Rangers and Celtic lose ground on Hearts after late drama

Rangers fought back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 with 10-man Livingston after Brooklyn Kabongolo’s 14th-minute volley and Lewis Smith’s 55th-minute strike had put the hosts in front. Cristian Montano was sent off on the hour for denying Djeidi Gassama a goalscoring opportunity, Emmanuel Fernandez pulled one back with a thunderous strike in the 81st minute and Mikey Moore nodded in a late equaliser from a James Tavernier cross.

A lengthy VAR check on a challenge in stoppage time came to nothing; head coach Danny Röhl described the incident as crucial in the title race. Celtic’s hopes suffered a further setback as Hibernian won 2-1 at Parkhead. Benjamin Nygren cancelled out Felix Passlack’s opener on the stroke of half-time, but Auston Trusty was dismissed after a VAR review for an off-the-ball pull on Jamie McGrath in the 74th minute.

Substitute Kai Andrews struck a composed finish from the edge of the box in the 87th minute for his first career goal, sealing Hibs’ first win at Celtic Park for 16 years.

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