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Cyriel Dessers' 12th goal of the season earned Rangers a third away win in the space of a weekCyriel Dessers' third goal in three games ensured Rangers edged out St Mirren to move two points behind Scottish Premiership leaders Celtic.
The Nigeria striker opened the scoring in Paisley with his 12th strike of the season after meeting John Lundstram's searching ball over the top and rounding a hesitant Zach Hemming.
But, between efforts from on-loan Celtic midfielder Kwon Hyeok-kyu, Elvis Bwomono and Lewis Jamieson, the hosts should have found a leveller before the break.
Philippe Clement's side delivered a more controlled second-half display but failed to add to their tally as Dessers was denied by the right-hand post shortly after substitute Tom Lawrence had drilled just wide.
St Mirren struggled to create anything following the interval until Alex Gogic's late close-range shot was crucially blocked by the impressive John Souttar before Luke Bolton headed off the woodwork from the resulting corner.
A fourth league defeat in five games leaves the Paisley club fifth in the table and Rangers could find themselves five points adrift of Celtic again if the leaders beat Ross County later on Saturday.
Line-ups
St Mirren
Formation 3-4-3
- 1Hemming
- 2Bolton
- 13Gogic
- 22Fraser
- 42Bwomono
- 16KwonSubstituted forBoyd-Munceat 72'minutes
- 6O'HaraSubstituted forDunneat 81'minutes
- 3Tanser
- 24JamiesonSubstituted forScottat 64'minutes
- 7AyungaSubstituted forMandronat 64'minutes
- 11Kiltie
Substitutes
- 5Taylor
- 8Flynn
- 9Mandron
- 14Scott
- 15Boyd-Munce
- 18Dunne
- 19Nahmani
- 21Brown
- 27Urminsky
Rangers
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Butland
- 2Tavernier
- 6Goldson
- 5Souttar
- 3YilmazSubstituted forBarisicat 83'minutes
- 43RaskinSubstituted forJackat 58'minutes
- 4LundstramBooked at 74mins
- 23WrightSubstituted forMcCauslandat 45'minutes
- 13CantwellSubstituted forLawrenceat 45'minutesBooked at 49mins
- 21SterlingSubstituted forMatondoat 88'minutes
- 9Dessers
Substitutes
- 7Fábio Silva
- 8Jack
- 11Lawrence
- 17Matondo
- 27Balogun
- 28McCrorie
- 31Barisic
- 44Devine
- 45McCausland
Referee:David Dickinson
Attendance:6,665
Live Text
Match ends, St. Mirren 0, Rangers 1.
Second Half ends, St. Mirren 0, Rangers 1.
Ryan Jack (Rangers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Alex Gogic (St. Mirren).
Substitution, Rangers. Rabbi Matondo replaces Dujon Sterling.
Tom Lawrence (Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Scott Tanser (St. Mirren).
James Bolton (St. Mirren) hits the left post with a header from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Caolan Boyd-Munce with a cross following a corner.
Corner, St. Mirren. Conceded by John Souttar.
Attempt blocked. Alex Gogic (St. Mirren) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Offside, Rangers. Cyriel Dessers is caught offside.
Substitution, Rangers. Borna Barisic replaces Ridvan Yilmaz.
Tom Lawrence (Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Charles Dunne (St. Mirren).
Substitution, St. Mirren. Charles Dunne replaces Mark O'Hara.
Cyriel Dessers (Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Alex Gogic (St. Mirren).
Attempt blocked. Greg Kiltie (St. Mirren) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Fraser.
Corner, St. Mirren. Conceded by James Tavernier.
Corner, Rangers. Conceded by Scott Tanser.
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St Mirren
Squad number1Player nameHemming
Squad number2Player nameBolton
Squad number13Player nameGogic
Squad number22Player nameFraser
Squad number42Player nameBwomono
Squad number16Player nameKwon Hyeok-Kyu
Squad number6Player nameO'Hara
Squad number3Player nameTanser
Squad number24Player nameJamieson
Squad number7Player nameAyunga
Squad number11Player nameKiltie
Squad number9Player nameMandron
Squad number14Player nameScott
Squad number15Player nameBoyd-Munce
Squad number18Player nameDunne
Rangers
Squad number1Player nameButland
Squad number2Player nameTavernier
Squad number6Player nameGoldson
Squad number5Player nameSouttar
Squad number3Player nameYilmaz
Squad number43Player nameRaskin
Squad number4Player nameLundstram
Squad number23Player nameWright
Squad number13Player nameCantwell
Squad number21Player nameSterling
Squad number9Player nameDessers
Squad number8Player nameJack
Squad number11Player nameLawrence
Squad number17Player nameMatondo
Squad number31Player nameBarisic
Squad number45Player nameMcCausland
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