The Ibrox side delivered the victory they needed to stay in the title race with the visitors reduced to 10 men.
Rangers cut the gap at the top of the Scottish Premiership back to three points on leaders Celtic with a 4-1 win over 10-man Kilmarnock at Ibrox to set up a mammoth Old Firm title showdown at Parkhead.
With the huge pressure Rangers were under to get the win, a fast start was essential and they were almost presented with a dream chance to open the scoring from the spot when David Dickinson was sent to the monitor by VAR Steven Kirkland for a potential handball against Corrie Ndaba but the whistler stick to his original decision not to award a penalty.
There was real frustration in the stands at Ibrox as Gers struggled to cut the visitors open despite having a man advantage but they did grab that vital equaliser on the stroke of half time. John Lundstram floated a ball into the box and Silva did well to escape former Ibrox kid Lewis Mayo and guide the ball into the bottom corner.
There was relief around Ibrox after that and it was a chance to try and eat into Celtic’s goal advantage. Mohamed Diomande almost did it only to see his effort crash off the crossbar but substitute Lawrence made no mistake with the ex Derby County man receiving a pass about 20 yards out taking a touch to create space before sending a wonderful shot behind Dennis and Souttar completed the scoring in injury time with a header into the net.
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