Emmanuel Fernandez was the ultimate villain, as Rangers were held to a 2-2 draw by Hearts at Tynecastle on Wednesday, 28 October.

After dominating St Johnstone from start to finish at Ibrox last weekend, Rangers found themselves under the cosh at Tynecastle early on. However, Derek McInnes’ side weathered the early storm to take the lead in the 16th minute, with Ryan Naderi and Kevin Kelsy combining once again.

However, Hearts continued pushing the other way, eventually grabbing an equaliser three minutes into the second half, courtesy of a tap-in from Claudio Braga. It took Hearts eight minutes to go in front, with the birthday boy assisting Calvin Miller following a huge mistake from Minsu Kim.

Rangers looked destined to lose all three points at Tynecastle, but there was a late twist in the tale, courtesy of Olwethu Makhanya.

Rangers player ratings vs Hearts

Ivor Pandur – 5

Pandur could not have done much for both of Hearts’ goals.

Dujon Sterling – 4

The right-back’s poor touch near the halfway line forced Fernandez to commit a foul and receive a yellow card. Sterling was also caught playing with fire, as he was spotted pulling a Hearts shirt during a corner from the hosts in the dying seconds of the first half.

Sterling missed a sitter right at the end.

Emmanuel Fernandez – 1

Fernandez had a shaky start to the game after he was caught on the ball, forcing Raskin to commit a tactical foul and get himself booked just three minutes in. He was fortunate not to get himself booked in the 27th minute after a foul that James McFadden described as “rash” on Sky Sports commentary. The Nigerian eventually got his name taken towards the end of the first half, mirroring his casual performance.

Once again, Fernandez looked guilty, as he was not alert to Fagan-Walcott before the Hearts defender headed the ball into the six-yard box for Braga to finish. More mistakes followed, with the centre-back being lucky not to be punished by Braga on one occasion.

Olwethu Makhanya – 8

Unlike his partner, Makhanya maintained his usual standards, and even produced a goal when Rangers needed it the most.

James Penrice (Off for Tuur Rommens 63′) – 4

Penrice had a tough match-up against Sabah Kerjota on the left-hand side. Although he seemed to enjoy the challenge, the left-back was eventually booked for a clear shirt pull on the one-hour mark. He was replaced by Rommens almost instantly.

Nicolas Raskin – 6

Raskin was forced to get himself booked early on after an error from Fernandez. The Belgian did well to anchor the midfield despite being on a yellow card, but his performance was not anything inspiring.

Dan Neil (Off for Tochi Chukwuani 84′) – 5

Neil conceded the free-kick from which Hearts equalised early on in the second half.

Minsu Kim (Off for Findlay Curtis 84′) – 3

With Hearts dominating possession in the first half, Minsu left much to be desired with his out-of-possession work. The South Korean was then at fault for Miller’s goal, giving away the ball cheaply in his own half.

Djeidi Gassama (Off for Badredine Bouanani 54′) – 3

Like Minsu, Gassama’s out-of-possession play in the first half, when Hearts dominated the ball, left McInnes visibly frustrated. The Rangers manager made his point clear, taking the winger off early on in the second half.

Ryan Naderi (Off for Bojan Miovski 84′) – 6

Just like he did against St Johnstone, Naderi was extremely unselfish, as he set up Kelsy for the 16-minute goal. However, he was hardly involved in the second half

Kevin Kelsy – 7

The Venezuelan continued his fine run of form with a brilliantly taken goal to put Rangers 1-0 up, winning the ball and subsequently tucking it away.

How did McInnes’ substitutes fare?

Badredine Bouanani (On for Djeidi Gassama 54′) – 6

Instantly better than Gassama? Yes. Bouanani also provided the assist for Makhanya’s goal.

Tuur Rommens (On for James Penrice 63′) – 5

Tochi Chukwuani (On for Dan Neil 84′) – N/A

Findlay Curtis (On for Minsu Kim 84′) – N/A

Bojan Miovski (On for Ryan Naderi 84′) – N/A