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By Thomas DuncanBBC Scotland Last updated on 5 hours ago5 hours ago.From the section Scottish PremiershipJohn Lundstram's late goal salvaged a point for Rangers John Lundstram's late strike denied Livingston a historic first victory at Ibrox but Rangers still slipped four points behind Celtic in the Scottish Premiership. Joel Nouble's low finish put David Martindale's side in front after just four minutes, and Rangers toiled to respond for most of the match. But the hosts were handed a lifeline with 12 minutes left when Livingston's Morgan Boyes was sent off after a VAR check and Lundstram then smashed in Ryan Kent's cross to salvage a point. There might have been more for Rangers, but in stoppage time Antonio Colak had a header saved and put one over the bar, while Lundstram also missed with a free header. The full-time whistle was met with boos for the second game in a row at Ibrox, as Rangers put in over 70 crosses but managed just one shot on target until Lundstram capitalised on Kent's good work on the left. Livingston, meanwhile, are in sixth after a fantastic performance but Martindale will be gutted a potentially historic victory was snatched at the death.How much pressure is on Van Bronckhorst?All the latest Rangers news & viewsFollow our Livingston page The visitors got the perfect start when Cristian Montano's cross was deflected into Nouble's path, and the forward swivelled well before finding the bottom corner with a low shot. Martindale would have known his team would then be defending for most of the match, but he must have been pleased at how comfortable it was for them to protect their own box. Rangers resorted to crosses, despite a lack of bodies in the penalty area, and the league's top scorer Colak was the only one who looked like getting on the end of them - but even he was restricted to tame efforts. The turning point was the red card for 21-year-old defender Boyes, whose inexperience and eagerness to make his mark probably cost his side a win. The substitute, not long on the pitch, rushed out and caught Alfredo Morelos very late and was initially shown a yellow card by referee David Munro. But the official correctly upgraded it to a red after being urged to review his decision on the monitor by VAR Greg Aitken. From that point Rangers showed more urgency and Kent managed to dummy Nouble and stand the ball up for Lundstram to smash home, but they could not rally in time to find the winner needed to narrow the gap to Celtic. Player of the match - Ayo Obileye
Obileye gets the headline, but it's got to be a joint award with his centre-back partner Jack Fitzwater. The pair were outstanding. Livingston discipline frustrates blunt Rangers - analysis
Livingston, with probably the lowest budget in the division, are always well set up by Martindale. Given the resource gulf to a lot of teams, his plans don't always work, but the manager time and again proves himself one of the shrewdest in the division. After a magnificent start through Nouble's well-taken goal, they defended admirably and you would probably have backed them to see out a win if it was not for the sending off. As good as Livingston were, Rangers confirmed a lot of their fans' fears after they were booed off after Tuesday's 1-0 win against Dundee in the League Cup. Manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst looks like he's struggling to create a cogent attacking plan. The sheer number of crosses going into the box - with only the outnumbered Colak in the area - was baffling. Either Morelos and Roofe should have been brought on sooner, or the outlet for creating chances needed to change. They're only four points behind Celtic, and do have injuries to contend with, so some perspective is needed. But the performances - initially in Europe and now domestically - are not convincing and it would take an optimistic view to suggest Rangers will best their rivals over the course of the season. What they said
Rangers manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst: "I'm not happy with the performance. I think we are low on confidence because of the way we started. Usually we start well in games, especially at home. It wasn't the case today, we started really badly and conceded the goal. "We were slow in our attacking. The only time we saw a spark was when we scored for 1-1 and we had seven minutes of injury time to find a winner. Our intensity in those seven minutes is what you need for the whole match." Livingston manager David Martindale: "There's a lot of pride but I'm disappointed for the players. We were very unlucky not to win the game and should probably be walking away with three points. But there's a big decision which VAR plays a part, and it gets the decision correct. "It was always going to be a big ask with 10 men. But huge credit to the players for hanging on to get a point." What' s next
On Wednesday Rangers face the daunting prospect of a game away to Napoli, arguably Europe's hottest team right now (20:00 BST), in the Champions League. Then they host Aberdeen in the league on Saturday (15:00). Livingston are at home to Celtic on Sunday (12:00 GMT).Line-upsMatch StatsLive Text Line-ups
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Formation 4-2-3-11McGregor2Tavernier38King26Davies31Barisic4Lundstram10Davis37Arfield71Tillman14Kent9Colak1McGregor2Tavernier38King Substituted forSandsat 45'minutesBooked at 75mins26Davies31BarisicSubstituted forRoofeat 81'minutes4Lundstram10DavisSubstituted forMatondoat 45'minutesSubstituted forSakalaat 78'minutes37ArfieldSubstituted forMorelosat 66'minutesBooked at 89mins71TillmanBooked at 44mins14Kent9Colak Substitutes
3Yilmaz17Matondo19Sands20Morelos23Wright25Roofe29McCann30Sakala33McLaughlin Livingston
Formation 4-3-2-11George2Devlin6Obileye5Fitzwater11Montaño18Holt8Pittman24Kelly17Kelly22Shinnie19Nouble1GeorgeBooked at 70mins2Devlin6Obileye5Fitzwater11Montaño Substituted forLongridgeat 45+2'minutes18Holt8Pittman24KellyBooked at 40minsSubstituted forBoyesat 73'minutesBooked at 78mins17KellySubstituted forPenriceat 64'minutes22ShinnieSubstituted forGuthrieat 74'minutes19Nouble Substitutes
3Longridge7Bahamboula9Anderson10Esmael Gonçalves15Boyes25Cancar28Guthrie29Penrice32HamiltonReferee:David MunroAttendance:48,855 Match Stats
Home TeamRangersAway TeamLivingstonPossessionHome81%Away19%ShotsHome24Away5Shots on TargetHome3Away1CornersHome14Away1FoulsHome9Away12 Live Text
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Match ends, Rangers 1, Livingston 1.90'+8' Full Time
Second Half ends, Rangers 1, Livingston 1.90'+8' Post update
Attempt missed. John Lundstram (Rangers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Ben Davies with a cross.90'+6' Post update
Attempt missed. Antonio-Mirko Colak (Rangers) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Malik Tillman with a headed pass following a corner.90'+6' Post update
Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Jackson Longridge.90'+4' Post update
Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Shamal George.90'+4' Post update
Attempt saved. Antonio-Mirko Colak (Rangers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Kent with a cross.90'+3' Post update
Attempt missed. Ben Davies (Rangers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by James Tavernier with a cross following a corner.90'+3' Post update
Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Jackson Longridge.90'+1'goal Goal
Goal Rangers 1, Livingston 1. John Lundstram (Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ryan Kent.89' Booking
Alfredo Morelos (Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.89' Post update
Foul by Alfredo Morelos (Rangers).89' Post update
Ayo Obileye (Livingston) wins a free kick in the defensive half.89' Post update
Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Jason Holt.85' Post update
Attempt missed. Kemar Roofe (Rangers) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by James Tavernier with a cross.84' Post update
Attempt missed. James Tavernier (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.84' Post update
Attempt missed. James Sands (Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Kent.82' Post update
Attempt blocked. Alfredo Morelos (Rangers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Tavernier with a cross.81' Substitution
Substitution, Rangers. Kemar Roofe replaces Borna Barisic.81' Post update
Fashion Sakala (Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing.Page 1 of 6rewind previousNavigate to the next pagenextNavigate to the last pageforwardPlayer of the match KellyStephen Kelly with an average of 9.64RangersRangersRangersLivingstonLivingstonLivingston Rangers
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Squad number9Player nameColakAverage rating3.69Squad number1Player nameMcGregorAverage rating 3.57Squad number14Player nameKentAverage rating 3.41Squad number71Player nameTillmanAverage rating 3.21Squad number38Player nameKingAverage rating 3.18Squad number26Player nameDaviesAverage rating 3.05Squad number10Player nameDavisAverage rating 3.02Squad number2Player nameTavernierAverage rating 2.96Squad number31Player nameBarisicAverage rating 2.94Squad number4Player nameLundstramAverage rating 2.91Squad number37Player nameArfieldAverage rating 2.87Squad number19Player nameSandsAverage rating 2.75Squad number30Player nameSakalaAverage rating 2.73Squad number25Player nameRoofeAverage rating 2.69Squad number20Player nameMorelosAverage rating 2.64Squad number17Player nameMatondoAverage rating 2.52 Livingston
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Squad number17Player nameKellyAverage rating 9.64Squad number1Player nameGeorgeAverage rating 8.09Squad number28Player nameGuthrieAverage rating 7.48Squad number19Player nameNoubleAverage rating 7.45Squad number5Player nameFitzwaterAverage rating 7.45Squad number29Player namePenriceAverage rating 7.37Squad number6Player nameObileyeAverage rating 7.27Squad number22Player nameShinnieAverage rating 7.19Squad number2Player nameDevlinAverage rating 7.14Squad number24Player nameKellyAverage rating 7.11Squad number18Player nameHoltAverage rating 7.01Squad number8Player namePittmanAverage rating 6.99Squad number11Player nameCristian MontañoAverage rating 6.94Squad number15Player nameBoyesAverage rating 6.36Squad number3Player nameLongridgeAverage rating 6.34 Scores Results & Fixtures
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HeartsHeart of Midlothian3CelticCeltic4FTKilmarnockKilmarnock1Ross CountyRoss County0FTMotherwellMotherwell1AberdeenAberdeen2FTRangersRangers1LivingstonLivingston1FTSt MirrenSt Mirren2Dundee UtdDundee United1FTView all Scottish Premiership scores As It Stands
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