Sutton also disagreed with Kris Boyd over whether Jayden Meghoma should have been sent off in the first half

Nico Raskin’s cross

Chris Sutton couldn’t help himself when assessing the decision to allow the Rangers goal that handed them a lifeline at Falkirk.

Danny Rohl’s men found themselves 2-0 down to John McGlynn’s Bairns and on the ropes thanks to Ben Broggio’s early strike and a curler from Finn Yeats.

But the title-chasing Light Blues got themselves back into it in bizarre circumstances just before the break and sparked a remarkable four-goal comeback in 16 minutes either side of half-time, going on to win a bonkers game 6-3.

Thelo Aasgaard saw an effort hit the post before the ball came back to Nico Raskin.

He sent in a high, looping cross from the left that looked like it had drifted out of play above Scott Bain’s crossbar before coming back in,

Djeidi Gassama didn’t stop though and headed back across goal, hitting the same post before Tochi Chukwuani smashed the rebound into the roof of the net.

A VAR check by Andrew Dallas amid the Bairns’ protest confirmed the on-field decision and Gers halved the deficit heading into half-time.

Replays didn’t exactly clear things up and Sutton quipped: “It’s almost in the front row of the stand!”

There was also a discussion over whether Jayden Meghoma should have seen red after wiping out Calvin Miller as the Falkirk winger looked to break from his own half.

Meghoma fouls Calvin Miller

Boyd was adamant that Marc Leonard’s foul on Robbie Muirhead on the halfwayline in Hearts’ 2-2 draw with Livingston last week was a sedning off, but didn’t think Meghoma should have been,

He said: “It’s not reckless. It’s a high tackle. It’s a foul, but Calvin Miller’s touch is taking him away from goal. He’s not in on goal. It’s not the same as last week.”

However, Sutton insisted there had to be consistency. He added: “I didn’t think Leonard’s was a red card last week because there was too big a distance to travel.

“But if you’re going to give that a red, then you have to give this a red as well.”