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Sportsound: Rangers v Hibernian BBC Radio Scotland This video can not be played Sportsound: Rangers v Hibernian BBC Radio Scotland Listen to Sportsound live from Ibrox Fernandez nods in Sterling cross for opener Gassama slots in low for Rangers late on but flagged for offside Rangers move above Motherwell into third; Hibs stay fifth Get involved below FT: Rangers 1-0 Hibernian Billy Dodds Former Rangers striker & coach on BBC Sportsound Hibs had a lot of good build-up play, but they were really poor in the final third. Rangers deserved it in the end, they're putting a run together now. It's a vital three points, they were pragmatic how they went about it. If you play poorly, just make sure you're getting the win. FT: Rangers 1-0 Hibernian Gavin: Scrappy game, but Danny Rohl's Rangers keep rolling on, he keeps on winning, and that’s all that matters. No whiteboard needed, just a level head. FT: Rangers 1-0 Hibernian Kheredine Idessane BBC Scotland at Ibrox A huge roar from the home fans greeted the final whistle. There was a lot of relief in that. Rangers weren't great but were good enough to get the win. But for visiting keeper Raphael Sallinger late on, it could have been more comfortable. So Rangers go up to third and Hibs, despite playing pretty well without creating much, leave disappointed and miss the chance to leapfrog their hosts. FT: Rangers 1-0 Hibernian Here's the moment that decided the match, Emmanuel Fernandez's first-half header. Dujon Sterling's inch-perfect ball made it, but the centre-back still had a lot to do with his finish. FT: Rangers 1-0 Hibernian Rangers are now undefeated in their last 11 games in the Premiership, their last joint longest unbeaten streak was from 8 October 2023 to 24 December 2023. FT: Rangers 1-0 Hibernian FT: Rangers 1-0 Hibernian Can't disagree with that at all from Doddsy. This really has potential to an all-timer of a season. Let's have a look at the table. .. FT: Rangers 1-0 Hibernian Billy Dodds Former Rangers striker & coach on BBC Sportsound This is turning into a fascinating title race with how many times are involved in it. Another win and another clean sheet for Danny Rohl's Rangers. A deserved win in the end following an even first half, during which Emmanuel Fernandez scored the winning goal. Rangers 1-0 Hibernian Raphael Sallinger is up, but it's Martin Boyle who has an attempt. Blocked. That should be that. Rangers 1-0 Hibernian Hibs corner with 93 on the clock. .. Rangers 1-0 Hibernian Another chance for Rangers to bury this game on the break as Djeidi Gassama finds Mohamed Diomande, who is thwarted by Raphael Sallinger at the near post. Rangers 1-0 Hibernian Alex: A complete bore fest of a game. Is Chermiti actually a football player? He does absolutely nothing. Rangers 1-0 Hibernian The set-piece causes a bit of panic for Hibs as Djeidi Gassama has a shot blocked. The visitors survive and there are four added minutes. Rangers 1-0 Hibernian Youssef Chermiti has the chance to kill the game, but the Rangers striker opts for power over placement and Raphael Sallinger parries wide for a corner. Rangers 1-0 Hibernian Here comes another ball into the Rangers box. Junior Hoilett nods it back across goal and Thibault Klidje attempts to finish on the turn, but it's blocked. Rangers 1-0 Hibernian But Hibs recycle the ball and a cross to the back post is punched away by Jack Butland. Rangers 1-0 Hibernian With time running out, Hibs have a deep free-kick. .. Comes to hee-haw. Rangers 1-0 Hibernian A wide free-kick from James Tavernier is punched away by Hibs keeper Raphael Sallinger, who takes a clattering in the process. Foul. Rangers 1-0 Hibernian Scott Allan Former Hibs midfielder on BBC Sportsound It's an incredible pass from Diomande. He has the execution and it's a wonderful finish from Gassama. Emmanuel Fernandez scored the only goal of the game At a glance Rangers move up to third in the table with victory Emmanuel Fernandez nods Rangers into a half-time lead from a fine Dujon Sterling cross Djeidi Gassama has a second-half effort ruled out for offside Rangers moved up to third in the Scottish Premiership with a nervy and narrow victory over Hibernian at Ibrox. In a game bereft of much quality in the forward areas, a fine first-half header from defender Emmanuel Fernandez, from Dujon Sterling's excellent cross, was the difference between the sides after Hibs failed to make their early dominance count. Substitute Djeidi Gassama thought he had added a second, stroking away Mohamed Diomande's excellent through ball, only to be frustrated by a flag for offside. Hibernian substitute Thibault Klidje had a late effort blocked while his goalkeeper, Raphael Sallinger, pulled off two good saves late on to deny Youssef Chermiti and Mohamed Diomande. The victory maintains Danny Rohl's undefeated Premiership record since becoming head coach and delivered the result, if perhaps not the performance, the German was looking for after the disappointing Europa League defeat to Ferencvaros. It was a match of relatively few chances which provided a crucial win nonetheless for the Ibrox side if they're to have any chance of closing the gap at the top of the table. The three points keep Rohl's side within nine points of league leaders Hearts, with a game in hand, before the pair face off at Tynecastle on Sunday. For Hibs, frustration that their enterprising play throughout most of the match failed to yield a goal, or indeed really a clear-cut chance, with the opportunity to leapfrog their hosts passing the capital club by. Rangers will have to play a lot better than this if they're serious about mounting a title tilt. Second best in many areas of the park, they did however come out on top in the one area that matters - converting a chance. In common with visiting boss David Gray, Rohl will be looking for a lot more quality from his side throughout the frantic festive period - and in particular in Gorgie on Sunday. The Ibrox side haven't had their defensive problems to seek recently, and so a clean sheet will be warmly welcomed and indeed provided the platform for the win. It must have been such a frustrating night for the Hibs manager Gray on the touchline. He must have liked a lot of what he saw, in particular the patient passing and nice build-up play. In and around the box, however, the capital side were nowhere near clinical enough when they worked themselves into good areas. Which happened fairly often. It's the other side of Edinburgh up next for Rangers and a trip to face league leaders at Tynecastle on Sunday (13: 30 GMT). Hibs are still on their travels, facing Dundee United at Tannadice on Saturday (15: 00). Last Updated 15th December 2025 at 21: 39 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 - 1 - 4 - 1 Manager: David Gray Formation: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 Manager: Danny Röhl Formation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1 Manager: David Gray Formation: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 Scottish Premiership All competitions All competitions All competitions Rangers have lost just one of their last 27 Scottish Premiership matches against Hibernian (W18 D8), although that was their last at home in April (0-2). In all competitions, Hibernian have lost 12 of their last 13 away games against Rangers, winning the other 2-0 in April last season. Rangers have won five of their seven league games under Danny Röhl (D2), as many as their final 18 prior to his arrival (W5 D10 L3). They have also kept four clean sheets in their last six league matches, as many as their previous 28 beforehand.   This will be Hibernian’s first Scottish Premiership game played on a Monday since they lost 3-0 to Hearts in January 2023. Hibs have lost three of their last four games in the competition on this day of the week (D1) since a 1-0 victory over Partick Thistle in October 2013. Mikey Moore has scored in both of his last two Scottish Premiership games for Rangers. A goal in this game would make him the first player aged 18 or younger to score in three successive Scottish top-flight appearances since Anthony Stokes scored in four in a row for Falkirk from October-November 2006. Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.