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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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David Irvine

Philippe Clement makes four changes to Rangers side to face Motherwell

Phillippe Clement has named his Rangers side to face Motherwell.

The Ibrox side travel to Fir Park in the only Scottish Premiership Christmas Eve clash.

And the match will see Motherwell - winless in their last 14 outings - meet Clement's Rangers side who are unbeaten in 15 games, every one since the Belgian manager's arrival.

Ahead of the match, Clement commented: "I expect everything. We always prepare the team for different scenarios, not for one. I don’t want my team to be surprised in whatever way.

"It doesn’t matter what is the plan on the other side, we will be ready to do what we have to do.

"It is about small details that are different but I always try to prepare my team for every scenario."

And Stuart Kettlewell said: "We're going to have to be at our absolute best on Sunday to try and see if we can take something out of this game.

"The one thing that does breed confidence in myself and the players albeit we face a different challenge because it's a different manager now in charge of Rangers, is that we feel that with the likes of Rangers and Celtic in my time we've been very competitive."

Jack Butland starts in goal for Rangers with James Tavernier, Connor Goldson, Leon Balogun and Ridvan Yilmaz in defence.

In midfield, Dujon Sterling partners Kieran Dowell with Todd Cantwell, Abdallah Sima and Ross McCausland behind striker Cyriel Dessers.

It means Clement has made four changes from the win over St Johnstone with Dessers, Cantwell, Sterling and Balogun in for John Souttar, John Lundstram, Kemar Roofe and Sam Lammers.

RANGERS XI: Butland, Tavernier, Goldson, Balogun, Ridvan, Sterling, Dowell, Cantwell, McCausland, Sima, Dessers

SUBS: McCrorie, Souttar, Lammers, Matondo, Wright, King, Devine, Yfeko, Rice.

MOTHERWELL XI: Kelly, Spencer, O'Donnell, Mugabi, Blaney, Gent, Slattery, Zdravkovski, Paton, Spittal, Biereth.

SUBS: Oxborough, Obika, Bair, McGinn, Shaw, Wells, Roos, Ross, Wilkinson.

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