Sun 2 November 2025 17:28, UK

Rangers were reduced to 10 men in their defeat to Celtic but are considered lucky to have got away without further punishment.

Thelo Aasgaard was shown a straight red by Nick Walsh at Hampden Park on Sunday after catching Anthony Ralston with a high boot late in a miserable Rangers first half.

But Danny Rohl‘s side could already have been a man down even by that time after Derek Cornelius dived in on Johnny Kenny earlier in the game, escaping with just a yellow.

Walsh opted to book the Canadian after he’d advanced out of his back line to launch a challenge on the Celtic man as he hesitated to play the ball forward, catching him on the ankle.

Reacting live on BBC Sportsound Pat Bonner and Billy Dodds both thought it was a close call that could have drawn a red card.

Bonner said: “Oh yeah that’s a bad tackle, a bad tackle, really, really bad tackle.”

“He’s lucky his low, he’s jumped into it and he’s got a bit of the ball”, Dodds agreed. “But he’s gone over the ball and caught him on the ankle as...