We have a title race worthy of the name. Rangers come roaring back to beat St Johnstone in Perth and leapfrog Aberdeen to move into second place - a point behind league leaders Celtic.

It sets us up quite nicely for the Boxing Day fixtures.

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Hope to see you all for our Boxing Day extravaganza! Cheers.

Merry Christmas.

Steven Thompson
Former Scotland striker on Sportscene's plans

"Predictably, from the Celtic game, we'll have a Mikey Johnston pack [Johnston scored a double in Celtic's 3-0 win at home to Dundee yesterday].

"From Aberdeen v Hearts yesterday, we'll take a look at striker Sam Cosgrove. We'll also look at the penalty incidents [at Pittodrie] for Hearts. Craig Levein made a point of it after the match and I think he has a case."

Sportscene will be broadcast on BBC Two Scotland at 18:00 tonight.

St Johnstone midfielder Liam Craig: "In terms of Matty Kennedy causing their two centre-halves problems, he did that. And took his goal really well.

"Throughout the game, we've had the better chances. They put two good balls into the box and that's what [Alfredo] Morelos does.

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"Against Hibs the other night he couldn't score; he gets two chances today and takes the two of them.

"Disappointing, but we know that if we can play like that, more often than not we'll win games."

St Johnstone goalkeeper Zander Clark: "I think that for the effort we put in, we probably deserved to win the game.

"They [Rangers] had more clear-cut chances but it's frustrating when you end up coming away from it with the defeat."

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Regarding his impressive display in the second half at McDiarmid Park, Clark said: "It's the stuff that you work on in training.

"You need to be ready; it was a quieter first half but second half, you just need to be mentally prepared for what's going to come your way."

Steven Gerrard says he did not celebrate the second goal, because he was still thinking about the "awful" first half.

He told BT Sport: "The first 45 mins I wasn’t happy. We were awful. I let my feeling be known very clear at half-time. To be fair in the second half they had more bravery, belief, character.

"The first half, it couldn’t have been any worse. They [St Johnstone] were the ones who looked like they fancied the title race.

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"I’m still thinking of the first half, I'm thinking of the big picture. That first half concerned me."

Rangers now host Hibs on Boxing Day, then Old Firm rivals Celtic on 29 September.

Gerrard said: "We’ve got two huge games but this was just as big. I've made it clear to the players we can’t turn up here and play half-hearted. It’s a learning curve from today."

St Johnstone boss Tommy Wright: "We haven't defended two crosses, which we're [normally] good at.

"To be fair, I think young Jason [Kerr] slips and Morelos gets in just ahead of him. So, the manner of the goals [we conceded] are disappointing, but not the manner of the performance.

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"I can't praise them highly enough. We were controlled and had the balance right throughout the game between defence and attack.

"We looked a real threat and, even at 1-1, we had a great chance through Blair [Alston] who heads over the bar. Unfortunately, it doesn't go in, then they go up the pitch and score.

"That's the standard they [St Johnstone players] have to maintain. If we do that, then we can still have a very good season."

Tom English
BBC Scotland's chief sports writer

Four points separating the top four in Scotland after 18/19 games. Eight points between first and fourth in Spain, 11 points in England and Germany, 17 points in France and 21 points in Italy. Celtic may pull away, but this is healthy and exciting...

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Billy Dodds
Former Scotland striker on Sportsound

"I really enjoyed it [the game] and credit to both teams. St Johnstone, in the first half, balanced between defence and attack, were brilliant.

"Rangers didn't look like finding a way through, and they were predictable. Then, suddenly, they make the change [Kyle Lafferty's introduction] and the two up front caused St Johnstone problems.

"Rangers kept probing and dominating possession. You have to give Rangers credit as their first half wasn't great."

What a game in Perth. St Johnstone looked fairly comfortable following Matty Kennedy's wonderstrike, but an Alfredo Morelos-inspired comeback sees Rangers go second in the Premiership - a point behind league leaders Celtic.

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Four minutes of added time at McDiarmid Park.

Can shell-shocked St Johnstone respond or will Rangers hold on for all three points?

Blair Alston is booked for chopping down Andy Halliday. Rangers can't profit from the free kick; play then rages up the other end as Alston attempts to turn saint after sinner.

However, his header from Richard Foster's cross sails over the bar.

Zander Clark is at it again! The St Johnstone keeper gets down well to deny Kyle Lafferty's header from Glenn Middleton's corner.

Clark is putting together a highlights reel in this second half.

Echoes of Gandalf's "Thou shall not pass" in Lord of the Rings.

A substitution to tell you about: St Johnstone goal hero Matty Kennedy scuttles off to be replaced by Danny Swanson.

You'd imagine Kennedy will sleep well tonight after that heroic shift up front for the hosts.

What a save! Zander Clark may have been forgiven for thinking of his Christmas dinner, such was his inactivity, but he's produced a number of incredible saves.

The latest sees him brilliantly beat away a Kyle Lafferty volley following a clever knock down by Connor Goldson.

The bearded keeper has been flying through the Perth sunshine with no little gusto...

Almost a festive howler from Rangers keeper Allan McGregor as he comes to claim a St Johnstone cross but his attempted punch comes off his gloves and out for a corner.

Looked like the ball shot off the gloves like they were covered in festive goose fat; but Rangers survived the incident and subsequent set piece.

St Johnstone had the advantage following Matty Kennedy's cracking strike on the cusp of half-time, before Alfredo Morelos restored parity.

The game is finely poised as we approach the final 10 minutes.

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St Johnstone manager Tommy Wright is far from a happy camper. Following Zander Clark's heroics to deny a second Rangers goal, Wright roared, Gerard Butler 300-style, from the edge of his technical area for his troops to tighten up.