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Andy Campbell A long Saturday during which we've seen wins for five Scottish Premiership sides and learned where Scotland will be playing at next year's World Cup comes to an end. Time for a rest to do it all over again tomorrow. Good night! FT: Kilmarnock 0-3 Rangers Rangers manager Danny Rohl tells BBC Sportsound: "Today we were clinical, we took our chances unlike Wednesday. This is a good step. "I'm always in conversation with [chairman] Andrew Cavenagh. We have a good relationship. We have been in the office almost every day together. We will talk next week again, but tonight we will enjoy the result. "From the first minute tonight, I knew the fans were behind the team. We have to do this together. "I think looking back through the whole week, It was a good performance on Wednesday from Bojan Miovski. I'm glad Mikey [Moore] is back but in general, it was a whole team performance. "We have to develop our game management, but tonight it was a fantastic reaction and now we have five wins in seven so this is a good step forward. We have to continue, everyone wants to win against us or take something from us. This is a tough league so we have to put the work in. " FT: Kilmarnock 0-3 Rangers Kilmarnock assistant Stevie Frail tells BBC Sportsound: "The manager got sent off, which he's really, really disappointed at. "Obviously something was said and, to be honest, I don't know and I don't know if even Stuart [Kettlewell] knows. The fourth official called for the referee to come over and I'm surprised to see a red card, to be honest. It's passionate at the side of the pitch, there's a lot going on. "I know the manager and I know how he works, he's passionate, Whatever he's said, it surely, in my opinion, doesn't deem a red card. "We're disappointed at losing the game and we lose goals and we've been doing it a little this season, losing them, cheap goals. "We feel there's some big decisions went against us. The second goal comes from. .. we had possession, we lose it, they break, we make a foul but the referee waves play on and they get the goal and defensively it's not great from our point of view. "At 2-0, there's a massive incident in the game. We feel that Bruce Anderson's through, he's nicked the ball, Jack Butland's come out, cleaned him out. We've watched it back umpteen times now and it looks like he's out of control. I'm not saying he's going in to hurt Bruce in any way or injure him. I'm certainly not saying that. "The referee deems it not good enough to go and look at the monitor and say it's a sending off. They'd made all their substitutions and they would've had to put an outfield player in the goal and be down to 10 men with 15 minutes to go. " Stevie Frail (centre) assumed post-match media duties FT: Kilmarnock 0-3 Rangers Rangers forward Bojan Miovski tells Sky Sports: "It feels good [to score two goals]. "We kept a clean sheet and scored three goals. We like the three points but we need to keep going. "I work really hard, as a player I know you need to have consistency. I've played three games in a row, I feel better and better in every game. Hopefully, I will continue this way. "As a football player sometimes you don't score but you need to keep working hard. I did that, I didn't forget how to score goals and I know that will come. " Rangers midfielder Mikey Moore tells Sky Sports: "I was buzzing to be back. "As soon as I came on the pitch I wanted to make an impact. I didn't expect to come on and score two but another one chalked off, it is what it is. "I've adapted, I'm kind of finding my feet now and I'm just happy to be playing at this football club. " All smiles from Rangers' scorers Bojan Miovski and Mikey Moore at full-time Celtic v Hearts (Sun, 15: 00) And so, one Scottish Premiership fixture remains this weekend. Reigning champions Celtic host leaders Hearts in the second meeting of the sides this season. Last time, Hearts were 3-1 winners and moved eight points clear of Celtic at the top of the table. It's changed days, though, with the sides now both on 32 points and Celtic have a game in hand. And, to add further intrigue, it will be Wilfried Nancy's first match as Celtic manager. Join us for live text and radio coverage. Scotland team-mates Lawrence Shankland and Kieran Tierney will be in opposing sides again on Sunday FT: Kilmarnock 0-3 Rangers One of the most damning indictments of Russell Martin's reign was his refusal to play Mikey Moore. Rangers' best player by an absolute country mile. Gary FT: Kilmarnock 0-3 Rangers Billy Dodds Former Scotland striker on BBC Sportsound Rangers weren't brilliant tonight, but they brought a lot of energy to the game. Their finishing for the first time this season has been deadly. FT: Kilmarnock 0-3 Rangers Mikey Moore has two goals in his past two Rangers appearances. FT: Kilmarnock 0-3 Rangers Time for the Kettlewell experiment to end. Inept and out of his depth. Additionally Jack Butland got off with one tonight. He should have been red carded. John Stuart Kettlewell has not tasted victory as Kilmarnock manager since early October FT: Kilmarnock 0 - 3 Rangers Billy Dodds Former Scotland striker on BBC Sportsound "It was emphatic for Rangers in the end. Three fantastic finishes. Four, if you include Micky Moore's finish that was chalked off. It was the quality that won the game for Rangers in the end, which is something we don't normally say about Rangers. Killie, they're confidence is draining. When they get into the final third, they're making all the wrong decisions. No-one's taking a shot. It was a frustrating night for Kilmarnock and Bruce Anderson FT: Kilmarnock 0-3 Rangers Barron player of the match. His enthusiasm sometimes controls his head. Rohl will guide him. Sally Connor Barron made a first-half clearance to prevent what he thought was going to be a Kilmarnock goal FT: Kilmarnock 0-3 Rangers Here is the latest Scottish Premiership table. Rangers and Motherwell, who have a better goal difference, move to within six points of Hearts and Celtic, who meet in Glasgow on Sunday. Hibernian have stayed in touch with the top four - two points off Rangers and Well - while Aberdeen have swapped places with Falkirk by moving into the top six. Kilmarnock and Dundee slip down the table while St Mirren move up to ninth. Saturday certainly was a statement of intent from Motherwell, Rangers, Hibs and Aberdeen. What will Sunday bring? It's a comfortable win in the end for Rangers on a Saturday night of fine finishing from the visitors. Bojan Miovski netting either side of half-time and substitute Mikey Moore also popping up with a goal makes for a good three points for head coach Danny Rohl. Kilmarnock threatened and were mighty close at times but it just wasn't their night. Bojan Miovski scored twice for Rangers Kilmarnock 0-3 Rangers Gary Holt Former Livingston manager on BBC Radio Scotland Everyone is looking at Killie. Just two points in eight games. That's not a recipe for success. Kilmarnock 0-3 Rangers The score line does seem harsh on Kilmarnock, having put so much into the game but they have not taken their chances and found Rangers goalkeeper Jack Butland on form. Tyreece John-Jules tests the stopper with a low drive and Butland is again up to the task. Kilmarnock 0-3 Rangers Five additional minutes commence. Kilmarnock 0-3 Rangers Rangers are on course for their joint-biggest Scottish Premiership win of the season, having also won 3-0 at Dens Park this season. Kilmarnock 0-3 Rangers The goal is chalked off. Emmanuel Fernandez is penalised for catching David Watson, thus preventing the Kilmarnock player from be active in defence. Rangers still lead by three. Kilmarnock 0-4 Rangers Referee Kevin Clancy is having a look at Emmanuel Fernandez's challenge on a Kilmarnock opponent in the build-up to the goal. Mikey Moore Another Rangers break, another Mikey Moore goal. Emmanuel Fernandes leads the charge from defence, Danilo takes over and slides a pass in behind for Moore to run on to and the chipped finish is a classy one. VAR will have a look, though. Bojan Miovski scored two smart finishes to put Rangers in control At a glance Miovski's toe-poke gives Rangers first-half lead The North Macedonia international then doubles the advantage with a cute finish shortly after the interval Home boss Stuart Kettlewell sent off late on A superb solo effort from Moore wraps up all three points for the visitors before the on-loan forward was denied a quickfire double by the video assistant referee A double from striker Bojan Miovski helped Rangers move within six points of the Scottish Premiership summit after a comfortable win over struggling Kilmarnock. A fine, late solo effort from substitute Mikey Moore put the icing on the Ibrox cake and the game well and truly beyond the home side in a clinical display from the visitors. The major damage was done by his North Macedonian team-mate earlier on, however. A first-half toe poke and a neat finish shortly after the interval knocked the stuffing out of a Kilmarnock side who started each half positively but failed to make their chances count. Their frustration was symbolised by manager Stuart Kettlewell being sent to the stand after exchanging words with the fourth official. His side will look back at the wasted opportunities to clear their lines before Miovski prodded in the first after it looked like the momentum of the attack had subsided. A good advantage from referee Kevin Clancy shortly after the break then left Killie even further behind. After Findlay Curtis was fouled, Nico Raskin was allowed to continue the move and played Miovski in where his near-post finish completely bamboozled Killie keeper Tobi Oluwayemi. The Kilmarnock response was quick and drew two super stops from Rangers keeper Jack Butland. Moore's late cameo made quite the impact, though. He spun and finished superbly to put the game beyond the hosts' reach before scoring again from the tightest of angles, only for the effort to be ruled out by the video assistant referee (VAR) for a foul in the build-up. This was a game that improved the longer it went on and will leave Rangers feeling good about themselves after trailing leaders Hearts and also Celtic by nine points at kick-off. They are now within half a dozen of both, who meet in Glasgow's east end on Sunday (15: 00 GMT). Some of Rangers' build-up play was very easy on the eye, as was the quality of the second and third goals. They did, however, have a tendency to over-play at times rather than go for the killer blow. There was also a familiar vulnerability at the back with the makeshift pairing of Manny Fernandez and Nasser Djiga continuing in the injury-enforced absences of John Souttar and Derek Cornelius. As if those lossed were not bad enough, it looks like there's another injury for the Ibrox medical team to attend to, with Nedim Bajrami barely lasting 20 minutes before clutching the back of his left leg as he limped off. Kilmarnock will be kicking themselves for the sloppy concession of the first goal. They were also caught out by Rangers' quick counter for the second. The front three of Dackers, Bruce Anderson and Scott Tiffoney all looked dangerous on the break and got in behind the fragile Rangers backline several times. The sobering fact remains, though. With Christmas less than three weeks away, Kilmarnock still have not won a game of football since 4 October. Hence the chorus of boos on the final whistle from the Rugby Park faithful who were still in the ground. Their side has only won two league matches all season. It'll be a long one if they can't improve those stats and quickly. Kilmarnock assistant Stevie Frail: "I know the manager and I know how he works, he's passionate, Whatever he's said, it surely, in my opinion, doesn't deem a red card. "We're disappointed at losing the game and we lose goals and we've been doing it a little this season, losing them, cheap goals. "We feel there's some big decisions went against us. " Rangers head coach Danny Rohl: "Today we were clinical, we took our chances unlike Wednesday. This is a good step. "We have to develop our game management, but tonight it was a fantastic reaction and now we have five wins in seven so this is a good step forward. " It's a trip to Pittodrie to face a resurgent Aberdeen for Kilmarnock's next Premiership assignment on Saturday 14 December (15: 00 GMT). For Rangers, a flight to Budapest for a tough-looking Europa League match against Ferencvaros on Thursday (17: 45). Last Updated 6th December 2025 at 21: 54 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Stuart Kettlewell Formation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1 Manager: Danny Röhl Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Stuart Kettlewell Formation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1 Manager: Danny Röhl Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Scottish Premiership All competitions All competitions All competitions Kilmarnock have lost 12 of their last 14 league meetings with Rangers, although the two exceptions both came at home, 1-0 wins in August 2023 and October 2024. None of Rangers’ last 11 league visits to Kilmarnock have been drawn, with the Glasgow side winning five and losing six since a 0-0 stalemate in April 2017 under Pedro Caixinha. Kilmarnock remain winless in their last eight league games (D2 L6), last going longer without a win in the Scottish Premiership in March 2021 (10). Rangers have drawn each of their last three games in all competitions, last drawing more in a row in March 2015 (5), and last doing so as a top-flight club in November 2005 (4). 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