Scott Brown rates Rangers penalty woe chance at Hampden as zero with 'incredible' record' leaving him blown away

Scott Brown has branded the lack of penalties awarded against Rangers “incredible” - and claimed there’s no chance Aberdeen will be awarded a spot kick in Sunday’s Viaplay Cup Final.

Brown was playing for the Dons the last time the Ibrox side were penalised in their own box in a league match - 23 months and 71 games ago - when Lewis Ferguson netted in a 1-1 Pittodrie draw in January 2022. Those stats sparked a debate last week when BBC Sportsound presenter Richard Gordon claimed an unintentional bias “clearly exists”.

Former Celtic skipper Brown insists Rangers HAVE to win at Hampden - claiming a defeat would have a damaging effect on Philippe Clement’s side. But when he was made aware of the penalty stats he laughed: “Is that the last time they conceded a penalty? I’ve been retired that long .. since they last had a penalty against them (in the league)! That’s incredible, eh? It’s good to see VAR is working well!”

Asked what the chances are of Aberdeen getting a spot kick on Sunday, Brown added: “None. I don’t think Aberdeen will get a penalty on those stats! Wow.” Rangers have had seven penalties awarded against them in the last 18 months outwith the league including two in the Viaplay Cup, one in the Scottish Cup and four in Europe.

But Gordon claimed last week: “It would hardly be a stretch to suggest there is bias there. I am not suggesting it is intentional bias, that the referees are deliberately ignoring incidents, but for whatever reason, it clearly exists.”

Meanwhile, Brown reckons all the pressure in on Rangers to lift the first silverware of the season against his old side. Clement has still to taste defeat after 12 games in charge while the Dons stopped a run of six games without a win on Saturday when Leighton