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.
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