Bonnyrigg Rose are the first team off the mark today, with Taylor Sutherland opening the scoring at home to Clyde.

Lee McCulloch
Former Rangers midfielder on BBC Sportsound

It looks like Rangers will go up straight to Dessers in the opening stages. Territorially, they'll look to play the game in Hibs' half.

It's interesting to see that Hibs are going with a 4-4-2 formation, which potentially could allow Rangers to have an extra man in the middle which could be crucial in terms of this game.

Bright start from Livi. On the second phase of that last corner, Jason Holt's ball in finds Joe Nouble, who glances a header about a yard wide of the far post.

Rangers are quickly on the attack and win an early corner.

Hibs manage to clear, but perhaps it is a statement of intent for the home side under their new manager.

Kheredine Idessane
BBC Sport Scotland at Rugby Park

There's a good smattering of home fans in three of the four stands and a small pocket of Livi fans in the Chadwick to my left. As one of only two top flight fixtures this afternoon, should be a decent atmosphere and, if last season is anything to go by, an action-packed afternoon.

Nervy moment from Joe Wright straight from the off at Rugby Park.

The Killie centre-back completely fresh-airs a lump forward from Livi, but Will Dennis is there to clean up.

The visitors win a corner moments later which results in another and that's cleared.

Away we go at Rugby Park - a bit tardy at Ibrox...

Martin Dowden
BBC Sport Scotland at Ibrox

This is going to be fascinating.

Hibernian are gaining a little momentum under Nick Montgomery. They aren't the finished article by any stretch but seem to be progressing and are unbeaten in their last six. There's something to build on.

Rangers are desperate to start Philippe Clement's era with a positive display and result. He seeks synergy with the support and team and the only way to get that is to excite them and deliver wins.

He's had little time to implement his ideas but the demands are such that Rangers can ill-afford more dropped points.

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Hibernian are unbeaten in six games, five of those under Nick Montgomery, but it's been a while since they got the better of Rangers.

Rangers are unbeaten in 19 league meetings with the visitors (W13 D6) and Hibs have lost each of their past eight league visits to Ibrox.

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Rangers have lost two of their last three home games in the league (to Celtic and Aberdeen either side of a narrow win over Motherwell). That's as many as their previous 70 (W60 D8 L2).

Kheredine Idessane
BBC Sport Scotland at Rugby Park

Credit where it's due - the Livi social media team brand this one 'El Plastico' due to the fact both sides play their home games on artificial surfaces.

They've served up plenty goals on the plastic recently, I'll give them that. Last season, 12 goals in the four games, with Livi claiming three wins, Killie just the one.

High stakes today - Killie would bite your hand off for any kind of win, given they haven't collected three Premiership points on a match-day since the defeat of Rangers here in the opening round of fixtures.

Killie could go fifth with a victory - Livi, if they win, will go fourth as David Martindale continues to make his men greater than the sum of their parts.

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Chick Young
BBC Scotland pundit on Sportsound

It seems clear now that 32 years after walking out on the club, Graeme Souness is poised to return and walk through the front doors at Ibrox.

I spoke to him not long before the start of the programme, and he will not be at Ibrox today, but he did confirm to me that he has been offered a post with the club.

It’s not a daily job, he won’t be moving to Glasgow to resume employment with Rangers.

He has no title that he can describe but he has agreed to make himself available to Rangers.

There have been talks about it and there will be further talks this week as I understand it. In fact, he confirmed to me that as a Rangers supporter, he would do everything he could to assist in helping the club, to help in any way.

I know he was involved in the appointment of Phillipe Clement as the new manager and the quote to me this morning was that he impressed the hirers at Ibrox and "held the room very well".

I think we’re looking at this as a consultancy role within the football department at Rangers.

I’m pretty sure that by the time we’re on air this time next Saturday, Rangers will have confirmed that Graeme Souness is making a return to the club.

Hibernian manager Nick Montgomery tells BBC Sportscene: "Every game's an opportunity. We concentrate on ourselves, we believe in the way we play and hopefully we can put it together for 90 minutes.

"I've got a good bunch of lads. They are really receptive and hungry to play good football.

"We're definitely the underdogs, it's the same for most teams coming here and that's all good with us."

On his team selection, Kilmarnock manager Derek McInnes tells BBC Sportsound: "Liam [Polworth] gets his foot on the ball and gets you making passes. There will be time for calmness today and he'll bring that.

"We didn't take a risk with Marley [Watkins] at Celtic Park. He's a bonus for us. [Matty] Kennedy felt unwell coming back from international duty.

"We want to try and make sure we cause Livingston problems. If we win today, we could go to fifth with other teams not playing. When we get opportunities like this it's important we take them."

Livingston boss David Martindale tells BBC Sportsound: "I said this would be our most difficult season in the Premiership so we're taking one game at a time.

"Derek is one of the best managers in Scotland. He sets his teams up very well and he's very detailed in his approach. This is one of the hardest venues to come to in the league."

On the missing Ayo Obileye, Martindale adds: "Playing 11s last week, he hurt his foot trying to play a diagonal pass to me.

"Yesterday in training we weren't overly confident. He'll be available next weekend."

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Leanne Crichton
Former Scotland international on BBC Scotland

There's no margin for error. Rangers need to pick up points and need to make sure they arrive at the next Old Firm game flawless.

That will be the aim, and it's probably an unrealistic aim, as we've pointed out so many criticisms from the time under Michael Beale and the team's performance levels.

Philippe Clement is "curious" to see how the Rangers players react to the "simple things" he has changed in his first days as manager.

"I want to see a good mentality - a never giving up mentality - showing the fans the passion," the Belgian tells BBC Scotland.

"I want to see them playing forwards because they were playing too much lateral and backwards in the past. I want to see a return of a synergy between the fans and the players by playing an aggressive attacking style."

Clement points out that several players - including Kemar Roofe, Ryan Jack and Todd Cantwell - were not fit enough to start on their return to injury.

"We need to build the story for the next couple of months - not just for one game," he adds when stressing that he was not prepared to take risks with players.

Livingston picked up a comfortable three points against Motherwell last time out and have won five of their last six league meetings with Kilmarnock.

David Martindale's men are looking to pick up back-to-back Premiership victories for the first time since January.

Killie fans were cock-a-hoop on day one of the Premiership campaign after a well-earned win over Rangers.

That was quickly followed by a draw at Tynecastle and dumping Celtic out of the Viaplay Cup.

Since that flying start, they've gone seven games without a win.

If they rectify that today, Derek McInnes' side could jump up from ninth to the top half of the table, leapfrogging Livingston in the process.

Rangers captain James Tavernier has had his fair share of ups and downs since moving to Ibrox in 2015.

"We are all really tuned into what he wants and we have got to implement it as quickly as possible," he said on Friday of Philippe Clement, the sixth permanent manager he will have played under.

"I have been here over the years and we have experienced great experiences in the stadium when the fans have been behind us and when the performances have been what the fans deserve.

"We always want the fans to back us no matter what the situation that we are in.

"And obviously we have to give them the performances that they are looking for. It is always a two-way street. I believe both of us together can be very strong."

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