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St. Johnstone

  • Samuel 17’

Rangers

  • Boyd 40’
  • Papac 83’

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  1. Rangers go top as Celtic held

    Rangers go top as Celtic held

    Rangers went top of the SPL after a hard-fought 2-1 win over St Johnstone was followed by Celtic's 0-0 draw with Motherwell. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • St. Johnstone
    • Rangers
    • 90+3' The full-time whistle goes at McDiarmid Park, and Rangers have been pushed extremely hard as they come through to win 2-1 courtesy of goals from Kris Boyd and Sasa Papac to go top of the SPL table! Thanks for joining us!
    • 90+2' Excellent, commanding keeping from McGregor sees Rangers on their way as he comes through a crowd of bodies to claim a high ball.
    • 90+1' The home fans are urging their players forward but Rangers are defending stoutly and keeping the ball well now.
    • 90' Three minutes will be added at the end of this second half as the hosts continue to press forward.
    • 89' Morais gathers the ball at the back post but cannot muster a shot on target as Rangers are given a reprieve for some less than convincing defending.
    • 88' Ally McCoist is furious with the referee as a niggly foul by Jody Morris goes unpunished.
    • 87' Lafferty battles furiously with Miller and Novo in attack as Rangers look to exploit their wealth of forward players to defend high up the field.
    • 86' Whittaker is given a stern talking to by the referee as he protests after conceding a needless free kick.
    • 85' Rangers are forced to keep the ball deep inside their half as St Johnstone press upfield.
    • 84' GOAL!!!! Rangers get the second goal that their possession deserves, and it is Papac who gets it! The defender gets forward once more and prods a superb strike from the edge of the penalty area which beats Main!
    • 82' Rangers continue to pile forward in their droves and look the more likely to clinch a winner.
    • 81' Kenny Miller finally does come on, and it is Kris Boyd who makes way as yet another fresh-legged forward is introduced.
    • 80' The goalscorer Samuel is replaced by Kenny Deuchar and Hardie by Liam Craig in a double change for St Johnstone.
    • 79' McCulloch and Davidson clash as they contest an aerial challenge on halfway, with the Rangers playing coming off worst.
    • 78' Morais has made a decent impact since coming on for the hosts and he continues to pick the ball up in midfield and link the play nicely.
    • 77' Kenny Miller looks set to come on for Rangers as Walter Smith brings on another forward.
    • 76' Morais has a hopeful shot form range which McGregor catches comfortably without having to move along his line.
    • 75' Papac again gets forward in very positive fashion for Rangers after taking the ball out from defence but his through ball does not find Boyd.
    • 74' Nacho Novo replaces Jerome Rothen in Walter Smith's second change.
    • 72' Weir does well to shepherd the ball out of play as Hardie gets forward with purpose.
    • 71' Morais comes forward with the ball down the left for St Johnstone but loses the ball to Davis.
    • 70' Gartland receives some quick treatment on the field as he gets gingerly to his feet following the clash.
    • 69' McGregor is clattered by Gartland as a testing corner is whipped in by Grainger, and that was a very good delivery.
    • 67' Lafferty skips inside the box from the right but his lay-off to Boyd misses his strike partner as the chance goes begging.
    • 66' Naismith loses out to Millar as the St Johnstone man refuses to be deterred by his booking.
    • 65' Millar is booked for an infringement which the referee takes exception to. Davis had evaded the midfielder, who tugged him back slightly, but that was very harsh!
    • 64' Rangers build once more from deep through Lafferty as Papac gets forward to join in the attack.
    • 63' Gavin Swankie is replaced by Filipe Morais in St Johnstone's first change of the match.
    • 62' Naismith immediately looks for Boyd in the box but his cross finds the striker offside.
    • 61' Steven Naismith comes on to replace Steven Smith for Rangers as Walter Smith makes his first change.
    • 60' Davidson squanders another glorious opportunity as he dummies a low cross from Samuel which picked him out in space - what was going through his head is anyone's guess!
    • 59' Gartland concedes a corner with a good tackle on Lafferty as Walter Smith prepares to make a substitution.
    • 58' Papac makes a very robust challenge on Hardie but it was clean and he won the ball fairly.
    • 57' Lee McCulloch is booked for a cynical challenge on Samuel which prevents him from running at the Rangers defence.
    • 56' Whittaker enjoys another expansive run down the right for Rangers before he loses the ball to Gartland.
    • 54' Samuel is again the dangerman for St Johnstone as he feeds Davidson with a cross from which he really should have hit the target with a free header!
    • 53' Lafferty is then ruled offside as the St Johnstone back four all step up in unison.
    • 52' Lafferty leaves a boot in on Davidson, and a free kick is conceded. Mackay is very unhappy with the Rangers man's behaviour, but it looked unintentional.
    • 51' Papac and Smith combine well down the Rangers left before the left-back loses out to Chris Millar.
    • 50' McCulloch wins a throw in for Rangers with good battling play down the his side's right.
    • 49' Weir is quickly back to clear the danger as Morris lumps a through ball through to Hardie.
    • 48' Thomson whips in a fine delivery from the right which evades everyone in the box.
    • 47' Smith remains on the touchline with a pensive look on his face as his side chase shadows in the opening minutes of the second half.
    • 46' The second half is underway at McDiarmid Park as Rangers kick us off looking to complete their recovery.
    • 45+1' The half-time whistle goes at McDiarmid Park with Kris Boyd having drawn Rangers level with a clinical finish after Collin Samuel gave St Johnstone an early lead.
    • 45' Just one minute will be added at the end of this first half with Rangers pushing forward through Lafferty once more.
    • 44' Samuel wins a corner now as Grainger trots over to take it with St Johnstone back on the front foot.
    • 43' Samuel is spinning in behind the Rangers back four seemingly at will, and he skips past Weir once more before Smith intervenes.
    • 42' Jody Morris is caught out by Thomson, who lays the ball off for Lafferty, but his shot drifts wide of Main's far post.
    • 41' Smith is motionless on the Rangers bench, but he must feel very relieved because his side have lacked creativity going forward but have been clinical through Boyd.
    • 40' GOAL!!!! BOYD DRAWS RANGERS LEVEL! Papac makes another good run before Lafferty's through ball is deflected into Boyd's path, and the striker slots the ball away with a precise finish!
    • 39' Papac is linking the play very nicely for Rangers from defence, but the visitors are lacking someone to pikc the ball up from midfield.
    • 38' Another corner is won by Boyd down the left, but his appeals for a penalty are turned down after the ball struck Anderson - he knew very little about it though.
    • 37' Boyd wins a corner now as Rangers pile on the pressure at the end of this first half.
    • 36' Boyd does well to tussle with Gartland and come out best as Rangers finally pick out the striker with a decent delivery, but he is overcrowded in the box.
    • 35' On a quick aside with the ball out of play, Donald Muir and Mike McGill have been appointed as non-executive directors of Rangers. At the same time, Donald Wilson has resigned from his non-executive director role. Click here to read more on this story
    • 33' Samuel is marshalled well by Weir with the ball going out of play in Rangers' favour - good defending.
    • 32' Another good delivery from Millar almost finds Samuel at the back post, but on this occasion Smith is quickly across to clear.
    • 31' Samuel has been quiet since his goal but shows his pace once more with a chase in vain down the right wing.
    • 30' Rangers are being forced to keep the ball very deep in their half and they are finding it very difficult to find the isolated Boyd.
    • 29' Papac finds Smith down the left wing, but he is upended by Mackay as Rangers get evermore frustrated.
    • 28' The home fans get on the back of the referee as he hands McCulloch a free kick for jostling with Davidson.
    • 26' McInnes looks very content on the touchline, and who can blame him? St Johnstone keep possession calmly in their half now.
    • 25' Papac brings the ball out of defence for Rangers before releasing Boyd, who has been very quiet so far.
    • 24' Kyle Lafferty creates some space around the St Johnstone box with a delightful first touch but then shoots straight at Main.
    • 23' Some lax communication from Papac and McGregor contrives to hand St Johnstone an attacking throw in.
    • 22' Walter Smith looks pretty glum on the Rangers bench as he watches his side squander possession once more through Rothen.
    • 21' The sun continues to bath McDiarmid Park as the hosts attack once more through Grainger.
    • 20' A marauding run from Steven Whittaker is eventually ended abruptly after a cynical push from Grainger brings him down on the edge of the St Johnstone box.
    • 19' The home fans are in full voice now as their side keep possession following the fine opening goal.
    • 18' Samuel has looked superb in this first half and that was a very composed finish!
    • 17' GOAL!!!! ST JOHNSTONE TAKE THE LEAD! Millar slips the ball through to Samuel, who coolly slots the ball under McGregor for a deserved opener!
    • 15' The match reaches a slight lull as possession is persistently squandered in midfield.
    • 14' Rothen's delivery is overhit and Main collects the ball comfortably.
    • 13' Swankie concedes a free kick in a dangerous area for Rangers which Rothen will whip in.
    • 12' Rothen attempts an audacious long shot from all of 35 yards but it does not in any way catch out Alan Main.
    • 11' Danny Grainger plays the ball down the left for St Johnstone but Murray Davidson loses out to Rothen as the play is fragmented.
    • 9' Allan McGregor takes an age to clear the ball upfield as he attempts to settle his side down.
    • 8' Kevin Thomson is adjudged to have fouled Mackay and that was certainly a mistimed challenge if nothing else.
    • 7' St Johnstone keep possession patiently in their half before Steven Anderson thumps a long ball upfield to Gavin Swankie and the ball is lost.
    • 6' David Mackay lumps a ball down the right for the hosts where Chris Millar almost latches on to the ball, but for a good tackle from David Weir.
    • 5' After that superb spell of early pressure, St Johnstone are pegged back in their half as Rangers move forward through Steven Davis.
    • 4' Collin Samuel shows terrific invention down the left wing and gets to the byline before dinking a cross to the back post where Martin Hardie's header comes off the far post - what a chance for St Johnstone!
    • 3' Jerome Rothen attempts to thread a ball through to Kyle Lafferty, but Graham Gartland intervenes.
    • 2' Danny Grainger gets down the left well for the hosts but his cross is cleared away by Lee McCulloch.
    • 1' We are underway at McDiarmid Park and St Johnstone kick off in their blue shirts, with Rangers in their white change strip.
    • - It is a glorious day at McDiarmid Park with the sun shining and a good crowd inside the ground as we prepare for kick-off.
    • - St Johnstone ended a winless run of six matches with a 2-0 victory at Hamilton on October 3, and Derek McInnes's side are currently three points ahead of bottom-placed Falkirk in 10th spot.
    • - Celtic are currently top of the SPL table by one point from Rangers in second, but Walter Smith's side can move above their rivals with a win - both teams have a goal difference of eight.
    • - Striker Kris Boyd represents a big boost for Rangers after recovering quickly from a small fracture to his eye socket following a clash of heads during the Old Firm derby. He was expected to be sidelined for several weeks but has declared himself fit for the visit to McDiarmid Park. Long-term casualties Kirk Broadfoot and Maurice Edu remain on the sidelines.
    • - The referee for this afternoon's match is William Collum.
    • - St Johnstone: Main, MacKay, Anderson, Gartland, Grainger, Millar, Morris, Davidson, Swankie, Hardie, Samuel. Subs: Smith, McCaffrey, Craig, Morais, Deuchar, May, Reynolds
    • - Rangers: McGregor, Whittaker, Weir, Papac, Smith, Davis, Thomson, McCulloch, Rothen, Boyd, Lafferty. Subs: Alexander, Novo, Naismith, Miller, Fleck, Loy, McMillan
    • - Rangers travel to McDiarmid Park to face St Johnstone looking to go top of the SPL table.

  • Summary

    • 84' GOAL!!!! Rangers get the second goal that their possession deserves, and it is Papac who gets it! The defender gets forward once more and prods a superb strike from the edge of the penalty area which beats Main!
    • 67' Lafferty skips inside the box from the right but his lay-off to Boyd misses his strike partner as the chance goes begging.
    • 60' Davidson squanders another glorious opportunity as he dummies a low cross from Samuel which picked him out in space - what was going through his head is anyone's guess!
    • 54' Samuel is again the dangerman for St Johnstone as he feeds Davidson with a cross from which he really should have hit the target with a free header!
    • 42' Jody Morris is caught out by Thomson, who lays the ball off for Lafferty, but his shot drifts wide of Main's far post.
    • 40' GOAL!!!! BOYD DRAWS RANGERS LEVEL! Papac makes another good run before Lafferty's through ball is deflected into Boyd's path, and the striker slots the ball away with a precise finish!
    • 20' A marauding run from Steven Whittaker is eventually ended abruptly after a cynical push from Grainger brings him down on the edge of the St Johnstone box.
    • 17' GOAL!!!! ST JOHNSTONE TAKE THE LEAD! Millar slips the ball through to Samuel, who coolly slots the ball under McGregor for a deserved opener!
    • 4' Collin Samuel shows terrific invention down the left wing and gets to the byline before dinking a cross to the back post where Martin Hardie's header comes off the far post - what a chance for St Johnstone!
    • - St Johnstone: Main, MacKay, Anderson, Gartland, Grainger, Millar, Morris, Davidson, Swankie, Hardie, Samuel. Subs: Smith, McCaffrey, Craig, Morais, Deuchar, May, Reynolds
    • - Rangers: McGregor, Whittaker, Weir, Papac, Smith, Davis, Thomson, McCulloch, Rothen, Boyd, Lafferty. Subs: Alexander, Novo, Naismith, Miller, Fleck, Loy, McMillan

Live Team Line-Up

  • St. Johnstone

    Manager: Derek McInnes

    Starting line-up

    • A. Main
    • D. Mackay
    • S. Anderson
    • G. Gartland
    • D. Grainger
    • J. Morris
    • M. Davidsson
    • C. Millar Yellow Card
    • M. Hardie Substitution Out (81′)
    • G. Swankie Substitution Out (62′)
    • C. Samuel Goal Substitution Out (81′)

    Subs

    • K. Deuchar Substitution In81′
    • L. Craig Substitution In81′
    • S. McCaffrey
    • G. Smith
    • F. Morais Substitution In62′
    • S. Reynolds
    • S. May

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Rangers

    Manager: Walter Smith

    Starting line-up

    • A. McGregor
    • S. Whittaker
    • D. Weir
    • S. Papac Goal
    • S. Smith Substitution Out (61′)
    • K. Thomson
    • L. McCulloch Yellow Card
    • S. Davis
    • J. Rothen Substitution Out (74′)
    • K. Boyd Goal Substitution Out (82′)
    • K. Lafferty

    Subs

    • K. Miller Substitution In82′
    • N. Novo Substitution In74′
    • S. Naismith Substitution In61′
    • J. McMillan
    • J. Fleck
    • N. Alexander
    • R. Loy

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

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  1. Comment hidden due to its low rating. Show

    scum of the earth team and supporters!!!!

    R*****S -­ the disease of Bonny Scotland!!!!

    From arrkin.2009, on Sun 18 Oct 3:33PM

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    From Paul, on Sun 18 Oct 10:56AM

  3. Brian D, as a Celtic fan I am pretty ashamed that­ inbred nitwits like yourself are allowed a forum.
    You­ spout your bile and claim to be a Celtic fan
    It may­ help if you go back to school and take S P E L L I N G­ lessons, that way you may sound like less of a moron­ than you really are.
    it must have been tough being in­ Primary School untill you were 15, but your comments do­ reflect your distict lack of brains.
    The good news is­ that your should have plent of time to read between­ collecting your GIRO's
    Anyway good luck raking the­ miggies.

    From Andy, on Sun 18 Oct 2:23AM

  4. i am sorry that my fellow scots are so stupid (not all­ of course)why do you spout so much bile,i like to read­ other peoples thoughts on games, i live in england and­ this is my only way to to see if my team are getting­ better or not?? all i read is winos spouting their piss­ , the monks have a lot to answer for, or as i think­ they are people who are afraid of others, and use this­ forum to hide behind, as they know they would get a­ slap in the real world..gers/spurs.

    From jimbo, on Sat 17 Oct 8:00PM

  5. It's not easy to read Brian D's posts,that­ might not be a bad thing due to the @#$% he writes. A­ slight lack of schooling I imagine, then again all the­ schooling in the world won't help if there's a­ void in his heid.

    This should be about football folks,­ not sectarianism and bigotary. Everytime there's an­ old firm team playing we get these idiots crawling out­ of the woodwork and spouting their bile. Time for­ everybody to grow up I think and put this @#$% to bed.

    From sandrahill268, on Sat 17 Oct 3:31PM

  6. Brian (well it certainly isn't brain is it?) My­ team kicked off 20 minutes ago. Like I said, I'm­ sick of your bile and the best you can do is prove my­ point. Get a grip.

    From gordongac, on Sat 17 Oct 3:21PM
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    Here's a Plan.
    SPL should take the initiative and­ boot out the Biggot Bros due to us all bein sick of­ their whining spiteful bile. Let them play in­ Engurland (although I doubt they'd have them as­ they have witnessed first hand what a bunch of filthy­ animals they are) or wherever (let's face it, who­ would really care?). Maybe they could play each other­ every week. It would save the filthy cnuts trawlin­ their filth about the rest of our country.
    We have a­ Biggot Bros free league. I'd be willin to bet­ we'd see little difference in revenues and as a­ bonus we wouldn't have to put up with their­ incessant @#$%.

    From gordongac, on Sat 17 Oct 2:59PM

  8. Reading this rubbish makes me ashamed to be Scottish,­ the people who write ths muck should go away and get a­ LIFE.

    From cammyp06, on Sat 17 Oct 2:59PM
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    C*UM ON the rangers? - has graham norton taken over or­­ something???

    From brian d, on Sat 17 Oct 2:55PM
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    I can't believe that, i wanted st johnson to win­ and i ahte rangers so don't winever again­ rangers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    From e.borrie1, on Sat 17 Oct 2:54PM
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    mark m

    you go fek yersel ya @#$%!!!! - who are you???­ the white knoght of self richtesnous on here??? - your­ an ar*se and you know it!!!

    why are you even typing­ such insulting vile on here- you need dragged into the­ street and shot!!!

    hail hail

    From brian d, on Sat 17 Oct 2:53PM
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    @#$% ON the rangers? - has graham norton taken over or­ something???

    From brian d, on Sat 17 Oct 2:51PM
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    awh, does no lepers in blue want to argue with little­ 'ol green me????
    how many of you's have just­ laid your partners/wives out cold by my statements that­ anger you????

    From brian d, on Sat 17 Oct 2:50PM
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    the GIRUY was­ Goughs trade mark shower room patter!!!­ - also­ true!!

    hail hail

    From brian d, on Sat 17 Oct 2:48PM
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    ps

    the Steelmen = the 2nd best team in the spl along­ with the rest of the teams...apart from ipox - CELTIC­ First of course!!!

    YNWA!!!!

    hail hail

    god bless­ artur boruc and neil lennon!!!

    From brian d, on Sat 17 Oct 2:47PM
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    the teddy bears???? - sound like a bunch of paedos!!!

    From brian d, on Sat 17 Oct 2:43PM
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    Celtic....squad of filth...are you having a laugh???
    u­ had that german plank albertz who loved to dress up in­ womens clothes and hit the streets with dereck ferguson­ as the "Ladies" (see little britain - just­ like emily howard and the other one with the­ tasche)
    dicky gough, who fiddled with little boys in­ showers!!! - nacho novo, abanded his child....but so­ has half the rangers team!!!!

    come out ye black and­ tans!!!

    hail hail!!!

    From brian d, on Sat 17 Oct 2:38PM
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    Followwithpride they are the " thumbdown mob­ " and we are the "THUMBSUP MOB" They­ have disappeared from the page just like they disappear­ from chaple on a Sunday?

    From Matthew, on Sat 17 Oct 2:38PM
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    SEPTIC FANS OBSESSED WITH RANGERS AND ANYTHING WE DO.­ THEN AGAIN THATS Y WE ARE SIMPLY THE BEST BETTER THAN­ ALL THE REST ALWAYS HAVE BEEN ALWAYS ALWAYS WILL BE

    From n.haig123, on Sat 17 Oct 2:37PM
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    n.haig - are you the love child of david murray and big­ mags the pie seller by anychance????
    lsafferty is a­ fekin pus*sy - when he come back home he hides behind­ doors!!!! - he got a black eye 3 months ago from a 12yr­ old school BHOY!!!! - it never made the paper as he was­ EMBARRASED!!!! haha what an arse!!!
    and the GIRUY was­ Goughs trade mark shower room patter!!! - also­ true!!

    hail hail

    From brian d, on Sat 17 Oct 2:35PM
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