Rangers have confirmed their starting XI for the Scottish Cup clash with Queen’s Park at Ibrox.
Rangers are welcoming the Spiders to Ibrox for the first time since 2013, when both sides were playing in the old Third Division.
Here’s how Rangers line up against Queen’s Park for the Scottish Cup Glasgow Derby clash at Ibrox.
Rangers starting XI v Queen’s Park (Scottish Cup)
Rangers have given goalkeeper Liam Kelly the chance to impress between the sticks against Queen’s Park.
Jack Butland has been reinstated to the side in recent weeks but Kelly gets his reward for impressing during a recent run in the team.
James Tavernier starts at right-back with Rangers starting winter signing Rafael Fernandes and Robin Propper at centre-back.
Jefte continues at left-back with the Brazilian making the berth his own this season.
In midfield, Rangers have started with Mohamed Diomande alongside emerging Scottish talent Bailey Rice.
Rangers have started with Nedim Bajrami at left-wing with Ianis Hagi and Vaclav Cerny completing the team from back to front.
Up top, Hamza Igamane is preferred to Cyriel Dessers after the Nigeria striker banged in a hat-trick against Fraserburgh in the previous round.
Rangers team v Queen’s Park: Kelly, Tavernier, Fernandes, Propper, Jefte, Diomande, Rice, Hagi, Bajrami, Cerny, Igamane
Bench: Butland, Ridvan, Souttar, Dessers, Lawrence, Raskin, McCausland, Curtis
Philippe Clement expecting Scottish Cup fight
”I read that they’re not going to park the bus,” said Philippe Clement when asked about Queen’s Park ahead of the game.
”So they’re going to go full to fight and get the result, so that’s what I expect then.
”But it can be the bus also, so we will see at the end.
”It’s a team that can do good offensive actions, they have also really good interesting set-pieces that they clearly train on a lot.
”So they’re going to count on the counter attacks and the set-pieces for sure in this game and we need to focus on that.”
