Rangers into Cup decider

Partick 0 Rangers 2

Rangers’ quest for four trophies this season remained on course after they disposed of Partick Thistle at the second attempt in the Scottish Cup at Firhill.

The plucky First Division outfit earned the quarter-final replay after a 1-1 draw at Ibrox last month but goals from Nacho Novo and Chris Burke saw Rangers progress this time, with Simon Donnelly missing a penalty for Thistle.

Rangers will now face St Johnstone in the last four, with Queen of the South having already secured a place in the Hampden final following their shock win over Aberdeen yesterday.

With time fast running out for a Thistle comeback, Scott Chaplain drove across the face of goal and inches wide of the upright to groans from the vocal home crowd.

Rangers threw McCulloch and Daniel Cousin into the action late on and the latter squandered the opportunity to add his name to the scoresheet.

Burke went to ground under pressure from Kinniburgh with four minutes to go but, thankfully for Rangers, the tie was over as a contest by the time Cousin fired straight into the hands of Tuffey from the penalty spot.