Kick-off: 15:00
Venue: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 48055
Referee: Freeland, A

Live Commentary

90 mins

That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.

88 mins

Colin Nish is booked for dissent.

81 mins

Grant Murray goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

72 mins

Kevin Thomson goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

67 mins

Kilmarnock are replacing Jamie Hamill with David Fernandez.

55 mins

Goal!! Rangers have scored with Steven Whittaker putting it in the back of the net.

46 mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 1 v 0.

45 mins

Half time whistle is blown by A Freeland

39 mins

Kilmarnock are replacing Rhian Dodds with Colin Nish.

33 mins

Jean-Claude Darcheville is being taken off, Charlie Adam has come on in his place.

25 mins

The referee has booked Carlos Cuellar.

4 mins

Goal!! Rangers have scored with Jean-Claude Darcheville putting it in the back of the net.

0 mins

It's 3pm on Saturday, December 1st, the match has kicked off.

Match Report

Rangers moved to within one point of SPL leaders Celtic with this comfortable victory over Kilmarnock.

The home team went ahead early on through Jean-Claude Darcheville and when Steven Whittaker added a second ten minutes after the interval there was no way back for the visitors.

Rangers' victory would probably have been even more emphatic if referee Alan Freeland, who had a poor match, had not turned down two or three strong penalty claims by the home side.

Rangers made a whirlwind start with Grant Murray just managing to clear from Darcheville with keeper Alan Combe stranded. Then Lee McCulloch headed Barry Ferguson's corner just wide before the home side took the lead.

McCulloch's header to Kris Boyd was cleverly flicked on by the striker to Darcheville, who outpaced Ryan O'Leary before sliding his shot into the corner of the net.

Rangers nearly added to their lead when Boyd's pass found Steven Naismith, but he pulled his shot wide from a good position.

Darcheville limped off after half an hour to be replaced by Charlie Adam, but it was Killie who squandered the chance to equalise just before half-time. Kevin Thomson lost possession to Mehdi Taouil and his pass released substitute Colin Nish, but the striker failed to take advantage and shot tamely wide.

The home team went further ahead just after the break with a well-taken goal. Naismith, who came on to a good game in the second half, sent in a reverse pass which Whittaker gathered before stepping inside Simon Ford and unleashing a powerful shot into the top corner of the net.

Naismith fired narrowly wide before Boyd did have the ball in the net after Combe fumbled Adam's shot, but the striker was ruled marginally offside.

Referee Freeland turned down two strong penalty claims from McCulloch and Adam much to the annoyance of the home support, but in the end Rangers were happy to see out time.

Rangers Team

Kilmarnock Team

Rangers

Kilmarnock

Corners

Fouls

Goal attempts

Shots off target

Offsides

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