Lawrence Shankland fires winner against Rangers to boost Hearts’ title bid

SportFootballLawrence Shankland fires winner against Rangers to boost Hearts’ title bidHearts 2-1 Rangers: Shankland scored the decisive goal in the 71st minute as the Jambos came from behind to secure three vital pointsAnthony Brown Monday 04 May 2026 19:52 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2970246","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/hearts-rangers-premiership-result-report-b2970246.html","title":"Lawrence Shankland fires winner against Rangers to boost Hearts’ title bid"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-10858","index":0}Lawrence Shankland scored a stunning goal to fire Hearts a step closer to title glory (PA)Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sportGet our free Inside Sport newsletterGet our free Inside Sport newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Inside_Sport_CDP","regTitle":"Inside Sport","subscriptionGroup":"inside_sport","subscriptionGroupId":"9cec95c5-a973-40ac-9b05-03d636c07853","type":"sport","pathPrefix":["/sport","/f1"],"associatedAuthors":["Lawrence Ostlere","Kieran Jackson"],"title":"Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sport","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Sport newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/InsideSport1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideSportNews","regSourceSection":"Football","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Captain Lawrence Shankland kept Hearts firmly on course for Premiership glory as they all but eliminated one of their...