Rangers go from the Champions League to the Premier Sports Cup this weekend as they face St Johnstone in the last 16 of the domestic competition.
Philippe Clement and his squad are hurting after defeat to Dynamo Kyiv on Tuesday ended their hopes of reaching the promised land of Europe’s premier competition.
It’s going to leave a big dent in his and Nils Koppen’s ambitions to strengthen the first-team further before the transfer window shuts.
But attention must swiftly turn to the challenge the Perth Saints will bring to Hampden. Craig Levein’s side will be in confident mood after beating Kilmarnock 3-0 on Sunday so Rangers need to be wary of their threats.
Below, Rangers News provide you with everything there is to know about the St Johnstone encounter including how to watch on TV, the latest team news, an injury round-up plus the appointed officials.
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Rangers vs St Johnstone kick-off time
Rangers kick-off their Premier Sports Cup adventure on Saturday, August 17 as they face Craig Levein’s St Johnstone in the last 16 of the competition.
The late kick-off is scheduled for 5:45pm due to the game being selected for TV broadcast.
Rangers vs St Johnstone TV channel
Rangers vs St Johnstone will be broadcast live on TV. It will be shown on Premier Sports 1 with the programme starting at 5:15pm, thirty minutes before kick-off.
You will have to purchase a Premier Sports subscription/pass to watch the game. There are four different packages to choose from, with the Second Round Pass worth £9.99 being the cheapest.
Rangers supporters living outside the UK and Ireland can watch the St Johnstone meeting on RangersTV provided they have an international subscription package.
If you are out and about, you can listen to live BBC Sportsound radio commentary of the game.
Rangers team and injury news
Philippe Clement spoke to the press at the Rangers Training Centre on Friday ahead of the cup clash on Saturday.
He provided updates on three players including Ridvan Yilmaz, who was stretchered off against Dynamo Kyiv on Tuesday night.
He will be missing for four to six weeks while Scott Wright and Leon Balogun are unlikely to be involved at the weekend either.
Referee & VAR
The officials for Rangers vs St Johnstone were confirmed earlier in the week. The on-field referee will be Matthew MacDermid and his assistants will be Ross Macleod and Craig Ferguson.
Greg Aitken will be the VAR while Alan Mulvanny has been confirmed as his AVAR.
