Scottish Championship: Rangers v Hibernian preview
Monday 28 December 2015 15:01, UK
Rangers will welcome back Gedion Zelalem for Monday's Scottish Championship top-of-the-table clash with Hibernian at Ibrox.
The on-loan Arsenal midfielder missed the 2-1 defeat to Falkirk last weekend after suffering a knock during training but will be available for selection for boss Mark Warburton.
Forward David Templeton and goalkeeper Cammy Bell remain out with knee injuries.
Rangers started the season with a perfect record of 11 wins from 11 games before coming unstuck when they lost 2-1 to Hibs at Easter Road on November 1.
They have since dropped another 10 points and Hibs travel to Glasgow level with their rivals on 41 points from 17 games after going unbeaten since they were edged out 1-0 by Rangers at Ibrox on August 23.
Rangers striker Kenny Miller is therefore keen to turn the tables by halting Hibs' charge.
He said: "Why have we dropped 10 points since that first defeat? Well when you have a negative result it can have that sort of result on a team. As much as you don't want to believe it the facts are there.
"If we can stop this fantastic run they are on and put a little bit of daylight between us then hopefully it can serve as a real boost for us and we can go on another run.
"Might a defeat have the same kind of effect that it has had on us? It could do. There's no reason why it can't.
"But we can't control what happens to Hibs. We can only control what we do. If we win all our games of football from now on, we'll win the league."
