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Never miss a kick-off!Signup +Join the clubGet full access to premium articles, exclusive features and a growing list of member rewards.Explore An account already exists for this email address, please log in.Subscribe to our newsletterFootball is often a game of what could have been and that will have been the case for any Everton fans who found themselves glued to what was the Scottish Premierships best game of the season this weekend.The title race north of the border is a rare three-horse race this season, with Hearts looking to cash in on the instability of the two Old Firm clubs, who have employed five managers between them since October.The Edinburgh side began the weekend with a five and six-point lead over Rangers and Celtic, respectively as they looked to dethrone the latter after consecutive title wins.You may likeDominic Calvert-Lewin and Raul Jimenez wont top the Premier League scoring charts but both are leading their teams from the frontIm 68, I should grow up, but Hearts being top of the league is killing me as a childhood Hibernian supporter, I think Oh no, not them! But I think they're the favourites, they're adrenaline junkies Former Celtic boss Gordon Strachan talks to FFTIts crazy to think I was linked with Barcelona, but you cant let yourself dwell on these things Max Aarons opens up on his Camp Nou move that never happenedFormer Everton flop picks his momentIf Rangers were to reignite this title race, this was the game to do it and not for the first time this season, they saw a previously-maligned figure step up and make the difference.Striker Youssef Chermiti was signed by Rangers from Everton for a fee of �8 million in the summer, ending a two-year spell on Merseyside which saw the Portuguese make 25 appearances and fail to score a single goal following his �11.5 million transfer from Sporting in August 2023.Get VIP Everton tickets HERE with Seat Unique!Everton's new Hill Dickinson Stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock features a state-of-the-art Premium Experience. The packages, available for the 2025/26 season, will offer prime pitch views and easy movement between seats and lounges, ensuring a top-tier, seamless, and luxurious matchday environment consistent with the club's Nothing but the best motto.View DealA slow start at Ibrox in which the forward scored just two goals before Christmas, meant that Chermiti was used as something of a stick to beat former sporting director Kevin Thelwell with.But a brace against Celtic in the New Years derby offered promise and on Sunday, he delivered in the clubs biggest game of the league campaign so far.Get FourFourTwo NewsletterThe best features, fun and footballing quizzes, straight to your inbox every week.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.The former Everton man scored his first-ever career hat-trick as the Gers claimed a huge 4-2 win over Hearts and cut the gap at the top of the table to just two points.[Youssef Chermiti scored] three goals, he worked hard for the group, Rangers boss Danny Rohl said following the victory. I always believe in him.My job is now to keep him hungry and he will be hungry because he'll want to score more but big games are for big players and today he showed how big he is."Sundays performance suggests that Thelwell, who, alongside chief executive Patrick Stewart paid the price for Rangers poor start to the season when they were sacked in November, could perhaps end up being justified in his assessment of Chermiti and his faith that he had signed a goalscorer, despite the forwards Everton dry spell."Sometimes you have to take a player that you think is at the start of their journey, grow and develop them and then make that step for us and help us to win going forwards, he said back in October."Physically, he is a top, top performer. We think in due course in a particular style of play it will help him score goals and hopefully you will see the best of him."TOPICSEvertonRangersTransfer newsScottish PremiershipJoe MewisSocial Links NavigationFor more than a decade, Joe Mewis has worked in football journalism as a reporter and editor. Mewis has had stints at Mirror Football and LeedsLive among others and worked at FourFourTwo throughout Euro 2024, reporting on the tournament. In addition to his journalist work, Mewis is also the author of four football history books that include times on Leeds United and the England national team. Now working as a digital marketing coordinator at Harrogate Town, too, Mewis counts some of his best career moments as being in the iconic Spygate press conference under Marcelo Bielsa and seeing his beloved Leeds lift the Championship trophy during lockdown.
