Rangers 2-2 Dundee United
Steven Smith takes charge of managerless Rangers
Visitors sit fourth in the table
Rangers 1-0 Dundee United
Kheredine Idessane
BBC Scotland at Ibrox
Two of Rangers' summer arrivals look revitalised this afternoon.
Thelo Aasgaard has already claimed an absolute peach of a goal.
While Joe Rothwell finally looks like the marauding midfielder that graced a Leeds United jersey.
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Rangers have already attempted 14 shots in this match, higher than their season average of 13 in the Premiership.
Rangers 1-0 Dundee United
Kheredine Idessane
BBC Scotland at Ibrox
Arms folded, face like thunder, Dundee United manager Jim Goodwin prowls his technical area menacingly.
I would not like to be a United player in the dressing room for the half-time chit-chat.
I don't think their manager is particularly impressed with the way they've gone about their business, especially when they've had possession in dangerous areas.
Rangers 1-0 Dundee Utd
Thelo Aasgaard cups his ear after scoring his first Rangers goal.
Who's that aimed at?
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Nico Raskin bends in a cross and Bojan Miovski meets it, but his header loops over the bar.
Rangers 1-0 Dundee United
Kheredine Idessane
BBC Scotland at Ibrox
For the first time in the Premiership this season, it seems the Rangers supporters are really enjoying watching their team.
It's wave after blue wave of attack; there's already been a stunning goal to cheer; and but for Yevhen Kucherenko, Thelo Aasgaard would have had a double inside half an hour.
Rangers 1-0 Dundee Utd
Ivan Dolcek gets in far too easily again, but instead of going for goal he tries to lift the ball over James Tavernier before having a go.
It all breaks down.
Rangers 1-0 Dundee Utd
Thelo Aasgaard has another go, this one more central from 20 yards, but United keeper Yevhen Kucherenko gets across to his right to parry away.
Rangers 1-0 Dundee United
Kheredine Idessane
BBC Scotland at Ibrox
For the first time since the very early European qualifiers, this place is absolutely bouncing.
Decibel levels not heard since Panathinaikos and Viktoria Plzen were being hit for two and three respectively.
Rangers 1-0 Dundee Utd
Bojan Miovski attempts a bicycle kick but gets closer to connecting with a head than the ball.
Ambitious one.
Rangers 1-0 Dundee Utd
Kheredine Idessane
BBC Scotland at Ibrox
Goodness me, what a goal that is.
Absolute top quality from Thelo Aasgaard. Cuts inside not one but two players and then rifles an absolute rocket into the top corner of the flailing Yevhen Kucherenko's goal.
Wow. Where has that been from him - and his side - so far this season?
Thelo Aasgaard
There's the goal.
And it's an absolute beauty from Thelo Aasgaard, who dances his way into the box and drops a shoulder before pinging an excellent finish into the top-right corner.
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Multiple last-ditch blocks from the United defence deny Rangers.
This is relentless but no goal to show for it. Yet.
Rangers 0-0 Dundee Utd
A wide free-kick for United meets Zac Sapsford, who attempts to loop a header past Jack Butland.
Wide by quite a distance in the end.
Rangers 0-0 Dundee United
Kheredine Idessane
BBC Scotland at Ibrox
Rangers totally dominating the ball with Dundee United struggling to get out of their half in the last five minutes or so.
A goal is coming, you sense, with Thelo Aasgaard nearly claiming it with the aid of a wicked deflection.
Rangers 0-0 Dundee Utd
Not far away from James Tavernier.
A strike from the Rangers captain, who slips in the process, bends just over from about 20-odd yards.
Rangers 0-0 Dundee Utd
Djeidi Gassama is sent into the left of the box and he bursts to the byeline, but his low ball is dealt with by the United backline.
Rangers 0-0 Dundee Utd
Just the 83% possession for Rangers so far.
Rangers 0-0 Dundee United
Kheredine Idessane
BBC Scotland at Ibrox
There's a different vibe inside Ibrox this afternoon. The home fans are more positive, more patient.
That said, they're not missing the players.
The banners in the Copland Stand read: 'No more buses to hide on. No more managers to hide behind. Face your failures like men.'
Rangers 0-0 Dundee Utd
Despite Rangers' dominance, the best chance has just fallen to United.
The visitors have acres to break into and Ivan Dolcek aims for the bottom-right corner, but it's just wide.
Craig Sibbald, third from left, rocketed Dundee United into the lead
At a glance
Aasgaard stunner puts much-improved Rangers ahead at break
Dundee United respond with long-range Trapanovski strike and outrageous Sibbald effort
Tavernier recues point for hosts, who remain winless at Ibrox in league in this term
Managerless Rangers' wait for a first home Scottish Premiership win of the season continued after a four-goal thriller with Dundee United ended in a draw at Ibrox.
A fabulous second-half comeback from the visitors had Jim Goodwin's men on the verge of their first win in Govan since 2011, only for Rangers captain James Tavernier to fire home a powerful late equaliser.
That came after two stunning strikes in the second half had completely turned the game on its head, with substitute Kristijan Trapanovski hitting home an equaliser with virtually his first touch of the ball before a terrific hit from Craig Sibbald blasted United in front.
It sent the 900-strong travelling support into raptures and many Rangers fans heading for the exits.
Those who did leave missed a Rangers comeback which rescued a point but wasn't enough to claim all three for interim boss Steven Smith, who was by far the happier manager at the break thanks to a wonderful opening goal from midfielder Thelo Aasgaard.
He cut inside a couple of players before curling in a wonderful opener into the top corner.
A share of the spoils is probably fair enough, given Rangers' strong first-half performance and United's much-improved showing after the interval.
That said, only a wonderful save from home keeper Jack Butland kept Rangers level when Trapanovski threatened a late winner. Substitute Pantuche Camara also blasted just over with almost the last kick of the ball, with large parts of the ground already empty.
A strange end to a match which Rangers started very strongly but then fell out of the longer the game went on.
Rangers simply can't seem to put together a 90-minute performance, no matter who the head coach is.
Several of the home players looked unrecognisable from the men who struggled to make any visible impact for the head coach who signed them.
Aasgaard looked every inch the imposing Norway international, peppering the United goal with shots which twice Yevhen Kucherenko did well to palm away.
His goal was a genuine thing of beauty. Skill, poise and power in equal measure.
It felt like the shackles had been taken off everyone in blue. The problem is, it only lasted a half. Dundee United re-organised, made some changes and blew Rangers away in the second half. Familiar home failings let Rangers down. They're conceding goals too easily with no sign of that stopping.
The Jim Goodwin vintage came within minutes of a famous win. Kucherenko kept them in the game with a couple of top stops in the first half. Goodwin's changes took the side to the precipice of victory.
It very nearly paid off in spades but United will have to content themselves with a hard-earned, full-merited point. Their season won't be defined by results in Glasgow. United will take an awful lot from their performance here, however.
Rangers interim head coach Steven Smith told BBC Scotland: "I think I understand the reasons why [the game changed]. Dundee United changed their aggression, started winning second balls, gained territory.
"That changed the game and we didn't change with it, which is disappointing. We managed to get an equaliser, so I'll give them a wee bit of credit for that.
"But we need to recognise in those moments when it gets tough, you need to have killed the game off or match the level of aggression [from the opposition] to go again."
Dundee United manager Jim Goodwin: "Rangers were by far the better team in first 45, we were second best all over the park. We looked as if we were half a yard off it.
"Second half we carried [the game plan] out a lot better. We have built a really strong, competitive squad.
"Unfortunate thing is we haven't had the whole group available. We're starting to get numbers back and there's real competition.
"We need to make sure we start games like we did in the second half. That's three games in a row where we've been poor in the first half but really good in the second. We can't let first halves pass us by."
Rangers go away to face Brann in the Europa League on Thursday (17:45 BST), while United host St Mirren on league duty on Saturday (15:00).
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 22 |
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| 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 17 |
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| 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 11 |
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| 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 10 |
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| 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 10 |
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| 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 9 |
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| 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 9 |
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| 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 9 |
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| 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 8 |
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| 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 7 |
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| 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 6 |
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| 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 6 |
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Manager: Steven Smith
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Jim Goodwin
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Steven Smith
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Jim Goodwin
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
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Rangers have won eight of their last 10 league meetings with Dundee United (D2) since a 0-1 defeat in August 2021 under Steven Gerrard.
Dundee United have only won one of their last 21 away league games at Rangers (D3 L17), losing 10 of their last 11 (D1) since a 3-2 victory in April 2011 under Peter Houston.
With just eight points in seven games (W1 D5 L1), this is Rangers’ poorest start to a league season (assuming 3 pts/win all-time) since 1978-79, when they had seven points in their first seven. Only in 1964-65 (9), 1978-79 (8), and 1989-90 (9) have they ever had fewer than 10 points from their opening eight matches of a league campaign.
Dundee United are yet to lose an away league game this season (P3 W1 D2), scoring 2+ goals in each of them. Indeed, their seven away goals is a joint-high in this season’s Scottish Premiership (level with Hearts).
James Tavernier has made 319 appearances in the Scottish Premiership, with only three players – Callum McGregor (355), Marcus Fraser (330), and Stephen O'Donnell (324) – making more since the competition rebranded in 2013. Tavernier is Rangers’ top league scorer this season with three goals.
