Halliday red reduced to yellow

Rangers midfielder Andy Halliday has had his red card against Hibernian reduced to a yellow, his club announced.

Halliday was sent off for violent conduct by Bobby Madden after barging into Fraser Fyvie during Rangers' 4-2 Championship win over Hibs on December 28.

But Fyvie was later banned for two games for simulation after holding his head in the immediate aftermath despite the contact being chest to chest.

Following an appeal hearing with a Scottish Football Association tribunal panel, a Rangers statement read:

"The red card shown to Andy Halliday in last week's 4-2 victory over Hibernian has been reduced to a yellow card following a successful appeal by Rangers.

"The midfielder was dismissed for violent conduct for an alleged headbutt on Fraser Fyvie, but after the Hibs player was banned for simulation, Halliday's red was reduced to a caution for adopting a threatening and/or aggressive attitude.

"He is therefore free to play in this weekend's Scottish Cup tie with Cowdenbeath.''