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• Rangers have won their past eight meetings with St Johnstone across all competitions (all without conceding), their longest winning run over the Saints since winning 10 in a row from April 1991 to December 1992.

• St Johnstone are winless in their past 11 visits to Rangers in all competitions (D2 L9) since a 3-1 victory in December 2017. The Perth men have scored just two goals in those 11 away trips.

• Rangers have won 11 of their past 12 home league games (including nine of 10 this season – D1), winning their last three in a row without conceding. The Ibrox side last won four in a row while keeping a clean sheet each time at home in the Scottish Premiership in February 2022 under Giovanni van Bronckhorst (run of 7).

• St Johnstone have lost four of their past five away league outings (D1), and could lose three in a row on the road for the first time since January 2023 – the third defeat of which was at Rangers (0-2).

• Since the start of November, St Johnstone have earned fewer points in the Scottish Premiership (5) than any other side. Prior to that, they had picked up more points than three sides in the division, but now find themselves eight points adrift at the bottom of the table.

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Nico Raskin returns to the Rangers squad after missing the game against Dundee through suspension.

Dujon Sterling, James Tavernier, John Souttar (groin), Neraysho Kasanwirjo (knee), Jack Butland (leg), Leon Balogun and Tom Lawrence remain out.

St Johnstone could hand a debut to on-loan Swansea goalkeeper Andy Fisher, while Makenzie Kirk is back in contention following a minor niggle.

Barry Douglas (calf) and Cammy MacPherson (hip) are both back in full training and could be involved, but Uche Ikpeazu (knee) and Sam McClelland (Achilles) remain sidelined and Jason Holt is still suspended.

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The Rangers Supporters Association (RSA) is calling on the club's board to sack manager Phillipe Clement following the draw with Dundee.

Rangers' fourth consecutive away game without victory leaves Clement's side 15 points adrift of leaders Celtic in the Premiership.

The fans' group has called for "decisive action" by the board, saying keeping the manager in place will "further damage" the club.

The group's statement said: "The RSA calls on the club to take decisive action and relieve the current manager of his duties.

"We understand the implications of making this change, doing nothing is not an option and will only further damage the club in the longer term.

"This is a time for real leadership from our new chairman and chief executive.

"Perhaps some of our more long standing-board members/investors also reflect on their role in relation to the club's current position on and off the park."

The RSA says it has 7000 members and represents over 120 supporters clubs.

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Stand-in skipper Robin Propper insists Rangers remain confident of improving their wretched away form and are "much better" than they showed in the 1-1 draw at Dundee.

Vaclav Cerny cancelled out Oluwaseun Adewumi's opener but Rangers rarely looked like finding a winner and the away support turned their anger on manager Philippe Clement and the players at the end.

Dutch defender Propper, who served as skipper amid an injury crisis, said: "We want to take three points, we want to be happy and cheering with the fans, of course. They are there for us again in many ways. It's hard to take, I don't know, it's difficult to say what's happening.

"Of course, I'm frustrated as well. Everybody is frustrated because we want to win. And we are much better than this, I know that for sure.

"We need to find a solution. From everybody. Everybody wants it, everybody is talking to each other, doing the best they can.

"We are a team, we are together in this. We are confident that we can get out of this situation, that we can win these away games. We are confident to react on this.

"We are doing our best and everybody is in this. We try to do everything to win this kind of game, the gaffer as well."

Rangers have followed their morale-boosting Old Firm win with draws at Hibs and Dundee, but Propper denied they have gone backwords.

"No, of course not," he said. "It was a big game, it's a different game than the games we played since. They're away games with different opponents.

"I think you need to play a different kind of football. We need to find a solution for this one."

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The pressure has once again ramped up on Rangers manager Philippe Clement.

With just three wins in 11 away league games this season, and a 15-point deficit on leaders Celtic, can the Belgian survive?

Former striker Rory Loy believes that if the club are to change manager, they will have to think carefully about the timing in order to give any new boss time to assess and rebuild.

"It's now 10 January, so if you decide Clement is the man for the job, and you're going to let him sign three, four, five players on permanent contracts, then you're running the risk of going 20, 25 points behind, and then the pressure becomes too much, you've got a new manager coming in and the process starts again," Loy said.

"So I think given the time of year that it is, there's a big decision to be made. If they were to bring somebody else in now, they do have a little bit of free rein to assess the squad, look and move forward from there.

"There are signs that Clement can turn it around, but it's not exactly light at the end of the tunnel, it's just a glimmer."

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Rangers boss Philippe Clement has claimed the board are "200%" behind him despite the club languishing 15 points adrift of Premiership leaders Celtic after another away setback.

Rangers fans at Dens Park reacted with fury at full-time on Thursday night after the 1-1 draw with Dundee, Rangers' fourth away game in a row without victory.

Asked if he was confident that the board, which has a new chief executive in Patrick Stewart, are still behind him 100%, Clement said: "Yes, 200%.

"We have talks every day about everything, about January, about next season, about everything.

"Yes, of course the fans are unhappy. We are also unhappy, all of us are unhappy, to lose these three points.

"Supporters are always behind us when we are good, when we play good games. So today it was not a good game.

"So I understand that they are unhappy about that. I know these supporters, that they don't give up the moment we show quality.

"It's about us showing the quality on the pitch and then they are directly behind the team, always.

"So it's our task to do that as fast as possible. That starts on Sunday, to show quality again and on both sides of the game. Not only offensively, also defensively."

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• Rangers had an xG (expected goals) of 0.73 - their lowest in the Scottish Premiership this season.

• Dundee attempted 12 shots in this match, higher than their season average of 10.7 in the Premiership.

• Vaclav Cerny has created 48 chances this season, more than any other player in the Premiership.

• Josh Mulligan has assisted four goals in the Premiership this season (1 in this game), no Dundee player has more.

• Cerny has scored eight goals in the Premiership this season (1 in this game), more than any other Rangers player.

• Dundee have lost 15 points from winning positions in the Premiership this season, only Hibernian (16) have lost more.

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Rangers' away woes in the Scottish Premiership continued as they were held by Dundee to extend their winless run on the road to four matches.

The hosts took an early lead when Oluwaseun Adewumi smartly turned in Josh Mulligan's cross after Rangers were left scrambling at the back.

Vaclav Cerny levelled after a quick counter as the visitors managed to respond before the break.

But the Rangers onslaught which might have been expected never materialised.

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Rangers manager Philippe Clement: "We made it difficult for ourselves after six minutes conceding a goal with not good defending.

"Dundee made a low block with a lot of people, we've done well in recent weeks opening it with runs, but we didn't do that today.

"I understand the fans' reaction, I'm also not happy losing these two points.

"We struggled with all the injuries. In recent weeks we've conceded too many goals, but that wasn't the case today. Clinton Nsiala played a good game.

"What we've done well the last couple of weeks, creating and scoring, we lacked today. Is it freshness? It can be. It can be confidence also after going behind so we need to speak to the group.

"We were not decisive enough."

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It is remarkable that Rangers were nine points behind Celtic on Christmas Day, beat their rivals 3-0 on 2 January and are now 15 points behind them.

The reason for that is their shocking away form, with defeat by St Mirren now added to by draws at Motherwell, Hibernian, and Dundee since Santa Claus visited.

Thirteen points and 13 goals in 11 matches on the road is nowhere near good enough for a club of Rangers' resources.

And that is despite recent injuries which resulted in 20-year-old Clinton Nsiala playing his first senior game and left-back Ridvan Yilmaz continuing at right-back.

The most frustrating thing for Rangers fans is how often their side end up chasing away games, but with little conviction or belief that they can turn things around.

They have only scored four goals in the final 15 minutes of Premiership matches this season, the lowest total in the league.

Diomande's effort off a post was the only real chance of substance in the final quarter, and it was a long-range effort.

The anger displayed from the away end spells trouble for Clement. For despite the dominant win over Celtic and excellent European performances, the Belgian is continually undermined by lacklustre away displays.

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Cashing in on striker Cyriel Dessers would allow Rangers to bring in much-needed defensive reinforcements, according to the club's former midfielder Kevin Thomson.

Rangers are currently without goalkeeper Jack Butland, and defenders James Tavernier, John Souttar, Leon Balogun and Neraysho Kasanwirjo due to injury, while Dujon Sterling is also a doubt for Thursday's league match against Dundee.

Dessers has been replaced in Philippe Clement's first-choice team by Hamza Igamane recently, but Thomson still feels the Nigeria striker would command a sizeable transfer fee.

"The Old Firm gives you a brilliant platform for any player, whether you're in favour or out," Thomson told the BBC's Scottish Football Podcast.

"The modern day market allows you to get money where you think 'wow' for players who aren't good enough to play for Rangers or Celtic.

"I think Dessers is a good asset to the club, albeit he's not playing at the moment. He's scored goals, he's got a good profile and he's a good age. Strikers do become a bit more valuable.

"The club will want to try to get as much money as they possibly can. I do think Dessers might fetch the club some money which would allow some movement in the window. I would expect a defender to come in with the injuries they've had."

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• Dundee have lost 13 of their last 15 meetings with Rangers in all competitions (D2) since a 2-1 victory in November 2017 under Neil McCann.

• Rangers have conceded just one goal in total in their last five visits to Dundee in all competitions (W4 D1), although drew 0-0 in their last such visit in April last season.

• Dundee have lost five of their last eight home league games (W3), including both of their last two in a row.

• Rangers have lost each of their last three top-flight away games played on a Thursday, with their last such win coming in November 1996 at Celtic (1-0).

• Since the start of last season, Dundee have won just two of their 14 midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) league games (D3 L9), beating Aberdeen in March 2024 (1-0) and Motherwell in December 2024 (4-1).

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Rangers midfielder Cole McKinnon has joined Championship title chasers Ayr United on loan until the end of the season.

The 21-year-old - who has made four Rangers appearances - has had previous loan stints at Partick Thistle and East Fife.