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Scottish Premiership: Rangers v Aberdeen BBC Radio Scotland This video can not be played Scottish Premiership: Rangers v Aberdeen BBC Radio Scotland Listen to Sportsound from Ibrox Fernandez heads in fifth of season & Raskin nods in second Ibrox move above Celtic & within three of leaders Hearts Peter Leven in charge of managerless Aberdeen Scores from KDM Evolution Trophy Colin Moffat FT: Rangers 2-0 Aberdeen Aberdeen stay eighth in the table and their winless run in all competitions stretches to six games. FT: Rangers 2-0 Aberdeen It's four straight wins for Rangers now. Danny Rohl has amassed 32 points from his 13 games in charge. Rangers go second in the Scottish Premiership, three points behind Hearts and three in front of Celtic. The second half was a bit disappointing but the job was done before the break with Emmanuel Fernandez and Nicolas Raskin scoring with headers from corners. Rangers 2-0 Aberdeen Leighton Clarkson thinks he's found a late, late lifeline for Aberdeen but his shot hits defender Emmanuel Fernandez and spins just off target. Rangers 2-0 Aberdeen Warm applause for Connor Barron as the Rangers midfielder departs. Max Aarons is on for the last throes of the game. Rangers 2-0 Aberdeen Stuart Armstrong tries to flick the ball in from close range at an Aberdeen corner but it loops over. That's Armstrong's last contribution as Aberdeen send on Topi Keskinen. Rangers 2-0 Aberdeen Emmanuel Fernandez is up for a Rangers free-kick but can only glance his header wide. Five minutes, plus change, to go. Rangers 2-0 Aberdeen Stuart Armstrong strides forward and sets up Jesper Karlsson for a shooting chance but the Swede wants too long on the ball and Emmanuel Fernandez slides in to block. Rangers 2-0 Aberdeen Billy Dodds Former Rangers & Aberdeen striker on BBC Sportsound Brilliant from Raskin, he hits a beautiful shot and it's an even better save. Rangers 2-0 Aberdeen Nico Raskin takes aim from 20 yards and it looks like his curling shot is destined for the back of the net until a diving Dimitar Mitov sticks out a big paw to push it away. Rangers 2-0 Aberdeen Corner to Aberdeen, just their second of the evening. .. The delivery from Jesper Karlsson is poor and Rangers hoof it away without much fuss. Rangers 2-0 Aberdeen Aberdeen zip a few passes around before the ball sits up for Mats Knoester to have an ambitious nod at goal from a long way out. An easy one for Jack Butland to gather. Rangers 2-0 Aberdeen Another double change for the Dons. Kevin Nisbet and Emmanuel Gyamfi trot off and on come Jesper Karlsson and Alexander Jensen. Rangers 2-0 Aberdeen As the clock passes 70 minutes, Rangers combine well down the left and the ball breaks to Danilo in a busy penalty box but the substitute's shot is blocked. Rangers 2-0 Aberdeen Danilo is on for Rangers now, with the Brazilian forward taking over from midfielder Mohamed Diomande. Rangers 2-0 Aberdeen We've seen Djeidi Gassama score a few from cutting inside but this dipping effort from the Rangers winger whizzes wide. Rangers 2-0 Aberdeen Billy Dodds Former Rangers & Aberdeen striker on BBC Sportsound That is so like the Rangers first goal. Butland is getting nowhere, Polvara should score. What a chance. Rangers 2-0 Aberdeen From the corner, Dante Polvara is up highest at the back post but his header goes over the top. That was a big chance for the Dons. Rangers 2-0 Aberdeen Kevin Nisbet with a clever, flicked header from a Leighton Clarkson cross. It might have been going just wide but goalkeeper Jack Butland gets a touch on it just to make sure. Rangers 2-0 Aberdeen Billy Dodds Former Rangers & Aberdeen striker on BBC Sportsound Rangers would love to get a third and just enjoy this game. They're still carving out opportunities. Emmanuel Fernandez scored the opening goal for Rangers At a glance Fernandez and Raskin head in from corners in first half for dominant Rangers Managerless Aberdeen pass up two great chances on break Rangers move above Celtic into second, three points behind Hearts Rangers strolled to victory over dismal and managerless Aberdeen to move above Celtic and just three points behind leaders Hearts in the Scottish Premiership. It was critical for Danny Rohl's men to back up Old Firm victory to continue their momentum in this intriguing title race and they took the points with ease at Ibrox. They got the start they wanted when Emmanuel Fernandez rose highest to power home from a corner 11 minutes in, and Nicolas Raskin did the same before the break from another Connor Barron corner. It was efficient stuff from Rangers, but in truth they were given an easy ride by a meek Aberdeen, playing for the first time since the dismissal of Jimmy Thelin. Dimitar Mitov's calamitous attempt at gathering the corner for the opener left the goal open for Fernandez, then Nicky Devlin allowed Raskin to trot across the front post and nod home the second. Aberdeen fashioned two golden chances on the break but failed to have a strike from either as Kenan Bilalovic's touch let him down twice. After the interval, Rangers continued to dominate and, although they could not add another goal, they nonetheless leap above Celtic in the Premiership table. No side has taken more points in the Premiership than Rangers since Rohl took charge at Ibrox. The German has been flexible and slowly made improvements to the team and individuals. Old Firm hero Youssef Chermiti is an obvious one, but Barron is growing into an authoritative presence in midfield. His work rate and aggression sets the tone, and his movement to pick up spaces behind Aberdeen's midfield caused them issues all game. Add to that his delivery from corners, which led to both goals, and he has become a key pick for Rohl having been a reserve under Russell Martin. The addition of set-piece coach Scott Fry alongside Rohl also apears to be paying off for Rangers, who are now into double figures for goals from corners this season. It is one of a number of improvements which have Rangers right in the mix to win the Premiership despite their bleak start when Martin toiled. The fact Aberdeen did create a few gilt-edged chances from nothing is a reminder they still have improvement to make, especially at the back, and this month remains important to give Rohl better tools to make a tilt at a first league crown since 2021. Barron touches in a dominant display against Aberdeen Aberdeen, meanwhile, look in desperate need of leadership after Thelin's departure. Interim manager Peter Leven stepped into the dugout, accompanied unusually by sporting director Lutz Pfannenstiel, who is leading the search for a new boss. But the pair were largely helpless as familiar issues plagued Aberdeen. Mitov has gone from Scottish Cup hero to regular liability in goal as he cost his team the opener with more uncertain goalkeeping. Set-pieces have been problem all season - often the symptom of a side lacking direction - and Rangers could easily have scored four or five from corners alone. Despite plenty of numbers in midfield, they were again mostly run ragged, and when they did muster the chances, they had zero conviction. Most notably when Bilalovic only had Butland to beat but took a clumsy touch off his knee, and then when Nisbet tried to tee up the Swedish forward instead of taking a strike himself. A new manager is needed quickly to give this ailing side some structure and confidence, or Aberdeen's season will drift into mediocrity. These two meet again at Pittodrie on Sunday (16: 30 GMT) when Aberdeen will hope for a much-improved performance as Rangers aim for five straight wins. Rate players out of 10 for this game. The rater will close 30 minutes after the final whistle. You must be signed in to a BBC account to play. After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Last Updated 6th January 2026 at 21: 55 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Danny Röhl Formation: 4 - 3 - 3 Manager: Peter Leven Formation: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 Manager: Danny Röhl Formation: 4 - 3 - 3 Manager: Peter Leven Formation: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 Scottish Premiership All competitions All competitions All competitions Rangers have won seven of their last eight home games against Aberdeen in all competitions, including their last four in a row since a 1-3 reverse in September 2023. Aberdeen have only won one of their last six league meetings with Rangers (D2 L3), and could lose back-to-back Scottish Premiership clashes with them for the first time since December 2022 (3 in a row). After only winning two of their first seven home league games of this season (D4 L1), Rangers have since won each of their last three at Ibrox. Aberdeen have only won one of their last 11 midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) league games (D2 L8), a 1-0 victory away to Kilmarnock in October. Rangers have only lost their first home league game in one of the last 40 calendar years (W33 D6), going down 0-2 to Celtic in 2011. The Gers have won each of the last five occasions their first such match of a year has been against Aberdeen, each without conceding. Copyright © 2026 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.