an extended throw from Will Ferry, forcing the ball excessive previous Butland from 10 yards to take his tally to 11 for the season.

Rangers equalised when Diomande took a cross from Tavernier and drilled a shot from the sting of the field by a clutch of tangerine jerseys and in on the far put up previous keeper Jack Walton.

United remained harmful and Butland made a point-blank save from Dalby following a cross from Pressure, whereas Walton made saves from Dessers and Nedim Bajrami to complete the primary half.

Rangers took the lead 4 minutes after the restart when, following a nook, the unmarked Propper took a cross from Hagi contained in the Terrors’ field, turned and shot with the ball coming off Holt and previous the helpless Walton, for his second objective for the membership.

Moments later, Dessers was by with solely Walton to beat however the United keeper held agency.

Walton made a very good save from Hamza Igamane’s curled shot from the sting of the field earlier than Rangers midfielder Nicolas Raskin turned a Dalby cross in opposition to his personal put up, with the guests escaping.

Goodwin’s facet pushed our bodies ahead leaving gaps.

Dessers had the ball within the United web from a Bajrami cross however the offside flag was appropriately raised.

Nonetheless, the Nigeria striker flashed a shot from a cross from substitute Zak Lovelace excessive previous Walton within the 86th minute to seal the win.

Diomande hit the put up however was then despatched packing by referee Walsh after tangling with Holt, the official sticking together with his unique resolution after his pitchside monitor on the behest of his VAR.

‘We’ll attraction’

Rangers supervisor Philippe Clement chatting with Sky Sports activities:

“I totally don’t understand. We’re going to appeal it also as a club.

“The VAR was clearly additionally in that opinion, in any other case, they do not ask the referee to return to the display.

“My opinion is clearly it’s totally not a red card. If that’s a red card, then every game there will be three, four, five red cards.

“I believe my participant will get attacked in that second and will get pushed and he has a small response together with his hand with out even touching the opponent.

“They can have both maximum yellow, but giving a red card for that? That’s incredible.”

Ought to Diomande have been despatched off?

Here’s what the Sky Sports activities’ pundits mentioned concerning the stoppage time resolution.

Kris Boyd:

“Embarrassing. I think sometimes when you go to the monitor you can be too stubborn.

“Typically you have simply obtained to confess you bought it unsuitable and Nick Walsh ought to have. There isn’t any extreme power, there is not any brutality.

“I think it’s a little bit inconclusive, even if he slaps them.

“There isn’t any extreme power in that. There is not any brutality in any respect. I imply, I can’t perceive.

“Nick Walsh is right there and from his angle it might look as if he’s caught him. It’s inconclusive.

“I am watching it about 40 occasions right here and we’re nonetheless arguing about it, which tells us that it is not inconclusive.

Chris Sutton:

“In Dundee and Glasgow would you say that that’s violent conduct? I’m not so sure, but what I would say you can’t slap people in the face. You just can’t do that.

“He does slap. I believe he does catch him. Nick Walsh was proper on the spot there so I simply assume, whereas we are able to criticise Nick Walsh, I believe that the participant has to point out self-discipline himself and now, , he will miss a few video games.

“You can’t just go around slapping people.

“In case you do not ship him off for that, you are simply saying all video games needs to be a free-for-all.”

‘We’ll decide ourselves up’

Dundee United boss Jim Goodwin on Sky Sports activities:

“The scoreline could have been a lot different.

“We have hit the woodwork thrice right here at present, albeit a type of was offside. Rangers confirmed the menace that they have, a few nice finishes as nicely.

“We have to pick ourselves up now because we’ve got another difficult one next weekend.”