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TO mark Michael Beale's first match in the Ibrox dugout as Rangers Manager, today's match will be streamed live to supporters on the Club's Official YouTube ...

In the studio, Becky Ives will be presenting alongside Neil McCann and Alan Hutton as guests. TO mark Michael Beale's first match in the Ibrox dugout as Rangers Manager, today's match will be streamed live to supporters on the Club's Official YouTube page for free. Build-up from the RangersTV studio will begin at 12:30pm.

It may not be as dramatic as an away clash at Celtic or home to Hibs next week when the league returns, but today's Bayer Leverkusen friendly match is important ...

[Celtic](https://www.footballscotland.co.uk/all-about/celtic-fc) or home to Hibs next week when the league returns, but today's Bayer Leverkusen friendly match is important for a different reason. If the form is not working [Rangers](https://www.footballscotland.co.uk/all-about/rangers-fc) clash this afternoon.

Rangers have pulled off a shock surprise for Rangers fans after confirming today's friendly with Bayer Leverkusen will be broadcast completely free of ...

It’s unlikely to make fans love the board all of a sudden, but it’s the right kind of gesture towards long-suffering fans who keep putting their hands in their pockets when ask, and always come up with the funds. Rangers’ board has been under fire a lot in recent times, making bad call after bad call, but their decision to sacrifice potentially many thousands of pounds of RTV subscription cash in making this one completely free to all fans who can’t make it is a nod in the right direction. Normally the club TV channel, Rangers TV would have exclusive rights on Ibrox matches, and charge £9.99 for the privilege of watching it, but in a possible nod to rising energy prices and the appalling cost of living, the board have made the decision to give a little something back to supporters by making this one free.

Neil McCann has shut down Rangers' critics who suggest the league title is over already. The defiant Ibrox hero is adamant his old team can turn the tide ...

If the form is not working [McCann](https://www.footballscotland.co.uk/all-about/neil-mccann) reckons pundits who have already crowned the Hoops in their minds have lost it as Mick Beale and his players will battle until it's mathematically impossible to win the league. "I take the point that if Celtic were to take more points and stretch the lead, then it becomes difficult.

At the Ibrox Stadium, Rangers were superior and convincing against Bayer Leverkusen, beating them 3-0 in a friendly match in preparation for the restart of ...

Bayer Leverkusen continues to prepare to resume activities after the World Cup. Rangers are preparing to return to official competitions in Scotland, amid concerns that their performance has fallen short of expectations, other than staying in second place. In the current Scottish Premiership he has 11 goals in 14 games played, where he has started all of them. The 23-year-old French striker is one of the team's most outstanding players so far this season. Jon McLaughlin (GK), 04. Robby McCrorie (GK), 33.

Beale has gone with Allan McGregor in goal with a back four of James Tavernier, Leon King, James Sands and Adam Devine. Glen Kamara, Ryan Jack and Malik Tillman ...

"Then we are straight back in Sunday, we do not have time for days off and will be straight through till Thursday. Certainly, in the attacking positions where we have a number of players I am going to give players opportunities. We do not play friendlies so I want it to be intense

Steven Gerrard's former No2 marks his debut in the hot seat this afternoon as Bundesliga outfit Bayer Leverkusen make the trip to Glasgow in the final ...

If I'm a fan, I wouldn't look too closely at the team that starts and think, 'that's what the management team will go with against Hibs'. [Beale](https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/all-about/michael-beale) following the decision to sack Dutchman [Giovanni van Bronckhorst](https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/all-about/giovanni-van-bronckhorst) and now fans will get a first glimpse of what life promises to be like under the 42-year-old with his first team selection made. It's the final game ahead of the Premiership action resuming next week with the Light Blues welcoming Hibs under the lights on Thursday night. "Certainly in the attacking positions, where we have got a number of players, I am going to give everyone an opportunity to stake a claim." So it's not going to be flying into tackles but I want it to be focused and intense and I want the players to show me they want to be here and the role that they can play. "I have told the players everyone will have an opportunity this weekend to show me they want to be part of things.

Lionel Messi and keeper Emiliano Martinez were among the critics of Lahoz after he dished out a record breaking NINETEEN bookings in Argentina's clash with ...

I think since Spain went out he wanted us to go out as well.” You say something to him and he talks back to you badly. They cannot put a referee like that on this game when he is not up to the level.” The critics didn't stop there either as Aston Villa keeper Martinez said: “The ref was giving everything to them. Speaking on BT Sport, McCoist branded Lahoz "absolutely diabolical" and "staggering" and it was a similar sentiment on Friday night as Gary Lineker tweeted comparing him to card-happy Englishman Mike Dean. And Argentine keeper Emiliano Martinez branded him "useless" after breaking records for all the wrong reasons.

Patterson revealed he'd love to end his career with his boyhood club and help them win more titles.

Just seeing Rangers in a European final again was massive, though, and it shows how far the club has come. In an exclusive interview with Mailsport , Patterson said: “Of course I’d love to go back to Rangers later on in my career and finish what I started. He admits he’d love to play for the club again in the future and win more silverware. It would be great to finish at Ibrox. [Everton](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/all-about/everton-fc) in January for a record-breaking £16 million transfer fee. Patterson is now a regular at Goodison Park under boss Frank Lampard and Scotland’s first-choice right-back.

The famous Rangers dressing room portrait of Queen Elizabeth II has finally been replaced with an image of her son, King Charles III.

Rangers host Hibs at Ibrox for Beale's first competitive match in charge of the team. friendly on Saturday afternoon for [Michael Beale'](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/all-about/michael-beale) s first match in the dugout since replacing Gio van Bronckhorst as manager. The club shared the new pic in a pre-match tweet captioned: 'God Save the King'. [King Charles III](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/all-about/king-charles-iii), former the Prince of Wales, ascended to the throne following his mother's death and will be officially coronated next year. [Ibrox](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/all-about/ibrox-stadium) since Graeme Souness took over as manager in 1986. And there was a new face looking down on James Tavernier and his teammates ahead of the clash against the Bundesliga side.

Michael Beale admits he won't be able to properly gauge the confidence levels of his Rangers squad until they have faced the “trauma” of a competitive ...

A lot is written about certain players but Ryan is one of the best players in this league.” One or two things have been said about the fee paid for him but he has been here a long time now and he has certainly paid that back by being part of a team that won a league, God knows how many European games, got to a Europa League Final and played in the Champions League. I can do all the talking now, all the good work behind the scenes.

Lee Johnson believes Giovanni van Bronckhorst was Rangers' fall-guy because the Ibrox side are 'just not as good' as their rivals, Celtic.

“I think I will come back a better player. “I can’t not give 100 per cent as I was desperate to get back. Physically and mentally I am ready to go. “The king is dead, long live the king and good luck to ‘Bealo' - after we’ve played them,” he added. [Scotland](/news/homenews/) internationalist is confident both the mental and physical scars of his injury have healed. But if I believed I had the right man in place, I would give him an adequate amount of windows to change it round.

There would have been far easier matches for Michael Beale to make his debut as Rangers manager in. The meeting with Bayer Leverkusen at Ibrox this afternoon ...

The skilful, slight, direct kid scored a goal that night and suggested he has much to offer in attack with his lively all-round showing. The substitute went close to scoring after being supplied by Morelos and played a few defence-splitting through balls. The full-back, who also did well to slide in and deny Noah Pesch in the second-half before hitting the post with a penalty, will have benefitted from the rest he has had. King played alongside James Sands, whose preferred position is in midfield, in the heart of the rearguard and acquitted himself well enough. But he was decent. The Rangers fans in the ground were pleased to see Leon King take his place in the side once again. What he would have done if the youngster had been unavailable is anybody’s guess. The teenage centre half had been stretchered off in the 1-1 draw with St Mirren in Paisley last month after suffering a concussion. It was not a competitive fixture and the stadium was only half-full. But could working under a coach who he knows well and respects make a difference to him as well? The right back and captain has been poor at the back and far less influential offensively. The playmaker’s finishes were clinical, but the deliveries were certainly decent.

French club line up move for Rangers midfielder as Italian side join the race to sign Hibs defender in January.

[(Daily Record)](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/transfer-news-live-rangers-celtic-28654011) [(Daily Record)](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/lee-johnson-insists-hibs-quicker-28693901) [(Scotsman)](https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/world-cup/aussie-hero-jason-cummings-reveals-kylian-mbappe-shirt-effort-as-ex-hibs-and-rangers-ace-ignored-by-france-star-3949283) [(Daily Record)](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/james-wilson-wanted-celtic-rangers-28698236?_ga=2.119214217.143951855.1670572707-801653636.1669208953) Meanwhile, Celtic are also keen on Aberdeen's Lewis Pirie, Motherwell's Jonjo Webb, Hamilton's Joshua McDonald and Partick Thistle's Hayden Borland as they look to bolster their youth ranks. [(Scottish Daily Express)](https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/sport/football/keanu-baccus-attracts-major-transfer-28696097) [(Scottish Sun)](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/9898598/keep-kent-rangers-crazy-contract-alfredo-morelos-kris-boyd/) [(Daily Record)](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/nicolas-raskin-frozen-out-rangers-28697487) Nicolas Raskin risks being frozen of the Standard Liege first-team if he refuses to sign a new contract amid reported interest from Rangers. [(Scottish Daily Express)](https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/sport/football/ridvan-yilmaz-rangers-move-defence-28695355) [(Daily Record)](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/giorgos-giakoumakis-steps-up-celtic-28700221) [(Scottish Sun)](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/9899858/serie-a-udinese-hibs-ryan-porteous-championship-january-transfer/)

New Rangers manager Michael Beale got to watch his squad in action for the first time on Saturday and after his first 90 minutes at the helm, ...

Tillman’s loan spell with Rangers is set to run through the remainder of the league season, providing additional opportunities to develop his game and compete for several trophies. With Rangers looking to get back into the title race picture and compete for domestic silverware over the next six months, Beale supports Tillman to play an important role in his regime as manager. Malik Tillman scored two goals for Rangers in a 3-0 victory over Bayer Leverkusen, setting the stage for what the Bayern Munich loanee hopes is a impactful second half of the season.

Rangers boss Michael Beale has added Fulham star Josh Onomah to his shortlist of Ibrox targets ahead of the January transfer window, according to journalist ...

[24 goal contributions](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/josh-onomah/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/243589) during his senior club career, so he could add a different dimension to Rangers in the attacking third. [Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/josh-onomah/leistungsdaten/spieler/243589), but it is clear that he is capable of making an impact in the Scottish Premiership. [£30,000-per-week](https://www.spotrac.com/epl/fulham-fc/joshua-onomah-23044/#:~:text=Current%20Contract&text=In%202022%2C%20Onomah%20will%20earn,cap%20hit%20of%20%C2%A31%2C560%2C000.) contract, but there is an option for Fulham to extend the agreement by another year. [Rangers](https://www.givemesport.com/rangers) boss Michael Beale has added [Fulham](https://www.givemesport.com/fulham) star Josh Onomah to his shortlist of Ibrox targets ahead of the January transfer window, according to journalist [Pete O'Rourke](https://twitter.com/SportsPeteO?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor). [looks destined to leave Fulham](https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/west-brom-transfer-window-corberan-25697780) during the early stages of 2023 as Cottagers boss Marco Silva initially sanctioned his departure in the summer and Beale is now looking to pounce by lining up a loan move. [appointed](https://www.rangers.co.uk/article/rangers-confirm-michael-beale-as-manager/78EvJ6oEQDnXMpW19wJApY) as the Gers' new manager last month, Beale will be given the opportunity to bolster the squad he inherited during the opening month of 2023.

Many Rangers fans had sussed what was going on under Giovanni van Bronckhorst, that a number of senior players had downed tools and frankly faked injury, so lo ...

Michael Beale is now a new manager at Ibrox, and all bets are off. There’s really only four injuries now, and a lot of Rangers fans sussed that out as soon as Now, we’ll analyse the morality of that one in another entry, but in the here and now, Michael Beale has almost a full Rangers squad again.

It shouldn't be Michael Beale who Lee Johnson believes ought to be occupying the technical area alongside that of the Hibs manager at Ibrox on Thursday.

It’s a really good squad we’ve got for the resources but what we haven’t been able to do is blend it in the way I expected us to be able to blend it, had I been writing down a team in the summer.” “But that was the challenge initially, can we get a lot of these boys up to top speed as possible? “Martin Boyle, Nisbet, [Kyle] Magennis, [Harry} McKirdy, McGeady, Mykola [Kukharevych], [Elias] Melkersen, I think there’s a lot of quality there, but for whatever reason we haven’t been fortunate enough to blend them together in the way we’d have liked,” he said. He curses the club’s goal returns - below the expected, he stresses the data shows - and that he has been bedevilled over availability of forward players. “I understand the pressure falls on the manager because it’s your name on the door. “I’m always an advocate of keeping managers in situ because I think managers are often blamed for the results and normally there’s a bigger picture there,” he said.

He has followed his career path from failing to get a game at Bristol City to tearing apart Borussia Dortmund. Beale was with him for most of that journey, from ...

And I think he tends to play well in the big games. “The first was when I rang him to see if he was coming to Rangers. “One or two things have been said about the fee paid for him but he has been here a long time now. “So there was a lot of work done with Ryan. He looks ready and committed so let’s deal with that initially. “Then he phoned me to find out if I was coming back here. “Ryan and I have always been at complete ease with each other and I have always been a strong guide on his journey. Sometimes he wants to do so well here that he does too much. But Beale insists his passion for Rangers and his desire to succeed at Ibrox should never be questioned. He has made it clear that he wants his talented wide man to stay. At the club’s AGM last week the board admitted they’ve tried and failed so far to get Kent to commit. There’s a telepathy between player and coach that Beale now wants to use to his advantage as manager.

The columnist is looking forward to the return of the Scottish Premiership battle with Qatar 2022 coming to a close.

If they’re not turning up in the directors’ box and doing selfies in the pub around the corner – while another manager is still in charge of the team – they’re sending subliminal messages to each other. I could have sworn that happened partly because the team across the road on the other side of the city were rank rotten for an entire season. And if Rangers beat Hibs on Thursday night – and most clubs do, let’s be honest – will the team from across the road on the other side of the city be able to live with the pressure when they go to Aberdeen on Saturday with their lead shrunk to six points? Will fans allow Andy Halliday’s hair-weave to pass without comment when the season resumes or will they be unable to resist a tonsorial barb or several? That will take the supporters out of themselves once again. [Rangers](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/all-about/rangers-fc) chairman Douglas Park crossed the line between accuracy and acrimony when he said some contractual negotiations ended with agreement being “unattainable”.

The winger is set to leave Ibrox in the summer, but Michael Beale is hopeful he'll commit his future to Rangers.

"The first was when I rang him to see if he was coming to Rangers and he said he wasn’t sure if he was good enough. "The important thing is he looks like he is all in. He thinks a lot and he cares a lot. I think sometimes he wants to do so well that he does too much. For Beale, Kent remains one of the best talents in the league, and off the pitch a sensitive and deep thinker who requires proper handling. "To be fair with Ryan it’s a look.

Rangers boss Michael Beale has praised Malik Tillman whilst indicating that he would absolutely love to sign him permanently in 2023.

He’s the exact type of player that we want at this football club. We’re going to give him the freedom to run out of that midfield and get into the positions he was in today.” “He is a fantastic talent. “You can see what he could grow into to. “It’s a pretty obvious one. Beale noted that he wasn’t sure just how Rangers will afford a deal for Tillman but he ‘definitely’ wants to keep him for the long-term if possible.

Tav then missed a spot-kick in the second half but that was when the game was already beyond Xabi Alonso's men. Here we at Football Scotland have our takeaways ...

Leverkusen are no mugs as we've mentioned previously but the 19-year-old was composed and impressive at the back. They were also aggressive in trying to win the ball back from their opponents which also hasn't always happened this term and fans would have went home happy. There was little delay in moving the ball from back to front and that will be a key aspect of Beale's philosophy this season. The Colombian has been accused of laziness. It's nine points the difference and [Beale](https://www.footballscotland.co.uk/all-about/michael-beale) has his work cut out to haul things back. And today's action at Ibrox against Bundesliga foes Bayer Leverkusen is proof the squad still have it in them to create chances if they can play their game.

Summer recruit Ben Davies is also nearing fitness with the new boss revealing he could have FOUR center-back options for Hibs.

In general, I’m really pleased, and glad that it’s out of the way because I just want to get started on Thursday.” I want him to be fit for 100% of the games that he is available for the rest of the season. There were some really good parts in the game, and parts where we need to tighten up. “We have to be realistic about where Bayer Leverkusen are as well – they weren’t going full tilt – but there was still enough to be pleased with. ](https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/all-about/steven-gerrard)Beale was No2 at the time and now the man in the big chair has hailed his 'fantastic relationship' with the defender. It's been a tough couple of months with defensive injuries but a return for the experienced duo would come at the perfect time for the 42-year-old as he begins to chase rivals [ Celtic ](https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/all-about/celtic-fc)at the league summit. Scott Arfield was the other man on the scoresheet in a successful Ibrox run out. “We have to remind ourselves that James is playing out of position and playing out of position really well, while young Leon has come in. James Tavernier chipped in with two assists but missed from the penalty spot in the 3-0 success. “Connor and I have a fantastic relationship and he just wants to get out and play for the team. He is ahead of schedule, but I what I won’t do is rush him. I’m not going to rush them because we have a busy period coming up.

There were surely hints as to how Michael Beale will utilise his squad offered by his starting selection for the first-rate 3-0 friendly victory over Bayer ...

The portrait of Queen Elizabeth that hung there for almost 40 years has now been replaced by one of King Charles, following his ascension to the throne on his mother’s death in September. In the home dressing room at Ibrox over the weekend, though, it was a case of the Queen is dead, long live the King. However, even when that hasn’t been the case one or the other - mostly Kamara - has been required to defer to John Lundstram for a place in the engine room.

RANGERS defeated Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 in a friendly at Ibrox this afternoon as they ramped-up preparations ahead of the return of the Scottish Premiership ...

It all started with Alex Lowry who went on a driving run into the Bayer Leverkusen half before feeding the ball into the box to Alfredo Morelos. Alex Lowry was introduced for the final 20 minutes of the match as he replaced Fashion Sakala. The midfielder got a touch to get a shot away but it was blocked well by Bayer Leverkusen goalkeeper Lukas Hrdacky. With 15 minutes on the clock, the goal did come as Rangers got the early breakthrough in this friendly match. Morelos managed to touch the ball into the path of Scott Arfield who made no mistake in slotting low beyond Hrdacky. The young midfielder was involved instantly with a shot as he latched on the end of a ball from Alfredo Morelos to send a strike towards goal from the edge of the box but it was just wide of the target.

Michael Beale has taken over in the Ibrox hotseat but Johnson says Van Bronckhorst's perhaps become a victim of his own success before his dismissal.

Looking at it from the outside, Rangers are just not as good - simple as that," Johnson added. "I understand the pressure falls on the manager. He was replaced Beale, who returns to the club after a spell as assistant under Steven Gerrard's tenure, and Johnson thinks you can't truly judge a manager until they've racked up around 200 games with a team. But the Easter Road boss admits he was shocked that Van Bronckhorst isn't going to be in the other dugout and reckons the Dutchman can leave with his head held high. But it doesn't mean it's a bad job." However, a disastrous Champions League group stage campaign coupled with falling nine points behind Celtic in the

Hibernian boss, Lee Johnson, has made an incredible comparison between Celtic and Rangers, when talking about Giovanni van Bronckhorst's exit.

And unless Ange Postecoglou’s side end up enduring a collapse in the second half of the season, they should win the league title this season once again. And the league table would tell the same story as well. Celtic fans will surely be eager to see their side take back to the pitch as they aim to win their second straight league title, along with the League Cup and the Scottish Cup. “From my point of view, you look at it from the outside, they’re just not as good. [Lee Johnson](https://www.transfermarkt.co.in/lee-johnson/profil/trainer/28097), does not seem to have been a big fan of Van Bronckhorst being shown the exit door. Whether the Rangers enjoy a new manager bounce or they continue to slide down the table.

The Hibs boss takes his side to Ibrox on Thursday night as the Premiership takes centre stage once again following the winter shutdown for the World Cup ...

"I understand the pressure falls on the manager. But it doesn't mean it's a bad job." He went to QPR where he's had a good start. "But good luck to Bealo - after we've played them. [Hibs](https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/all-about/hibernian-fc) boss takes his side to Ibrox on Thursday night as the Premiership takes centre stage once again following the winter shutdown for the World Cup finals. Looking at it from the outside, Rangers are just not as good - simple as that. [Giovanni van Bronckhorst](https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/all-about/giovanni-van-bronckhorst) axed last month. We've bumped into each other at courses and stuff like that. He markets himself well and worked well with Steven Gerrard. But he's fired a warning over his quest to chase down [Ange Postecoglou's](https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/all-about/ange-postecoglou) champions. In his spell of just over a year in charge he guided [Rangers](https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/all-about/rangers-fc) to a stunning Europa League run that ended in a [heartbreaking penalty shootout loss](https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/sport/rangers-suffer-europa-league-heartbreak-23999165) in the final, a Scottish Cup triumph and a spot in the [Champions League](https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/all-about/uefa-champions-league) group stage this term. The clash with the Light Blues - a competitive bow for new boss [Beale](https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/all-about/michael-beale) - marks the return of the top flight.

Patterson admits the incident made him realise that he only had so many chances to make it in the professional game.

“Of course, it was a wrench to leave. “It was a shock when I heard clubs were in for me. “That was the main thing. I was promised it at Everton and I’ve kicked on here.” “It was a weird feeling. “I knew what I wanted and that was to play for Rangers. “He was even more supportive of the move than I was. “It probably didn’t end the way I hoped it would especially as I’d been there so long. As a Rangers supporter, it was difficult for Patterson to get his head around. People were judging me, but they didn’t understand what it was like to be in the limelight like that at 18. “It was a test of my mental strength. Thankfully, I was given another chance at Rangers and I felt as if I repaid the fans for their support with my performances.

The defender was part of the squad when Rangers won the Scottish Premiership in 2020/21.

The Insider newsletter is the latest move by the team at the Rangers Review to bring content directly to you. Patterson went on to suggest he could go full circle in his career and end his playing days where they started back at Ibrox. Just seeing Rangers in a European final again was massive, though, and it shows how far the club has come."

TODAY'S Sky Sports Cup final at Tynecastle is a landmark occasion for the game in Scotland. Broadcast live by the sponsor, it is likely to attract a…

And having been a science teacher until she went full time in the summer, Hill also hopes her second stint at Rangers can lead to a senior Scotland call-up. Two other Rangers players – Colette Cavanagh and Chelsea Cornet – were in the Hibs side for that 2019 League Cup win, while a fourth, Kirsten Reilly, moved from Rangers to Crystal Palace this summer. The one-sided nature of the game made it a straightforward return for captain Kathy Hill. Murray went on to point out that Hibs themselves have now brought their women's team in-house, heavily increasing investment on and off the pitch. Given the expected weather in Edinburgh, it's a bonus that the game will kick off at 12.30pm and be played entirely in daylight. Even sixth place is a far cry from the 2003-2019 glory years when they won three league titles, a record seven League Cups and eight Scottish Cups.

Hibs Women's manager, Dean Gibson, and Rangers manager, Malky Thomson, will go head-to-head for the Sky Sports SWPL League Cup at Tynecastle on Sunday. Teething ...

At a time when Scotland is firmly in the slipstream of the English women’s game exposure on such a stage would have been a necessary shot in the arm. “The first season we were in and we were trying to attain a training level. It's making sure that every player is in a good head space, every player is confident, every player is relaxed.” “Everybody wants the [league] trophy off us so it becomes a different mindset in a sense. [Rangers](/topic/rangers) have yet to get their hands on it but will fancy themselves this afternoon. It's played in a venue like this and what a great environment and pitch to come to.

Two of the best sides in the SWPL meet in the Sky Sports Cup Final this afternoon.

[Sky Sports](https://www.footballscotland.co.uk/all-about/sky-sports) and it's safe to say all sorts of records will be broken. If the form is not working [Rangers](https://www.footballscotland.co.uk/all-about/rangers-fc) are competing in the Final for the first time and as defending champions of the league, they will be looking to add yet another title to their trophy haul and continue their unbeaten domestic record this campaign. Yes, the game will be televised exclusively on Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Mix. [Hibs](https://www.footballscotland.co.uk/all-about/hibernian-fc) are regular finalists in this competition and are aiming to clinch the trophy for an unprecedented eighth time in their history. [Scottish women's football](https://www.footballscotland.co.uk/all-about/womens-football) this lunchtime as Rangers take on Hibs in the Sky Sports Cup Final in Edinburgh.

Rangers roared to their first SWPL Cup success by defeating record holders Hibernian at Tynecastle. Scotland internationalist Lizzie Arnot opened the scoring ...

The strength in depth in that squad is great and, for me, it was difficult to put a team out, but they all have respect for one another and that's how they can hold it together." "I think they were at the top of their game and we were slightly off it, so it wasn't a good combination. The Dutch midfielder hovered over a few set-pieces but came closest 10 minutes into the second-half when with her cute curler across the deck was tipped away by Haaland.

Match report as Rangers win the first domestic trophy of the Scottish womens season with a 2-0 victory against seven-time champions Hibernian at Tynecastle; ...

"The sharpness of Rangers was clear and that was down to a number of things. "I'm proud of the girls and it's down to them. Not just winning but winning in style and in a certain fashion, have an end product that people want to watch - and the turnout was excellent. We have a depth of talent and Lizzie Arnot has experience, ex-Man Utd, she's difficult to contain, especially when she gets running and she can finish. But Rangers did not have to wait long for the opener after Arnot pounced on a header up field to net her 13th goal of the season. Overall we controlled the game and we scored two special goals to win it.