Rangers win John Lundstram red card appeal

John Lundstram will not serve a suspension after Rangers were successful in their appeal against the red card he received against Hibs.

The midfielder was sent off for a cynical challenge on Martin Boyle in the second-half of the 2-2 draw at Easter Road.

Willie Collum's decision to brandish the red card has since been criticised by pundits with Giovanni van Bronckhorst describing it as "harsh".

The Ibrox side launched an appeal with the Scottish FA downgrading the decision to a yellow card.

The governing body say the challenge comes under the catergory of "recklessly trips or attempts to trip an opponent" which is a bookable offence.

The 28-year old will now be available to face Ross County in the Premiership at Ibrox this weekend and is free to feature in their Premier Sports Cup clash with Queen of the South next week.

Striker Alfredo Morelos will still serve a suspension after Rangers decided against appealing his red card for lashing out at Marijan Cabraja.

The Colombian has since been dropped from their squad to face PSV Eindhoven due to concerns over his commitment and fitness.

On his exclusion, Giovanni van Bronckhorst said: "I know he wants to play but to play for Rangers you need to have a certain level mentally, physically and at the moment, he's not ready to play.

"As a person, it was a hard decision. As a manager, it was an easy one because we are here to represent our club and to get into the Champions League tomorrow evening and that in my eyes was best, to take the squad we brought tonight.

"We will do everything tomorrow on the pitch to be successful for this team, for this club so for me that's why I took this 23 players. We are very focused. The players are training well."

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