Hibs grab top spot

Rangers 0 Hibernian 1

Hibernian surged to the top of the Clydesdale Bank Premier League with a 1-0 win at Ibrox as Rangers’ title hopes suffered another blow.

David Murphy’s header in the second half proved to be the difference between the two teams.

Hibs were completing an Old Firm double, following their win over Celtic a fortnight ago.

With just over 20 minutes remaining, Rangers threw McCulloch and Steven Naismith into the action in place of Thomson and Whittaker.

The home side then saw their pleas for a penalty ignored by the referee Kenny Clark, after claiming a Boyd header had been handled in the box by Rob Jones.

Rangers should have restored parity when Carlos Cuellar pounced on an Adam free-kick – but he somehow managed to nod wide of a gaping goal as Hibs held on for the win.