Nico Raskin
Rangers take the lead out of the blue after a scrappy start to the second half.
Nico Raskin collects a through ball from fellow midfielder Mohamed Diomande and pokes a drive low past goalkeeper Zach Hemming from just outside the penalty box.
Aberdeen 0-0 Hibernian
Josh Campbell heads Chris Cadden's cross wide. The Hibs midfielder just got his bearings slightly off there.
Hearts 0–1 Dundee
Brian McLauchlin
BBC Scotland at Tynecastle
The next 45 minutes could be crucial for Hearts boss Neil Critchley. The home fans vented their frustrations as the players left the field, letting everyone know how they were feeling.
Tom Sparrow
Wing-back to wing-back!
Dom Thompson battles well on the left-hand side to keep possession before picking out Tom Sparrow with a dinked cross who then knocks the ball in from close range.
Most of the second halves are up and running.
A huge 45 minutes for St Johnstone at Fir Park. It looks like curtains for the Peth side if they can't find a way back.
Hearts 0-1 Dundee
Two Hearts changes and one of them is a surprise. Beni Baningime has stayed inside, despite being one of the only positive performers for the hosts.
Stephen Kingsley and Musa Drammeh come on. Jamie McCart is off too.
HT: St Mirren 1-1 Rangers
Kenny Crawford
BBC Sport Scotland in Paisley
I lost count of the amount of times Barry Ferguson turned to his bench exasperated in that first half, whether it was because of a misplaced pass, a defensive mistake or an aimless long ball.
He’s willing his players to show some convincing, consistent form in the league, but Rangers have plenty to do in the second half to deliver that.
HT: Aberdeen 0-0 Hibernian
Tyrone Smith
BBC Scotland at Pittodrie
A first half full of energy and endeavour, but lacking quality in the attacking third.
Perhaps the two sets of players are being inhibited by the high stakes.
For all of that though, I still get a feeling there will be goals in this one.
Image source, SNSAberdeen striker Kevin Nisbet gets a shot away against his former team
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Motherwell turned this game around in the space of one minute.
Michael Wimmer changed shape after going a goal behind and it's certainly worked.
Two quickfire goals from Callum Slattery and Johnny Koutrombis have the hosts in front after Makenzie Kirk gave St Johnstone an early lead.
Saints need a big lift at half-time. Time is running out.
Image source, SNSCallum Slattery levels for Motherwell at Fir Park
A mistake-ridden first-half finishes a goal apiece.
Cyriel Dessers made up for an earlier miss by firing Rangers ahead, but St Mirren deservedly equalised immediately after through captain Mark O'Hara.
Image source, SNSCyriel Dessers opened the scoring in Paisley but Rangers' lead did not last long
Bruce Anderson's back-post header has the hosts ahead at the interval.
Killie probably deserve their half-time lead in what has been a pretty close encounter, low on thrills.
Image source, SNSJeers from the home fans at Tynecastle. After a painful, yet determined, loss at Hampden last week the hosts been toothless.
They've had chances - a few golden ones - but they've been wasteful while looking fragile at the back.
Simon Murray sensed that weakness, profiting on a loose ball in the box to slam home. That said, Frankie Kent really should have stopped it on the line.
A lot of questions for Neil Critchley to answer at half time.
Image source, SNSMotherwell 2-1 St Johnstone
Decent chance for Saints to equalise.
Graham Carey's whipped corner finds goalscorer Josh McPake at the back post but he heads wide.
Kilmarnock 1-0 Ross County
Ronan Hales fizzes a strike narrowly wide of the post as County come close to an equaliser.
They're yet to register a shot on target, despite a few promising attacking moves.
Hibernian are still three points ahead of Aberdeen as things stand and they would probably take that just now.
That said, Hibs have probably created the better openings. Aberdeen are yet to really click into gear.
An interesting second half beckons.
Image source, SNSMotherwell 2-1 St Johnstone
Calum Macdonald
BBC Scotland at Fir Park
Since Motherwell have changed their system they've looked much better and the mood around here has really lifted too.
Only minutes ago the home fans were booing. There's a fresh energy around Fir Park and the half-time reception will be very different now.
Image source, SNSHearts 0-1 Dundee
More good work from James Penrice on the left and he slides a low cross to Elton Kabangu.
Unmarked, six yards out, the Hearts striker steers it straight into the keeper's arms.
Kilmarnock 1-0 Ross County
Martin Dowden
BBC Sport Scotland at Rugby Park
Barely any threat on goal prior to this opener but what price would you put on Bruce Anderson's opener? It's massive for Kilmarnock.
He climbed superbly, perhaps against the odds, to beat a very tight angle and Jordan Amissah in goal.
All of a sudden, the nervousness and frustration around this stadium has lifted.
It's a big challenge now for the visitors, who currently occupy that play-off spot and are now staring a fifth straight defeat in the face.
Image source, SNSKillie players celebrate Anderson's opener
Conor McMenamin (right) scored St Mirren's second equaliser
Barry Ferguson admitted opponents "don't fear playing Rangers" any more as they were left without a win in five matches after drawing with St Mirren on the day that Celtic officially clinched the Scottish Premiership title.
Rangers' interim head coach had urged his side to respond to the hurt of failing to mount a title challenge by winning their final five games.
But, despite Cyriel Dessers and Nicolas Raskin putting Rangers ahead in each half, they were quickly pegged back twice by Mark O'Hara and Conor McMenamin.
"When you speak to them individually and as a group and you ask them to do things and they don't do it, what is the point?" Ferguson told BBC Sport Scotland.
"That's the thing that frustrates me.
"The issue I've got is people don't fear playing Rangers now. Whether that's at home or away, they enjoy coming to Ibrox.
"And then, when you go away from home, teams look to see if they can bully you, run hard at you and get in about you."
Ferguson had been hoping to impress enough to secure the job on a permanent basis but has won just four of his 11 games in charge.
Errors by centre-back John Souttar and goalkeeper Liam Kelly presented St Mirren captain O'Hara and Mikael Mandron with early opportunities to open the scoring, while Dessers blasted wildly over at the other end.
Dessers made amends when Rangers took the lead with their first flowing move, the striker collecting Raskin's low pass, turning his marker and firing low past goalkeeper Zach Hemming.
However, when a long throw-in deflected into O'Hara's path, the midfielder swept it home from 15 yards.
Rangers were back in the lead after the break when Raskin gathered Diomande's pass and poked a low drive past Hemming from the edge of the penalty box.
St Mirren should have been back level when Souttar again dallied on the ball, Phillips' backheel put Roland Idowu in the clear, but his shot came off Kelly's legs.
The equaliser eventually came when Declan John's low cross was turned into the net by the sliding McMenamin.
That St Mirren went into this game looking to defeat Rangers three times in a single league campaign for the first time since 1979-80 was an indication of how well Stephen Robinson's side have done this season.
They had won their last two home league games, scoring eight goals in the process, with a 3-2 win over Ross County overtaking Hearts to secure a top-six finish.
However, top scorer Toyosi Olusanya has since been sold to Houston Dynamo and, handed the chance to prove himself a worthy replacement, Mandron failed to make his mark.
This St Mirren are a team built on team-work, however, and others stood up when it counted to secure another impressive point.
Rangers' away form has been a bright spot amid some gloomy moments this season, but they were unable to make it seven Premiership wins on the road.
Ferguson looked increasingly frustrated on the sidelines as their inability to dominate lesser equipped opponents was again on full display.
Perhaps conscious of the tight pitch, Ferguson had dropped in-form Vaclav Cerny and Ianis Hagi to the bench, but the result was a disjoined and error-strewn display.
A team that went toe-to-toe with Athletic Bilbao in the Europa League played like strangers and were in danger of losing back-to-back league visits to Paisley for the first time since April 1986.
Celtic's emphatic win at Dundee United earlier in the day was yet another example of the gap between the sides - now 17 points - and the draw in Paisley does little for Ferguson's hopes of staying team boss beyond the end of the season.
It was further proof that whoever does get the job has a major task on their hands next season.
St Mirren manager Stephen Robinson: "We are disappointed we didn't win with the number of chances we had. That perhaps shows how far we've come.
"We played some terrific football. If you look at the disparity of the resources of the two clubs, there weren't many people who could have told the difference today."
Rangers interim head coach Barry Ferguson: "Not good enough. I know it is a difficult place to come, but when you take the lead twice, you need to maintain that.
"That's been a problem all season and that's the reason we've not been challenging. You can do as much work on the training ground and say as many things in meetings, but sloppy goals have been our Achilles heel, not just since I've come in."
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 102 | 22 | 80 | 84 |
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| 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 70 | 37 | 33 | 67 |
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| 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 54 | 42 | 12 | 53 |
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| 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 46 | 49 | -3 | 53 |
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| 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 41 | 45 | -4 | 50 |
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| 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 47 | 56 | -9 | 42 |
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 40 | 58 | -18 | 42 |
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| 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 43 | 45 | -2 | 40 |
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| 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 40 | 58 | -18 | 38 |
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| 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 51 | 71 | -20 | 37 |
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| 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 33 | 58 | -25 | 35 |
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| 34 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 35 | 61 | -26 | 29 |
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| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 97 | 22 | 75 | 81 |
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| 33 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 68 | 35 | 33 | 66 |
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| 33 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 54 | 41 | 13 | 53 |
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| 33 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 40 | 1 | 50 |
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| 33 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 45 | 49 | -4 | 50 |
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| 33 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 45 | 54 | -9 | 41 |
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| 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 43 | 44 | -1 | 40 |
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| 33 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 37 | 56 | -19 | 39 |
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| 33 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 38 | 58 | -20 | 35 |
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| 33 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 33 | 56 | -23 | 35 |
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| 33 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 50 | 71 | -21 | 34 |
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| 33 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 33 | 58 | -25 | 29 |
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Manager: Stephen Robinson
Formation: 3 - 5 - 2
Manager: Barry Ferguson
Formation: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2
Manager: Stephen Robinson
Formation: 3 - 5 - 2
Manager: Barry Ferguson
Formation: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2
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St. Mirren have won both of their last two league meetings with Rangers, as many as their previous 47 beforehand (W2 D4 L41). Only in 1979-80 have the Buddies ever defeated the Gers three times in a single league campaign.
After their 2-1 defeat on Boxing Day 2024, Rangers could lose back-to-back league visits to St. Mirren for the first time since April 1986.
St. Mirren have won both of their last two home league games, scoring eight goals in the process – one more than they had netted in their previous nine beforehand (7).
Rangers have lost 13 matches in all competitions this season, last losing more in a single campaign in 1985-86 (17).
After only scoring once in his first 59 Scottish Premiership appearances for St. Mirren, Caolan Boyd-Munce has since scored four in his last four league games, including three in his last two at the SMISA Stadium.
