Sun 1 February 2026 21:10, UK

A 0-0 draw against Hibernian was the last thing Rangers needed amid their chase down of Scottish Premier League leaders Hearts.

Danny Rohl’s side had hoped to maintain pace with the pack leaders, but instead they ended up taking a step back.

The gap to Hearts has now grown to six points, where it was just four before this weekend’s matches had kicked off.

Elsewhere, Celtic also managed to claw distance back, with their 2-0 win over Falkirk putting them level on points with the Gers.

However, a win might have been salvaged if Rohl had made a different decision in the stalemate.

Rangers struggled to break down Hibernian, and despite their 11 shots on goal, they never truly tested the Edinburgh side.

Rohl’s team forced just one save from the opposition goalkeeper, whereas Jack Butland was faced with six stops at Easter Road.

After 56 minutes, the Gers head coach opted to roll the dice, and the introduction of Mikey Moore was a positive substitution.

The German had the option to make a similar decision 13 minutes later, when Andreas Skov Olsen’s number was displayed by the fourth official.

However, it was...