HAMPDEN PARK usually doesn’t take centre stage on cup business until the final four teams are battling it out.
But it’ll be all eyes on the national stadium this Saturday when Rangers host St Johnstone.
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Gers are, of course, currently playing their home matches at Hampden after delays to construction materials led to Ibrox being out of commission for the start of the season.
Philippe Clement’s men begin their defence of the Premier Sports Cup against Saints this weekend.
The Light Blues enter the fray at the second round stage along with the other four teams competing in European competition this season.
The Saints, meanwhile, had to come through the group stage to get to this point.
Here, a place in the quarter-final draw will be up for grabs.
Rangers got life at Hampden off to a winning start last weekend with a narrow 2-1 triumph over Motherwell before suffering a devastating 2-0 defeat to Dynamo Kyiv to crash out of Champions League contention in midweek.
The Perth side will be buoyed by last week’s thumping 3-0 win on the road at Kilmarnock and will be hoping they can create yet another big Hampden memory.
SunSport has all you need to know ahead of the big game.
When does Rangers vs. St Johnstone kick-off?
- Rangers vs. St Johnstone takes place TODAY, 17 August
- The match kicks off at 5.45pm
- It’s taking place at Hampden Park in Glasgow
- Matthew MacDermid is the referee with Greg Aitken on VAR
Is Rangers vs. St Johnstone on TV? Can I live stream it?
- Rangers vs. St Johnstone will be shown live on Premier Sports
- Coverage begins at 5.15pm, half an hour before kick-off
- Premier Sports customers can live stream the match via the Premier Player
- Highlights will be shown on BBC Sportscene will BBC Sportsound will carry live radio coverage
- You can also follow every kick with SunSport’s LIVE match blog
Latest team news
Rangers will be without Ridvan Yilmaz, who is set to miss action for up to SIX weeks.
The left-back went off on a stretcher with a thigh injury during the defeat to Dynamo.
Leon Balogun missed out on Tuesday night completely after a knock against the Steelmen and there are still doubts over his availability.
Clement has also confirmed that Scott Wright will miss out altogether.
Gers will once again be without Oscar Cortes and Nicolas Raskin.
St Johnstone will be without long term absentees Uche Ikpeazu and Sam McClelland.
Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page