Stephen Craigan
Former Motherwell captain on BBC Sportsound

It's unusual to see left-footed Cristian Montano playing as a right-sided centre-half, especially with Luiyi de Lucas at right wing-back.

It's clearly something Martindale has looked at - I don't know if it's Montano's recovery pace up against Sima.

The home side are going long whenever they can but they haven't been able to find either of their forwards in behind yet.

Livingston clear, but the visitors are back on the attack immediately and a Tom Lawrence shot is blocked.

A first foray forward from Ross McCausland and the Rangers winger earns a corner.

Referee Steven McLean peeps his whistle and away we go in the low West Lothian sunshine.

Rangers in red tops and blue shorts.

A pause for Remembrance Sunday reflection before kick-off...

Rangers have beaten Livingston 4-0 in both the league and Viaplay Cup already this season at Ibrox.

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Livingston last managed a win in this fixture back in September 2018.

Since then Rangers have won 17 and there have been two draws.

Some more from Rangers manager Philippe Clement on BBC Sportsound: "We all need to be ready. We have after the winter break 12 games in 38 days so it is going to be a very dense schedule and we need all the squad.

"All the players need to know the principles, so I need to change the team to prepare them.

"Ross McCausland is doing good things. He's still a young lad who makes mistakes and that's normal. If young players show qualities I always give them chances.

"Bottom of the table is relative because six points more and you're in fourth place. We don't look at that. Every opponent is tough in Scotland and we need to be ready for that."

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Livingston manager David Martindale tells BBC Sportsound: "Most seasons we're in and around the bottom of the table at some stage. I don't pay too much attention to where we are in the league - I just take it on a game-by-game basis.

"I always had it in my mind to play two up front against Rangers. I need the security of three at the back.

"We've got to be compact, be disciplined, and know when to press. We've got to pose an attacking threat also.

"I don't really care what Philippe say [about the Livingston pitch]. We don't have the finances for a grass pitch."

This is a first experience of Livingston's much-maligned synthetic surface for Rangers manager Philippe Clement.

"It's a different kind of football," the Belgian tells BBC Scotland. "I think in all the top leagues, they play on grass. There's a reason why the top leagues don't do it, so it's something to consider for the future but I'm not someone who decides what's happening in Scottish football."

Rangers have won their last four league matches on the road without conceding.

The last time the Ibrox side won more consecutive away matches in the top-flight without coughing up a goal was between July and October 2011 (run of six).

Livingston find themselves at the foot of the table after a sequence of four successive defeats.

They haven’t lost five matches in a row within the same season in the top-flight since 2005-06.

Ross McCausland makes his first Rangers start today, with the 20-year-old winger impressing from the bench in recent weeks.

Cyriel Dessers leads the line, Leon Balogun returns in defence and Tom Lawrence makes just a third start of the season.

Ben Davies, Sam Lammers, Todd Cantwell and Danilo are the men making way from Thursday's 2-1 win over Sparta Prague at Ibrox in the Europa League.

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Shamal George is back between the sticks for Livingston after being demoted to the bench for the last two matches and Cristian Montano is back from a suspension.

Bruce Anderson is restored in attack and Mo Sangare is given a midfield start.

Jim Hamilton, Miles Welch-Hayes, Jason Holt and Danny Lloyd drop to the bench following last weekend's 1-0 defeat at Dundee.

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Livingston: George, Penrice, Devlin, De Lucas, Montano, Pittman, Sangare, Kelly, Shinnie, Nouble, Anderson.

Substitutes: Hamilton, Parkes, Kelly, Brandon, Bradley, Welch-Hayes, Holt, Lloyd, Guthrie.

Rangers: Butland, Tavernier, Goldson, Balogun, Barisic, Jack, Lundstram, McCausland, Lawrence, Sima, Dessers.

Substitutes: McCrorie, Yilmaz, Cantwell, Lammers, Cifuentes, Sterling, Roofe, Davies, Danilo.

We have a double helping of Sunday action in the Scottish Premiership, featuring the top two.

First up, Rangers visit bottom of the league Livingston, then leaders Celtic host Aberdeen.

There's an eight-point gap between the Old Firm, although the Ibrox side have a game in hand.

Let's get to it... Radio coverage will be up and running in 15 minutes.