Rangers v Standard Liege live match stream

Our live stream ahead of Wednesdays Europa League match, Rangers v Standard Liege is now up and running, kicking off at 20.00pm BST.

You can keep an eye on the commentary as it happens below, but first, we take a preview into the fixture, lineups, predictions and much more

Steven Gerrard will be pleased with the mentality and professionalism shown by his Rangers side in the 4-0 victory over Falkirk in the Scottish League Cup on Sunday.

The club will be hoping to continue their unbeaten run in all competitions and book their place into the knockout stages. They go through if they beat Standard Liege – or if they draw and Lech do not beat Benfica.

Standard Liège have won just one of their last 19 away games in the UEFA Europa League (D5 L13 – excluding qualifiers), and are winless in nine (D3 L6) since beating Panathinaikos in November 2016.

They will be without striker Obbi Oulare, who is suspended after he was shown a red card against Lech Poznan. Maxime Lestienne and Michel Ange Balikwisha are likely to start together up front.

Standard Liege have given themselves hope of qualifying from Group D after beating Lech Poznan 2-0 last week.

Les Rouches had lost their first three Europa League matches but victory last Thursday moved them within five points of both Benfica and their next opponents Rangers.

In the reverse fixture on 22nd October, Rangers beat Standard Liege 2-0 in Belgium…

PRESS CONFERENCE:

Steven Gerrard:

Asked separately about former teammates Jelle Van Damme and Simon Mignolet…

 “Good question. I think that should remain private. I won’t mention any individuals I have spoken to but the answer to your question is yes.

“I won’t mention any names but I have a few Belgian friends who I played with and alongside. You have to work it out!”

Pointing to the standards the club sets for its players..

“It’s a non-negotiable in terms of standards. We’ve set the standards pretty high here. At Rangers, the standards belong to the club.

“We have a responsibility to maintain them on a daily basis. The message in terms of football is to focus on the next match and next challenge.

“Don’t look too far ahead. Remain humble and respectful to each challenge coming out way.

“The next challenge is Standard, a very good team. A dangerous team.

“But tomorrow night is a fantastic opportunity for us to go and qualify for the second year on the spin.

“That’s the challenge and the only one we should be focused on.”

On being third seeds in the group…

“I don’t think the pots lie. The pots don’t lie. We have to go off the pots.

“So that’s no problem.”

“I think it would be a real big victory, but the players are going to have to work ever so hard to get that victory.

“Standard Liege are a good team with a good coach. They have a real aggressive way with how they press and a strong pedigree in Europe with a strong home record.

“We’re under no illusions this is going to be a real tough night but we come here in a good place.

“But we’re at a stage now where we’ve been together for a couple of years so the players should know what we’re trying to do in terms of our philosophy, how we play in and out of possession.”

FORM:

Rangers Europa League form: WWDD
Rangers form (all competitions): WDWWDW

Standard Liege Europa League form: LLLW
Standard Liege form (all competitions): WLDDWD

LINEUPS:

Rangers possible starting lineup:
McGregor; Tavernier, Goldson, Balogun, Barasic; Kamara, Davies, Arfield; Hagi, Morelos, Kent

Standard Liege possible starting lineup:
Bodart; Fai, Dussenne, Bokadi, Laifis, Gavory; Raskin, Cimirot, Bastian; Lestienne, Balikwisha

MOLESPORTS PREDICTS:

Rangers 3-0 Standard Liege

Liege, who have not won an away match in the Europa League since 2016, still have a slim chance of progressing to the knockout stages, however they come up against a strong Rangers outfit who should win comfortably on Thursday night.

Time to take a look at our Rangers v Standard Liege live match stream as it happens…