cinch PREMIERSHIP
27th January 2024
SMISA Stadium, Paisley

St. Mirren 0-1 Rangers

Dessers 14

ATT: 6,665
Referee: D Dickinson
VAR:

• Saints fall to an undeserved defeat against title chasing Rangers who clinched the victory due to a strange early goal from Nigerian international Cyriel Dessers.
• The winning goal comes about after the wind plays havoc with a long punt and Hemming is caught out, allowing the Rangers player to round him and slot home.
• Despite heavy pressure late in the match including a James Bolton header that rattled the post, Saints are unable to press home their superiority and lose to Rangers for the third time this season.
• 23-year-old forward James Scott, a recent signing from Exeter City and former Scotland under 21 player, makes his debut for Saints. Stephen Robinson had given him his professional debut in 2017and sold him to Hull City for £1.5 million in 2020.
• Despite multiple injuries, substitutions and time wasting from Rangers throughout the second half, Saints are incensed as referee Dickinson adds on only 3 minutes at the end, leaving little time to force an equaliser and the side stays 5th.