St Mirren 1 Rangers 0 LIVE as Oisin Smyth has home side in front at HT

Rangers make the short trip to Paisley to continue their long way back in the Scottish Premiership title race.

Philippe Clement and his players have found their form in recent weeks after struggling early in the season which left them well off the pace at the top of the league table.

But after reeling Aberdeen in to move into second place, the Light Blues are now trying to catch rivals and leaders Celtic.

Rangers have won four in a row in the Premiership and are aiming to make that five with a trip to St Mirren during a hectic festive schedule.

Stephen Robinson's Buddies occupy the last top six place but are just a couple of points off Dundee United in fourth after victory over Ross County at the weekend.

St Mirren will be looking to land a Boxing Day punch to leave Rangers reeling in the penultimate Premiership fixture of 2024.

Follow all the build up, match action and reaction right here in our LIVE blog.

Rangers: Butland, Tavernier, Sterling, Balogun, Jefte, Barron, Diomande, Cerny, Bajrami, Hagi, Igamane Subs: Kelly, Ridvan, Propper, Cortes, Dessers, Dowell, Raskin, McCausland, Danilo

St Mirren: Balcombe, Taylor, Smyth, Kiltie, Idowu, Gogic, Olusanya, Fraser, John, Bwomono, Phillips Subs: Urminsky, Iacovitti, Kenny, Penman, Boyd-Munce, Scott, Mooney, Ayunga, Mandron.

It's half-time in Paisley and it's St Mirren who lead at the break after Oisin Smyth's penalty kick on the half-hour. Rangers have offered little to nothing in the first half and can have no complaints about the half-time deficit.

They'll need a complete transformtion in the second half if they're to emerge from this one with all three points.

Half-time in Paisley - St Mirren 1-0 Rangers.

The Rangers goalie claws it clear before the whistle goes