Duk curled the free-kick over the wall and past the flailing McGregor, who looked as if he could have done better. Aberdeen came out for the second half fired up and soon went ahead. Scales' cross into the box was cleared by Sands but only to Clarkson, who sent a dipping shot from distance over McGregor and into the corner of the net. Leighton Clarkson's perfectly-placed long-range effort puts Aberdeen in the driving seat early on in the first-half against Rangers. Beale brought Ben Davies, Scott Wright, Arfield and John Lundstram on for Sakala, Sands, Jack and Glen Kamara in an attempt to turn the game back in Rangers' favour.
Scott Arfield spoke to Sky Sports after his dramatic late double:"Big mentality week, two tough away fixtures. It was important we started on the right note so to get the three points was huge. "He (Beale) knows the ability we've got, maybe we have come off it mentality wise. "If you win the game in the first five minutes or if you win it in the last five minutes, it's still the same three points. "Goodwin: Never experienced anything like that Jim Goodwin says it's hard to find the words to explain what happened following their 3-2 defeat to Rangers, with two of their goals coming late in injury time. Aberdeen manager Jim Goodwin told Sky Sports it will take a while to get over that late defeat:"I'm gutted.
Kris Boyd believes Rangers boss Michael Beale will be aware of the work that needs to be done to improve performances and insists Alfredo Morelos needs to do more for the team "I see a group that isn't the most confident, hopefully the last two wins will give them that against third and fourth in the league. Away here is a difficult game, and I felt they stuck together and got over the line. "We've got some work to do, that is clear for everyone to see". Arfield: A big win Scott Arfield talks through the dramatic finish to Rangers' 3-2 win over Aberdeen, with him scoring the two winning goals late into injury time, that secured an important three points.
Aberdeen 2-3 Rangers: Scott Arfield's dramatic stoppage-time double secures victory at PittodrieScott Arfield's stoppage-time double saw Rangers snatch a dramatic 3-2 win at Aberdeen to keep their faint title hopes alive. Jim Goodwin's men were on the verge of beating the Ibrox side in the league for the first time since 2016 until substitute Arfield struck twice in added time. The midfielder scored in the 95th and 97th minutes to complete a remarkable turnaround and leave Aberdeen stunned. Earlier, a stunning free-kick from Luis 'Duk' Lopes had cancelled out Fashion Sakala's opener before Leighton Clarkson's powerful strike gave the Dons the lead.