Rangers and Celtic prepare for Scottish Premiership matches on Wednesday

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Last updated Sep 9, 2026

Rangers and Celtic prepare for Scottish Premiership matches on Wednesday
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Rangers host St Mirren and Celtic visit St Johnstone in Wednesday’s Scottish Premiership matches. Rangers enter the fixture aiming for a fourth consecutive victory, while the team currently sits behind St Mirren on goal difference. Celtic maintains a perfect domestic record but must adjust its lineup as winger Yang Hyun-jun departs for the Asian Games. St Johnstone enters the matchup at McDiarmid Park looking to secure a third win in a row. These fixtures precede a cup meeting between Rangers and Celtic this Sunday. Both squads are managing personnel changes, with Rangers striker Lawrence Shankland sidelined due to injury and Celtic expecting the potential return of Kasper Hogh and Kieran Tierney.

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  • Rangers host St Mirren at Ibrox with a 19:45 BST kickoff.
  • Celtic travels to face St Johnstone with the match starting at 20:00 BST.
  • Rangers will be without Lawrence Shankland for up to four months due to injury.
  • Yang Hyun-jun is unavailable for Celtic following his call-up for the Asian Games.
  • Rangers and Celtic are scheduled to play each other this Sunday in the Premier Sports Cup.
Latest Updates
  • 8:35 AMYahoo SportsRangers eye second place as Celtic set pace
  • 8:31 AMBBC SportRangers eye second place as Celtic set pace
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Rangers host St Mirren, while Celtic travel to Perth to take on St Johnstone in Wednesday's Premiership action.

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Rangers host St Mirren, while Celtic travel to Perth to take on St Johnstone in Wednesday's Premiership action.

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