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The BBC's Premiership coverage isn't quite over for the day.
You can catch highlights of today's games at Easter Road, Fir Park and Ibrox, plus the goals from yesterday's three games, on Sportscene at 19:15 on the BBC Scotland channel and 23:40 on BBC One Scotland.
Former Scotland internationals Charlie Mulgrew and Michael Stewart join host Jonathan Sutherland.
That's all from today's live coverage of the Premiership, but we will be back on Wednesday with a full card of top-flight games.
As leaders Celtic host Dundee, the big one is at Pittodrie, where second-top Aberdeen host third-placed Rangers.
Join us then.
FT: Rangers 2-1 St Mirren
Rangers continue their dominance over St Mirren, winning seven in a row against the Paisley side and have not lost in 14 meetings since a 3-2 League Cup defeat at St Mirren Park in December 2020.
The Glasgow side have also won 14 in a row against the Buddies at Ibrox since a 1-1 draw in October 2011 and it is 25 games since the last St Mirren win there, 1-0, in November 1991.
Meanwhile, St Mirren have suffered a fourth consecutive defeat and have not won any of their eight away games this season.
FT: Motherwell 0-3 Celtic
So Celtic, who have won all five of their domestic away games this season, leave Fir Park having won on their latest 10 visits and have not lost there in 19 games since a 3-1 reverse in April 2013.
And Motherwell remain winless in 32 meetings with Celtic in all competitions since a 2-1 league victory at Celtic Park in December 2015.
FT: Rangers 2-1 St Mirren
St Mirren manager Stephen Robinson tells BBC Scotland his side "should have taken something" at Ibrox.
The Northern Irishman thinks it was more like their level after "a complete reset" following three previous defeats in a row.
"We'll take stock at the end of the week, after two home games," Robinson adds, suggesting "we will be fine" if the level they reached at Ibrox is maintained.
Image source, SNSStephen Robinson (left) took some solace in his side's display
FT: Rangers 2-1 St Mirren
Looking ahead to that trip to face Aberdeen on Wednesday, Rangers manager Philippe Clement admits they will need a performance similar to the midweek Europa League win over FCSB.
"We need to be better than today," he tells BBC Scotland. "We need to be at the level we were at on Thursday, but it's a totally different game.
"Now it's about recovering for Wednesday and seeing who is fit and available. It's important to take these three points when they are well-deserved."
FT: Rangers 2-1 St Mirren
Kheredine Idessane
BBC Scotland at Ibrox
Philippe Clement's men will have to be much better, you imagine, to get the better of joint table-topping Aberdeen on Wednesday.
That said, the white-hot atmosphere of Pittodrie may bring about the increased intensity the Rangers boss is after.
FT: Rangers 2-1 St Mirren
Vaclav Cerny's fifth goal in four games sealed the points for Rangers as the Czech Republic winger responded to some criticism of his early performances on loan from Wolfsburg.
Manager Philippe Clement says: "He got a lot of stick three weeks ago and that was his reaction.
"Those are the kind of people we need in the building."
Image source, SNSPhilippe Clement has much for which to thank Vaclav Cerny
FT: Rangers 2-1 St Mirren
Steven Thompson
Former Rangers and St Mirren striker on BBC Radio Scotland
St Mirren had a much-improved performance. They were far more like themselves.
They'll feel unlucky to come away from here with no points.
It's something for Stephen Robinson to build upon.
FT: Rangers 2-1 St Mirren
Rangers manager Philippe Clement tells BBC Sportsound his side's performance "could have been better".
"You need a third goal for that," he says. "Because, when you score the third, the opponent comes out more and maybe you score a fourth.
"It's about winning the points and about deserving to win the points and clearly today we created most of the chances and we scored two goals and two good goals."
FT: Motherwell 0-3 Celtic
Pat Bonner
Former Celtic goalkeeper on BBC Radio Scotland
The big question mark now for Rodgers is who will he put in alongside Carter-Vickers?
Will it be Tursty or will it be Scales?
That's a big, big decision.
Image source, SNSCameron Carter-Vickers (left) returned from the bench for Celtic
FT: Rangers 2-1 St Mirren
Kheredine Idessane
BBC Scotland at Ibrox
There will be a great deal of frustration for St Mirren manager Stephen Robinson, who knows his side came very close to a prized point at a venue where they have not won since 1991.
The Buddies boss will, however, be encouraged by a highly competitive performance that was night and day from the non-event of Tynecastle last week.
If St Mirren can maintain this level of energy and intensity, they will be difficult for most other teams to get the better of.
FT: Motherwell 0-3 Celtic
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers tells BBC Sportsound he "expected that start" from Motherwell.
"They're a well-organised team," he says. "First half, the moments we were good was when we were switching the play. Against their system, it's important to keep doing that.
"In the early stages, we trapped ourselves. The spaces started to open up and that's where the first goal came from.
"Second half was about managing the ball better. The players were excellent, scored two really good goals - especially Ali [Johnston]'s goal - and we had chances to make it four or five."
Image source, SNSStay with us for reaction from the managers at Fir Park and Ibrox...
Here's how this afternoon's three games leave the top half of the Premiership.
Celtic are back on top, on goal difference, from Aberdeen with a win that leaves Motherwell still in fifth.
Meanwhile, Rangers are back to within six points of the leading two after their win over a St Mirren side who miss a chance to move into the top six and instead remain 10th.
Meanwhile, Hibs and Hearts remain tied on points at the bottom after their derby draw.
Image source, SNSFT: Motherwell 0-3 Celtic
Pat Bonner
Former Celtic goalkeeper on BBC Radio Scotland
After they got their first goal, I think Celtic controlled the game, to a point.
I thought in the second half they upped the tempo a bit.
When the chances came along, they really took them and will be very happy with their week's work.
FT: Rangers 2-1 St Mirren
Steven Thompson
Former Rangers and St Mirren striker on BBC Radio Scotland
There was a slight improvement in the second half from Rangers in terms of tempo and creating opportunities. The first half was incredibly disappointing.
St Mirren were excellent in the first half. Second half, they were good but didn't create that big chance they were waiting for to try and get themselves in front.
Then Dessers did really well to cut it back for Cerny, who had a simple tap-in. It was an important win, but it was far from convincing.
FT: Rangers 2-1 St Mirren
Kheredine Idessane
BBC Scotland at Ibrox
This victory was met with only mild applause from the Rangers fans who stayed the course.
They got what they wanted in terms of all three points here at Ibrox but not the performance they would have hoped for.
This game was right in the balance up until the final whistle, with the home side only playing well in patches and unable to find the consistently high level of performance their manager is asking for.
Indeed, had St Mirren been more clinical, this game could have been altogether different.
FT: Motherwell 0-3 Celtic
Martin Dowden
BBC Sport Scotland at Fir Park
Celtic exerted almost complete dominance in the end, but it might easily have been different had either of Lennon Miller's early strikes found the net instead of cracking off the woodwork.
However, once Celtic got that lead through a really controlled finish from Luke McCowan, they took a fierce grip on the game and earned a thoroughly deserved win.
Most telling was the visitors' options coming off the bench. The return of Cameron Carter-Vickers was a big plus and Adam Idah once again contributed.
Liam Gordon's late red card just compounded was turned into an afternoon of frustration for the hosts.
A hard-fought victory at Ibrox keeps Rangers hot on the heels of Celtic and Aberdeen at the top end of the Premiership.
Tough for Stephen Robinson's side to not take anything form the game given their level of performance they put in, Alex Gogic levelling after Mohamed Diomande's opener, but Vaclav Cerny grabbed the home side's winner.
Image source, SNS
Vaclav Cerny scored his fifth goal in his past three Ibrox appearances
Vaclav Cerny came to the rescue for Rangers in a 2-1 victory over St Mirren that keeps them six points off the Scottish Premiership's top two.
Mohamed Diomande gave the home side an early lead when he smashed in from close range early on.
Alex Gogic headed St Mirren level before the break and Toyosi Olusanya thought he had given the Buddies the lead, only to be flagged offside.
Cerny added to his two midweek Europa League goals against FCSB as he converted from substitute Cyriel Dessers' forceful set-up play.
Philippe Clement's Rangers travel to face second-placed Aberdeen on Wednesday evening.
Stephen Robinson's St Mirren are 10th, two points above the bottom two, and host St Johnstone next.
Olusanya threatened early when he made a great run and was practically one-on-one with Jack Butland but watched his effort roll past the left-hand post.
Against the run of play, it was Rangers who led.
Nicolas Raskin's initial shot was saved by Ellery Balcombe but the ball was popped back out straight into the feet of Diomande, who smashed it beyond the keeper.
Gogic levelled things up when he powerfully turned in Mark O'Hara's perfectly delivered corner after rising highest in a crowded area.
It was an improved Rangers performance in the second period, but it was the visitors who thought they had taken the lead when Olusanya slotted beyond Butland.
Olusanya ran clear of Robin Propper to net but, fortunately for the defender, the flag was eventually raised for offside and Propper later made way for Rangers captain James Tavernier.
Dessers had also come off the bench and the forward burst past St Mirren's defence to set up Cerny's fifth goal in three games, a low and firm shot.
Clement rang the changes following Rangers’ 4-0 midweek success, including the rare absence from the starting XI of Tavernier.
But boos at half-time and the introduction of Dessers and Tavernier in the second half showed Clement’s plan did not quite go the way he had hoped.
Cerny once again proved his importance but things look likely to only get tougher for Rangers.
Next up is a trip to Pittodrie to take on Jimmy Thelin's high-flying Aberdeen, who are yet to drop points at home this season, and then Hampden beckons with the Premier Sports Cup semi-final against Motherwell.
Although St Mirren did not take any points, the Ibrox performance was exactly what Robinson will have been looking following a 4-0 defeat by Hearts eight days earlier.
There was some solid defending at one end, impressive attacking at the other, and on a different day some of the more glaring chances would have found the net.
Olusanya put in an immense shift and Gogic's goal proved what a threat St Mirren can be from set-pieces.
But, in Simo Valakari's rejuvenated St Johnstone, St Mirren face a tricky task to arrest a four-match losing run on Wednesday evening.
Rangers manager Philippe Clement: "We had a really good performance on Thursday [in the Europa League], we had an ok performance today but we started with seven new players who weren't in the building two months ago.
"They need to get this experience to become better. That's a work in progress so it's important to take this well-deserved point."
St Mirren manager Stephen Robinson: "The performance was terrific.
"We asked for a reaction, we said to them don't worry about the result just give us a performance and they gave that.
"If they perform like that in the next two games we'll be ok."
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 24 | 25 |
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| 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 25 |
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| 3 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 19 |
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| 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 15 |
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| 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 13 |
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| 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 10 |
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| 7 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 10 |
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| 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 9 |
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| 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 9 |
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| 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -8 | 8 |
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| 11 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 6 |
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| 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 6 |
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Manager: Philippe Clement
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Stephen Robinson
Formation: 3 - 4 - 3
Manager: Philippe Clement
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Stephen Robinson
Formation: 3 - 4 - 3
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Rangers have won 22 of their last 24 league meetings with St. Mirren (D2), including each of their last six in a row. Their last league defeat to the Buddies came in December 2011 (1-2).
In all competitions, St. Mirren have lost 22 of their last 24 away games at Rangers (D2) since a 1-0 victory in November 1991 under David Hay. They have lost their last 13 such trips in a row, failing to score in 10 of their last 11.
Rangers have won 17 of their last 19 home league games (D1 L1), including each of their last six in a row. Indeed, of their 16 points in the Scottish Premiership this season, 12 have come at Ibrox (75%).
St. Mirren have lost each of their last three league games, last losing four in a row in April 2022.
Although only Celtic (20.1) have a higher expected goals total in the Scottish Premiership this season than Rangers (13.8), the Gers have underperformed their xG the most of any side in the division this term (-1.8 – 12 goals from 13.8 xG).
