Rangers will hope to win back-to-back matches in the Scottish Premiership when they meet Falkirk away from home on Wednesday.
Falkirk vs Rangers – Match preview and team news
- Date: Wednesday, 2nd September.
- Kick-off: 8pm BST.
- Venue: The Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk.
Falkirk team news
The Bairns are navigating a severe injury crisis as manager John McGlynn prepares his squad for this clash. The latest blow comes from on-loan Wolverhampton Wanderers winger Conor McLeod, who is completely ruled out after aggravating a knee injury during his recent debut against Celtic.
McLeod joins a heavily populated treatment room at the Falkirk Stadium. The Bairns will definitely be without key squad members Aidan Nesbitt, Craig Sibbald, Ethan Laidlaw, Joe Gardner, Keelan Adams, Tom Lang, and Finn Yeats, all sidelined with various fitness issues.
This extensive absentee list severely limits McGlynn’s tactical options. In positive news, captain Brad Spencer is confirmed available for selection and will anchor the midfield despite swirling transfer speculation.
Up front, striker Ben Parkinson is expected to spearhead the attack as Falkirk looks to overcome these massive squad disruptions and secure a result.
Rangers team news
The Light Blues travel with a much cleaner bill of health, though manager Derek McInnes must navigate a few long-term absentees and administrative hurdles.
Striker Youssef Chermiti remains sidelined for the foreseeable future as he recovers from a serious cruciate ligament injury.
Left-back Tuur Rommens is also out of action for several weeks due to a persistent groin problem, while midfielder Jose Cifuentes remains unavailable following recent surgery.
Meanwhile, Nico Raskin is expected to miss out again; he was left out of the last two matchday squads amid intense transfer speculation.
A major change will also take place in the dugout, as Derek McInnes begins a two-match touchline ban.
Assistant manager Steven MacLean will take charge from the technical area, looking to guide a strong available roster featuring key players ready to step into the starting lineup.
Form
Falkirk
Falkirk F.C. enters this fixture struggling for momentum, currently sitting 11th in the William Hill Scottish Premiership table. The Bairns are yet to register their first league victory of the season, holding a record of one draw and two losses from their opening three games. Their campaign began with a disappointing 2-0 home defeat against St Mirren, followed by a goalless stalemate away at Motherwell, and a narrow 2-1 loss to Celtic last time out.
Rangers
Rangers F.C. occupies seventh place in the league standings with four points, showing highly mixed form across all competitions. In the Premiership, the Light Blues have recorded one win, one draw, and one defeat, bouncing back in their latest outing with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Aberdeen. However, their domestic recovery follows a bitter European disappointment, having recently been dumped out of the UEFA Conference League play-offs on penalties by Czech side FK Jablonec.
Predicted lineups
Falkirk: Bain; Strain, Neilson, Henderson, McCann; Barbrook, Spencer; Ross, Krauhaus, Fodrey; Parkinson
Rangers: Pandur; Sterling, Fernandez, Makhanya, Penrice; Devlin, Neil; Curtis, Kim, Gassama; Shankland
How to watch Falkirk vs Rangers?
You can watch the Falkirk vs Rangers match live in the UK on Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports Ultra HDR.
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