Hamilton duo ruled out of clash v Rangers – confirmed
Hamilton Academical have suffered a double injury blow ahead of their Scottish Premiership clash with Rangers at Ibrox on Sunday.
The Accies sit bottom of the table with just seven points from their opening 11 matches, and boss Brian Rice told reporters that they will now be without Charlie Trafford and Ronan Hughes when they meet the league leaders.
David Templeton and Kyle Munro were recently ruled out for the season, while Jamie Hamilton is also missing.
Rice said (via Daily Record): “Since the news on David and Kyle, Charlie Trafford has fractured his ankle.
“He did it last week in training and he’ll be out for at least two to three months. Ronan Hughes took a knock as well, so he is going to be missing.”
Chance to attack
Rangers won 2-0 when the sides met at the Fountain of Youth Stadium earlier this season and should be overwhelming favourites to repeat the feat on Sunday.
Youngster Hughes had impressed for the Accies so far this year, with two goals from his three league appearances, while Trafford could have offered cover for the absent Templeton.
The Gers, on the other hand, have a relatively clean bill of health, with Nikola Katic the only long-term absentee.
Jordan Jones and George Edmundson have also been suspended by the club due to a breach of Scottish COVID-19 protocol, but neither had featured regularly so far this season.
With Hamilton down to the bare bones, Steven Gerrard will likely hope to see a more comprehensive attacking performance on Sunday.
His side have not scored more than two goals in a match since they beat Motherwell 5-1 in late September, while none of his strikers have managed more than three goals in the league so far.
In terms of shots on target per game, Rangers rank second behind their Old Firm Rivals Celtic, but they have relied more on set pieces and penalties than any other side in the league as a route to goal (via WhoScored).
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