Scottish Premiership

St Johnstone vs Rangers, 2022-23 Scottish Premiership

· Scottish Premiership
St Johnstone
  • 41': James Brown
  • 62': Nicholas Clark
FT
2 - 1
Rangers
  • 74': James Tavernier

About

St Johnstone are hosting Rangers at McDiarmid Park, Perth, Scotland, starting on . The match is a part of the Scottish Premiership.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt blocked. Ryan Kent (Rangers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Malik Tillman.
  • 1': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Andrew Considine.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Ben Davies (Rangers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Borna Barisic with a cross.
  • 2': Fashion Sakala (Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 2': Foul by Melker Hallberg (St. Johnstone).
  • 4': Foul by Ryan Kent (Rangers).
  • 4': Graham Carey (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Andrew Considine.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. John Lundstram (Rangers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Tavernier with a cross.
  • 5': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Andrew Considine.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Antonio-Mirko Colak (Rangers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Borna Barisic with a cross.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Malik Tillman (Rangers) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by James Tavernier with a cross.
  • 6': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Elliot Parish.
  • 6': Foul by Malik Tillman (Rangers).
  • 6': Nicky Clark (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Adam Montgomery (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by James Sands (Rangers).
  • 9': Borna Barisic (Rangers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 9': Foul by Graham Carey (St. Johnstone).
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Antonio-Mirko Colak (Rangers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Sands with a headed pass.
  • 10': Attempt saved. John Lundstram (Rangers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antonio-Mirko Colak.
  • 10': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Elliot Parish.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Fashion Sakala (Rangers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Tavernier with a cross.
  • 11': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Nicky Clark.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Fashion Sakala (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 12': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Elliot Parish.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Antonio-Mirko Colak (Rangers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Borna Barisic with a cross.
  • 13': Borna Barisic (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Nicky Clark (St. Johnstone).
  • 15': Foul by John Lundstram (Rangers).
  • 15': Graham Carey (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by David Wotherspoon (St. Johnstone).
  • 17': Malik Tillman (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Antonio-Mirko Colak (Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fashion Sakala with a cross.
  • 19': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by James Brown.
  • 19': Fashion Sakala (Rangers) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Borna Barisic with a cross following a corner.
  • 19': Attempt missed. James Tavernier (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. John Lundstram (Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Malik Tillman.
  • 21': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by James Brown.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Fashion Sakala (Rangers) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Borna Barisic with a cross following a corner.
  • 23': Foul by James Sands (Rangers).
  • 23': Graham Carey (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Alex Mitchell.
  • 26': Offside, Rangers. Ryan Kent tries a through ball, but Malik Tillman is caught offside.
  • 29': Attempt missed. James Tavernier (Rangers) header from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fashion Sakala.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Fashion Sakala (Rangers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 31': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Andrew Considine.
  • 33': Adam Montgomery (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Malik Tillman (Rangers).
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Stevie May (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Graham Carey.
  • 35': Offside, St. Johnstone. Alex Mitchell tries a through ball, but Stevie May is caught offside.
  • 37': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by James Brown.
  • 38': Adam Montgomery (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Fashion Sakala (Rangers).
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Stevie May (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Wotherspoon.
  • 41': Goal! St. Johnstone 1, Rangers 0. James Brown (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, St. Johnstone 1, Rangers 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins St. Johnstone 1, Rangers 0.
  • 46': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Alex Mitchell.
  • 49': Foul by Borna Barisic (Rangers).
  • 49': Graham Carey (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Offside, Rangers. Ryan Kent tries a through ball, but Antonio-Mirko Colak is caught offside.
  • 51': David Wotherspoon (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Malik Tillman (Rangers).
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Graham Carey (St. Johnstone) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Wotherspoon.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Melker Hallberg (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 54': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Andrew Considine.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Borna Barisic (Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by John Lundstram following a corner.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Ryan Kent (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Sands.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. David Wotherspoon (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
  • 56': Allan McGregor (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by David Wotherspoon (St. Johnstone).
  • 58': Attempt missed. James Tavernier (Rangers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Borna Barisic with a cross.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Fashion Sakala (Rangers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by James Sands.
  • 59': Adam Montgomery (St. Johnstone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Nicky Clark (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Stevie May with a cross.
  • 61': Substitution, Rangers. Scott Arfield replaces Ben Davies.
  • 61': Substitution, Rangers. Alfredo Morelos replaces Malik Tillman.
  • 62': Goal! St. Johnstone 2, Rangers 0. Nicky Clark (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Stevie May with a cross.
  • 66': Foul by Melker Hallberg (St. Johnstone).
  • 66': Ryan Kent (Rangers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 69': Foul by Scott Arfield (Rangers).
  • 69': James Brown (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': John Lundstram (Rangers) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Alfredo Morelos.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Stevie May (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 72': Antonio-Mirko Colak (Rangers).
  • 72': Elliot Parish (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Alex Mitchell.
  • 73': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by James Brown.
  • 74': Goal! St. Johnstone 2, Rangers 1. James Tavernier (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  • 75': Hand ball by Melker Hallberg (St. Johnstone).
  • 76': John Lundstram (Rangers) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Borna Barisic.
  • 77': Attempt saved. James Tavernier (Rangers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Kent with a cross.
  • 77': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Elliot Parish.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Fashion Sakala (Rangers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Borna Barisic with a cross.
  • 79': Substitution, St. Johnstone. Connor McLennan replaces Stevie May.
  • 79': Substitution, St. Johnstone. Drey Wright replaces David Wotherspoon.
  • 79': Substitution, Rangers. Glen Kamara replaces James Sands.
  • 79': Substitution, Rangers. Rabbi Matondo replaces Ryan Kent.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Fashion Sakala (Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alfredo Morelos.
  • 83': Attempt saved. John Lundstram (Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Glen Kamara.
  • 84': Substitution, Rangers. Scott Wright replaces Fashion Sakala because of an injury.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. John Lundstram (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Antonio-Mirko Colak.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Nicky Clark (St. Johnstone) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Connor McLennan.
  • 87': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Andrew Considine.
  • 87': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Adam Montgomery.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Graham Carey (St. Johnstone) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, St. Johnstone. Daniel Phillips replaces Graham Carey.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, St. Johnstone. Theo Bair replaces Nicky Clark.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Scott Arfield (Rangers).
  • 90'+2': Ryan McGowan (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Daniel Phillips (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Borna Barisic (Rangers).
  • 90'+4': Offside, St. Johnstone. Elliot Parish tries a through ball, but Theo Bair is caught offside.
  • 90'+4': Connor McLennan (St. Johnstone) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Adam Montgomery.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, St. Johnstone 2, Rangers 1.
  • 0': Match ends, St. Johnstone 2, Rangers 1.

Game Information

Competition: Scottish Premiership

Venue: McDiarmid Park
Location: Perth, Scotland
Attendance: 7,487

SPFL Premiership Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Heart of Midlothian 35 +32 76
2 Celtic 35 +27 73
3 Rangers 35 +33 69
4 Motherwell 35 +23 57
Full Table

Line-Ups

STJ St Johnstone (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
12 Elliot Parish (GK)
5 Alex Mitchell
4 Andrew Considine
13 Ryan McGowan
23 Graham Carey
22 Melker Hallberg
10 David Wotherspoon
19 Adam Montgomery Yellow Card
2 James Brown
7 Stevie May
37 Nicholas Clark
St Johnstone Substitutes:
Tony Gallacher, Drey Wright, Thelonius Bair, Maksym Kucheriavyi, Jamie Murphy, Ross Sinclair, Daniel Phillips, Connor Mclennan, Ali Crawford.

RAN Rangers (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Allan McGregor (GK)
26 Ben Davies
38 Leon Thomson King
31 Borna Barisic
2 James Tavernier
71 Malik Tillman
19 James Sands
4 John Lundstram
9 Antonio-Mirko Colak
14 Ryan Kent
30 Fashion Sakala
Rangers Substitutes:
Steven Davis, Alfredo Morelos, Charlie Mccann, Glen Kamara, Johnly Levi Yfeko, Rabbi Matondo, Scott Wright, Jon McLaughlin, Scott Arfield.

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