St Mirren 0-3 Rangers: A rather youthful looking Paisley groundsman plants a corner flag in the Love Street turf

Rangers boss Walter Smith chats to St Mirren chairman Stewart Gilmore as the countdown to kick-off begins

Kris Boyd gets Rangers off to a flyer after only 3 minutes following neat play from Steve Davis and Kirk Broadfoot

Jean-Claude Darcheville pounces on a defensive gaffe in the Saints rearguard to rifle a daisy-cutter past keeper Mark Howard

As the tension rises, opposing players indulge in a spot of handbags at dawn - Whittaker, Mehmet, Thomson and Murray are all booked

St Mirren stand firm as Rangers attempt to chase a goal tally that would eat away at Celtic's healthy advantage

With the Saints defence posted missing, Jean-Claude Darcheville races clear on goal to give Rangers a 3-0 lead

Jean-Claude Darcheville salutes to the travelling Rangers support after notching his second goal of the night

But Rangers striker Nacho Novo's thumbs down gesture appears to suggest three goals might not be enough for the Ibrox side