Willie Collum was centre stage at Ibrox as he awarded Rangers a penalty, sent off Nicky Clark and didn’t dismiss Ryan Jack in a match Rangers thoroughly deserved to win 2-0.
James Tavernier slotted the spotkick in 13 minutes after Collum immediately pointed to the spot when Borna Barisic’s cross hit Liam Gordon’s arm with Glen Kamara scoring a terrific goal in 58 minutes to make the game safe for Rangers.
The game got away from Saints when they had Clark sent off in 34 minutes – but Ryan Jack escaped a dismissal five minutes later for a similar challenge. Clark went in high over the ball on Jack and was shown the red card by Willie Collum which was confirmed by VAR official Nick Walsh.