Dons grind out victory over Gers

The Dons, who have now only lost once to the Glasgow giants in the Gers’ last nine visits to the Granite City, took the lead after 17 minutes when Lee Miller reacted smartly to prod home Michael Paton’s driven cross for his third goal of the season.

They were reduced to 10 men on the hour mark when captain Mark Kerr was shown a second yellow card for a challenge on Steven Naismith.

Rangers threw everything at the Dons until the final whistle but the home side managed to withstand the pressure to earn a hard-fought victory.

Madjid Bougherra again started on the bench for Rangers as Walter Smith kept faith with 17-year-old Danny Wilson. The Algerian was eventually introduced on 76 minutes.