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Antonio Colak scored doubly for his archetypal league goals since 29 OctoberRangers produced their champion attacking show nether Michael Beale arsenic they blew distant Hibernian for their eighth Scottish Premiership triumph successful a row.
Connor Goldson's ain extremity enactment Hibs successful front, but wrong minutes James Tavernier levelled from the spot and from determination Rangers overwhelmed their in-form hosts.
Antonio Colak tapped successful his archetypal league extremity since October, and added different aft the outstanding Fashion Sakala had made it 3-1, and it could person been a batch more.
Despite a beardown show and awesome league signifier Rangers, the spread to leaders Celtic remains 9 points with 10 games near to play.
Hibs - who were unbeaten successful 5 successful the league - enactment fourth, 5 points down their Edinburgh rivals Hearts.
It looked similar it could beryllium a rousing nighttime for Hibs astatine Easter Road, arsenic fans sang an affectional rendition of nine anthem 'Sunshine connected Leith' erstwhile the players emerged arsenic a tribute to proprietor Ron Gordon, who died a fortnight ago.
The players initially carried that vigor into the game, arsenic Matthew Hoppe went adjacent himself earlier his transverse was turned into the nett by Connor Goldson, past his ain goalkeeper.
But that was arsenic bully arsenic it got for Hibs, arsenic Rangers deed backmost astir instantly erstwhile Ryan Kent drew a foul from CJ Egan-Riley successful the box.
Tavernier converted the punishment - awarded aft a VAR cheque - and aft a bid of missed chances and an outstanding prevention from David Marshall to contradict Borna Barisic, Colak finished first-time from Sakala's debased cross.
Sakala, playing mostly connected the near of a fluid beforehand three, was outstanding and was duly rewarded with a extremity aft the interruption arsenic helium shimmied and blasted location aft Ryan Jack chopped retired Marshall's mediocre clearance.
And arsenic Hibs faded badly, Kent and past Sakala recovered abstraction successful a congested container to tee up Colak, who squeezed the shot into the bottommost country for his 13th Premiership extremity this season.
It should person been much for Beale's men, but this was overmuch much similar the level helium wants from his squad arsenic they registered 31 shots connected goal.
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Line-ups
Hibernian
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Marshall
- 12Cadden
- 25Fish
- 4HanlonBooked astatine 75mins
- 16StevensonBooked astatine 60minsSubstituted forCabrajaat 70'minutes
- 26Egan-Riley
- 14Jeggo
- 18HendersonSubstituted forMcKirdyat 84'minutes
- 32Campbell
- 23YouanSubstituted forKukharevychat 59'minutes
- 13HoppeSubstituted forNisbetat 59'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Miller
- 3Cabraja
- 10Vieira Tavares
- 15Nisbet
- 17Devlin
- 22McKirdy
- 31Johnson
- 37MacIntyre
- 99Kukharevych
Rangers
Formation 4-3-1-2
- 1McGregor
- 2Tavernier
- 6Goldson
- 26Davies
- 31Barisic
- 13CantwellSubstituted forLundstramat 78'minutes
- 8Jack
- 14KentSubstituted forWrightat 77'minutes
- 43RaskinSubstituted forArfieldat 78'minutes
- 9ColakSubstituted forMorelosat 78'minutes
- 30SakalaSubstituted forHagiat 77'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Lundstram
- 7Hagi
- 17Matondo
- 18Kamara
- 20Morelos
- 23Wright
- 33McLaughlin
- 37Arfield
- 44Devine
Referee:Don Robertson
Attendance:19,341
Live Text
Match ends, Hibernian 1, Rangers 4.
Second Half ends, Hibernian 1, Rangers 4.
Foul by Alfredo Morelos (Rangers).
Josh Campbell (Hibernian) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Attempt saved. Scott Wright (Rangers) close footed changeable from the close broadside of the container is saved successful the bottommost close corner. Assisted by James Tavernier.
Scott Wright (Rangers) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by William Fish (Hibernian).
Attempt saved. James Tavernier (Rangers) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is saved successful the centre of the goal. Assisted by Scott Arfield.
Corner, Rangers. Conceded by William Fish.
Corner, Hibernian. Conceded by Connor Goldson.
Attempt blocked. Alfredo Morelos (Rangers) near footed changeable from the centre of the container is blocked. Assisted by Scott Wright.
Substitution, Hibernian. Harry McKirdy replaces Ewan Henderson.
Attempt saved. Ianis Hagi (Rangers) near footed changeable from extracurricular the container is saved successful the bottommost near corner. Assisted by John Lundstram.
Hand shot by Marijan Cabraja (Hibernian).
Attempt saved. Alfredo Morelos (Rangers) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is saved successful the bottommost near corner. Assisted by Ben Davies.
Ianis Hagi (Rangers) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.
Foul by Kevin Nisbet (Hibernian).
Substitution, Rangers. John Lundstram replaces Todd Cantwell.
Substitution, Rangers. Alfredo Morelos replaces Antonio-Mirko Colak.
Substitution, Rangers. Scott Arfield replaces Nicolas Raskin.
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Hibernian
Squad number1Player nameMarshall
Squad number12Player nameCadden
Squad number25Player nameFish
Squad number4Player nameHanlon
Squad number16Player nameStevenson
Squad number26Player nameCJ Egan-Riley
Squad number14Player nameJeggo
Squad number18Player nameHenderson
Squad number32Player nameCampbell
Squad number23Player nameYouan
Squad number13Player nameHoppe
Squad number3Player nameCabraja
Squad number15Player nameNisbet
Squad number22Player nameMcKirdy
Squad number99Player nameKukharevych
Rangers
Squad number1Player nameMcGregor
Squad number2Player nameTavernier
Squad number6Player nameGoldson
Squad number26Player nameDavies
Squad number31Player nameBarisic
Squad number13Player nameCantwell
Squad number8Player nameJack
Squad number14Player nameKent
Squad number43Player nameRaskin
Squad number9Player nameColak
Squad number30Player nameSakala
Squad number4Player nameLundstram
Squad number7Player nameHagi
Squad number20Player nameMorelos
Squad number23Player nameWright
Squad number37Player nameArfield
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