Rangers vs St Mirren LIVE score team news and build-up ahead of the Premiership clash

A 12-point gap to leaders Celtic means there is little hope of Rangers getting their hands on the Scottish Premiership trophy this season.

But after derby defeat last week, the last thing Michael Beale and his men want is for the season to unravel completely - and there is the small matter of the Scottish Cup semi-final at Hampden against the Hoops later this month.

That's why it's vital the Light Blues bounce back from their 3-2 reverse at Parkhead seven days ago when St Mirren visit Govan for this afternoon's fixture.

But Stephen Robinson's Buddies will certainly be no pushovers. In fact, in terms of the league they have more at stake as the Paisley side can reduce the gap on Aberdeen to just three points in the battle for third spot.

It's been a remarkable campaign so far for the Irishman and his troops will be relishing the short journey down the M8 to Ibrox Stadium.

Can they pull off a shock? Find out right here and follow all the build up, match acton in our LIVE blog.

Buddies manager Stephen Robinson was in good form as he spoke to the press yesterday in the build up to this one and was adamant his side needed to focus on themselves as they look to secure a top six finish in the league.

“We have to solely focus on us, the job’s not done…we aim to go to Ibrox and get a result, whatever anybody else does, whether the results go for us or not, we’re setting out to get a result that secures our top six place”.

The big news coming out of Ibrox this week was certainly the departure of Sporting Director Ross Wilson to Premier League strugglers Nottingham Forest. Wilson had been the subject of fan protests alongside CEO Stewart Robertson and club legend Barry Ferguson claimed in his Record Sport column that the