Cyriel Dessers’ two goals saw Rangers knock Hearts out of the Scottish Cup at the semi-final stage. This was the fifth meeting of the season between these clubs and the Ibrox side have a 100 per cent record after securing their place in next month’s cup final. Dessers struck inside the opening five minutes and then claimed a late second to thwart any prospect of a Hearts equaliser at Hampden Park. The Edinburgh club competed better in the second half than the first without creating many real...
Rangers and Hearts meet in the second of this weekend’s Scottish Cup semi-finals on Sunday at Hampden Park, and both managers have key decisions to make. Steven Naismith must decide whether to reinstate first-team regulars like Stephen Kingsley and Kenneth Vargas, whilst his Ibrox counterpart Philippe Clement needs to generate a response to two poor results against Ross County and Dundee. The two teams will be without some experienced and influential figures for the tie. Here is the latest...
Final European placings are yet to be confirmed in the Scottish Premiership following this goalless draw at Rugby Park. For all Hearts’ domination during the game, they were kept at bay by Kilmarnock and their goal frame. The Edinburgh club still need two points to be mathematically certain of finishing third and securing European league-stage football next season. Fourth-placed Kilmarnock know finishing in that position permits entry into the Europa League’s second qualifying round so they...
Hearts and Rangers met in the semi-final of this season’s League Cup at Hampden Park and will clash again in the last four of the Scottish Cup this weekend. A 3-1 victory for the Glasgow club last November took them into the final, and is one of four wins from four encounters against Hearts in the current campaign. Clearly, there is room for improvement for the Tynecastle side as they prepare to return to Hampden on Sunday. Their last major trophy success came in the Scottish Cup but that was 12...