Thomson went off for serious foul play, Wilson for denying a goalscoring chance

Kevin Thomson will miss Wednesday's Scottish Cup replay, but Rangers team-mate Danny Wilson is clear to play despite both being sent off on Sunday.

Wilson's offence was denying a goalscoring opportunity to Craig Dargo in the 1-0 Co-operative Insurance Cup final win over St Mirren.

And his one-match ban will come into effect in next season's competition.

But Thomson's tackle on Stevie Thomson was deemed serious foul play and he misses the match against Dundee United.

The offence also took the midfielder over the points threshold and he will miss one Scottish Premier League game from 4 April, with Aberdeen due to visit Ibrox that Wednesday.

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Thomson's absence adds to Rangers' selection headache for this week's replay at Tannadice.

Steven Davis is doubtful after coming off at half-time during Sunday's win over St Mirren.

The Northern Ireland international had been a doubt for that game through illness and had clearly not recovered as he failed to make an impact before being replaced by Maurice Edu.

Lee McCulloch is definitely unavailable to fill one of the midfield spots as the Scotland international is also serving a cup suspension.

Meanwhile, Madjid Bougherra and fellow defender Kirk Broadfoot remain absentees with hamstring injuries.

Rangers are hoping that the Hampden win will be the first leg of a domestic treble.

The SPL leaders must overcome United at Tannadice if they are to retain hopes of retaining the Scottish Cup, with First Division Raith Rovers facing the winners in the semi-finals.

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