Aberdeen earned a 2-1 victory over Rangers at Pittodrie, keeping pace with Celtic at the top of the table and opening up a nine-point gap over their opponent. Nicky Devlin fired in the hosts’ opener at Pittodrie after 31 minutes, Topi Keskinen flicking on a cross from left-back Jack McKenzie to his counterpart on the right side. Devlin had time and space to take a touch and hammer the ball high into the roof of the net, earning Aberdeen a reward for their strong start to the match. Jimmy Thelan’s side were dominant and should have made it 2-0 six