Livingston will have one more fan backing them on Wednesday when they welcome Hibs to the Energy Assets Arena. Rangers manager Stuart McCall is hoping Livi, who held Rangers to a 1-1 draw last week, can do his side a favour against their rivals for second place. Hibs were beaten 1-0 by Falkirk in the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup on Saturday and also slipped four points behind McCall's side after they won 3-1 at Dumbarton, but they can close back to within a point if they win their game in hand. McCall said: "I'll be there on Wednesday with my Livingston scarf on. We played them and know what a tough game it will be. Hibs will be disappointed with what happened at Hampden but they'll now focus on promotion and we've got to focus on ourselves - we've got two big games left and want to win both."
Rangers clinched the points on Saturday after young striker Ryan Hardie claimed a dream double on his full debut. McCall said: "We only told Ryan at lunchtime that he was playing, we showed him the areas of the park we wanted him to get into and that's where his first goal came from. The kid is a goalscorer and he's got great energy and good pace. He's very raw naturally because he's only young but you can't do much more than score two on your debut. I'm delighted for the kid and hopefully that's him on his way to a lot of goals for Rangers. I'm a horses for courses manager and we'll change things but Ryan did what we hoped he would do and his confidence is high so it's a nice problem for next week."
On-loan Newcastle playmaker Haris Vuckic scored Rangers’ other goal, but McCall admitted he had to give the Slovenian a half-time talking to after he went missing for Mark Wilson's opener for Dumbarton. He said: "We were right behind Haris for his goal and as soon as he cut in on his left foot we weren't surprised to see his shot go into the net. He carries a goal threat and we're delighted he's doing that. He got a bit of a roasting at half-time because Mark Wilson was his man and he switched off. When you play in wide areas you've got to have the nous and desire to track back. He switched off for a second and it landed where he should have been. But we'll forgive him because of his goal. Everyone gives something different to the team but they're all aware of their responsibilities."