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Rangers secured a vital three points as they kept their title hopes alive with a 2-1 victory over St Mirren on Sunday .
A James Bolton own goal handed the Gers the lead just past the half-hour mark, with Cyriel Dessers scoring the winning goal on 74 minutes after Mikael Mandron had brought the hosts level in Paisley. Philippe Clement’s side enjoyed 67 per cent of the possession, but they didn’t have it all their own way, as St Mirren only registered one shot fewer on target than the Light Blues’ six efforts.PLAYER RATINGSIt was yet another impressive outing from Jack Butland. The goalkeeper made four stops throughout the afternoon, three of which came from shots inside the box.
Join the Football Insider WhatsApp channel to get all our exclusives and the breaking transfer news FIRST.John Souttar was reasonably solid. The Scotsman won six out of his 10 duels and was tidy in possession, registering an 87 per cent pass success rate with his 73 touches of the ball. One of those passes found Dessers in a promising position, but the forward wasn’t able to make the most of it.
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