Rangers and St. Mirren meet at Ibrox Stadium on Sunday in a League Cup tie. Derek McInnes’ team will be eager to claim their first win of the campaign after an underwhelming start.
Rangers have struggled in both domestic and European competitions, remaining without a victory this season. Their latest domestic match ended in a 2-1 loss to Hibernian, following a hard-earned 1-1 draw with Dundee United. European action midweek brought further disappointment: a 1-1 home draw with Jagiellonia Białystok resulted in a 3-2 aggregate exit. With growing pressure, the hosts desperately need a positive result to turn their season around.
Rangers team news
Injury and availability problems have left Rangers severely depleted ahead of the Premier Sports Cup clash with St Mirren, with McInnes missing seven players.
The squad is particularly thin at the back and up front. Tuur Rommens will be out for up to eight weeks with a serious groin problem, while Youssef Chermiti faces a lengthy recovery after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament.
Ben Godfrey is sidelined for several weeks with a hamstring injury, and Jose Cifuentes remains unavailable as he continues to work on his fitness.
Midfielder Thelo Aasgaard is a significant doubt after being forced off in Thursday’s draining Europa League fixture. To address their left-back shortage, the club has arranged a loan for James Penrice from Hearts, but he isn’t registered in time to play.
As a result, McInnes may have to use a makeshift three-man defence or shift Ross McCrorie into left-back.
Rangers predicted lineup
Possible Rangers starting XI: Pandur; Sterling, Fernandez, Makhanya; Yokota, Neil, Raskin, Devlin, Curtis; Shankland, Naderi
When will the match kick off?
The match will kick off at 4pm BST on Sunday, 16th August.
How to watch Rangers vs St. Mirren?
The Rangers v St Mirren Premier Sports Cup match is being shown live exclusively on Premier Sports 1 in the UK today.