What a chance for Hibs! They should be level!

Marc McNulty nudges his way on to a lofted ball down the left. Daryl Horgan is haring through the middle. McNulty slides the ball into the Irishman's path, he's clean through, he just needs to finish...

But the legs of Allan McGregor deny the onrushing Hibs man. Brilliant save.

And the veteran stopper is up again to deny McNulty on the rebound from a very tight angle.

The free-kick is whipped in but Hibs manage to scramble away.

We've seen the replays of David Gray's tackle and frankly he couldn't have had too many complaints if he'd been sent off.

That's a dreadful tackle from David Gray on Alfredo Morelos, who knocks the ball away from the Hibs captain up the left flank.

Gray chops him down and earns one of the most blatant yellow cards you will ever see.

Chance for Rangers to load up the Hibs box.

Now it's Rangers' turn to threaten and a clever move up the right sets James Tavernier into the box.

His shot, from a tight angle, is palmed away by Marciano and Ryan Jack volleys the rebound well over from the edge of the box.

Decent chance for Hibs after Marc McNulty wins a corner. Lots of runners arriving, particularly David Gray and Darren McGregor, but James Tavernier flicks the ball away. The Hibs skipper Gray may have lost the flight of the ball as he galloped into the box.

Neil McCann
Former Rangers winger on BBC Sportsound

Connor Goldson picks up the second yellow card of the game after his arm connects with the face of Marc McNulty.

Pretty similar to the yellow Darren McGregor was shown early in the first half after catching Alfredo Morelos in the chops.

Pretty anticlimactic in the end, that. Mallan smashes his free-kick into the wall. It would have been very harsh on Rangers too given how soft an award that was. Ryan Jack held his ground and Mallan hit the deck.

Stevie Mallan earns a free-kick in the opening minute of second half. It's about 25 yards out, right in the middle of the pitch. This is Mallan territory, for sure...

Hibs get the second half going. No substitutions at the interval.

The teams are trooping back out. Can Rangers continue their sheer supremacy, or will Hibs turn the tables?

We're about to find out...

That was a pretty abject 45 minutes from Hibs.

They are depleted by injuries and suspension, but surely Paul Heckingbottom will be changing things up a bit at half-time - either in terms of formation or personnel.

Marvin Bartley might be thrown on to add ballast to a midfield that's been hideously dominated thus far.

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Neil McCann
Former Rangers winger on BBC Sportsound

That incident with Tavernier came just days after Hibs chief executive Leeann Dempster issued a strongly-worded statement on fan behaviour. That followed the throwing of a glass bottle at Celtic forward Scott Sinclair during Hibs' Scottish Cup loss.

"Any supporter caught engaging in behaviour that places players, staff and other fans at risk will be dealt with in the strongest possible terms available to us, whether that involves exclusion from Easter Road Stadium, a Football Banning Order or criminal prosecution when appropriate," Dempster said.

Neil McCann
Former Rangers winger on BBC Sportsound

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Oh dear. Right at the end of the first half, a fan is on the pitch and tries to boot the ball away from James Tavernier, who is stooping to retrieving it from the touchline.

There's a push and a shove from the supporter, who is swiftly grabbed by the authorities and removed from the pitch.

Disgraceful stuff at Easter Road, just six days after a bottle was thrown at Celtic's Scott Sinclair.

Well, that was eventful. Rangers are absolutely battering Hibs. They've had a glut of huge chances and could be completely out of sight at the interval.

Alfredo Morelos, Scott Arfield and Ryan Kent have been denied by a combination of brilliant Ofir Marciano saves and desperate last-ditch blocks from the Hibs defence.

The hosts have hardly had a kick, hopelessly overrun in midfield, and the irony is that their only real chance led to the Rangers goal.

Flo Kamberi had his shot blocked amid confusion on the edge of the box and a Rangers breakaway culminated in a delicious curling effort from Daniel Candeias. A richly-deserved lead.

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We're into first-half stoppage time. One minute of it.

Paul Hartley
Former Scotland midfielder on BBC Radio Scotland