Loading ...Rangers v Aberdeen 16 05 09
Venue: Ibrox Date: Saturday 16 May Kick-off time: 1230 BST Coverage: Setanta Sports, BBC Radio Scotland, Radio(Non UK), Rangers Live(Non UK), List of Satellites, Streams.
Kenny Miller remains an injury doubt with a hamstring injury for Rangers ahead of Saturday’s Scottish Premier League visit by Aberdeen.
Fellow striker Andrius Velicka is unlikely to feature through illness, but defender Sasa Papac is back fit.
Aberdeen midfielder Mark Kerr returns from suspension.
But Jamie Smith, Andrew Considine, Zander Diamond, Darren Mackie, Derek Young and Tommy Wright are all out injured and Peter Pawlett is doubtful.
Rangers manager Walter Smith:
“At Rangers and Celtic, the pressure is on and you’ve got to win whether you play on a Saturday or a Sunday. That’s the bottom line.
“I don’t think all this stuff about pressure being put on you by the one who has played on the Saturday is there.
“You’ve got to win the game anyway.”
Aberdeen manager Jimmy Calderwood:
“We are under no illusions about how difficult it is going to be. We have played well there in recent years and, if we had taken our chances, we could have come away with a victory.
“Eighteen years is a long time for Aberdeen. It is the only ground that I have not won at since I came here and, having been born only a mile away from the stadium, it would be nice to get that monkey off my back.
“I don’t think Hearts and Dundee United would be too happy if we won, but we just have to look after ourselves.
“If we get a draw and Hearts and Dundee United draw, or Hearts win, then that may be a good point for us.”
Rangers (from): Alexander, Dailly, Bougherra, Weir, Whittaker, Papac, Davis, Mendes, Edu, S Smith, Lafferty, Boyd, McCulloch, Miller, McGregor, Novo, Fleck, Wilson.
Aberdeen (from): Langfield, Foster, Severin, Mair, Mulgrew, Duff, McDonald, Kerr, Aluko, Miller, Maguire, Bossu, Vidal, Stewart, Paton, Ross, Holme, Stirling Smith.
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