Falkirk 1-2 Rangers: Lawrence Shankland's double secures Scottish Premiership victory against winless Bairns
Rangers secured a 2-1 victory against Falkirk in the Scottish Premiership thanks to two goals from Lawrence Shankland. The result leaves Falkirk winless while Rangers move up to fifth place.
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Professional football results directly impact league standings and team morale in the Scottish Premiership.
Lawrence Shankland's stunning double secured back-to-back Scottish Premiership wins for Rangers with a 2-1 victory at Falkirk on Wednesday night. <p>Manager Derek McInnes was forced to watch from the stand at a rainy Falkirk Stadium as he began his touchline ban for comments made last season while in charge of Hearts.</p><p>It was his former Jambos captain who gave them the lead in style, collecting Djeidi Gassama's ball and smashing it into the net after eight minutes.</p><ul><li><strong><a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/falkirk-vs-rangers/live/558359">As it happened</a> | <a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/falkirk-vs-rangers/teams/558359">Teams</a> | <a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/falkirk-vs-rangers/stats/558359">Stats</a></strong></li><li><a href="https://qrcode.skysports.com/skysports/SPFLHLsREPORTS"><strong>Watch FREE Scottish Prem highlights</strong></a> | <a href="https://qrcode.skysports.com/skysports/SPFLblogReports"><strong>Latest Scottish Prem news</strong></a> | <strong><a href="https://qrcode.skysports.com/SPscoresarticles">Latest scores</a></strong></li><li><strong>Not got Sky?
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