Rangers travelled to East Fife in Scottish League One this afternoon looking for their 10th league win in a row.
Dogged defending from the hosts saw the two sides go into half time at 0-0, but the Gers looked like a different team after the break.
Gary Thom put through his own goal to put the visitors in front, before former Dundee United striker Jon Daly helped himself to a hattrick and put the Fifers to the sword.
Find out how all the action unfolded with our minute-by-minute text commentary below.
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Rangers make it 10 league wins in a row with the help of a hattrick from former Dundee United striker Jon Daly. That result looks set to put them 12 points clear at the top of the league with Stenhousemuir on course to draw today.
FULL TIME: East Fife 0-4 Rangers
Two minutes of stoppage time to be played.
Neither side playing with much urgency as we head into the final minutes of the match. Rangers will go 12 points clear at the top of the league as things stand since Stenhousemuir are still being held at home by Forfar.
CHANCE! A good opportunity for East Fife to pull a goal back goes begging as Smith and Tuta play a sneaky one-two before the Frenchman fires over the crossbar. He should have done better there!
Half-chance for Rangers as Little's nod-on is chased down by Clark, who is beaten to the loose ball by Paterson. The whistle had gone for offside in any case.
BOOKING! Peralta is shown the yellow card for a rash challenge.
Wallace and Daly have also been replaced, with Little and Smith coming on for them. Little heads straight upfront and will no doubt fancy his chances of getting on the scoresheet based on how the Gers are playing at the moment.
There was a substitution to bring you up to speed on moments ago. Ian Black has made way for Kyle Hutton after putting in an impressive afternoon's work.
Rangers look like a different team in this second half. They have rediscovered the clinical touch that was absent in the first period and hammered their opponents into submission.
CHANCE! Macleod almost gets his name on the scoresheet with a curling effort that would have found the top corner had Paterson not produced a reaction save. The East Fife keeper parries the shot, but nobody can put the rebound away.
It's a hattrick for former Dundee United man Daly, and his third was the result of great teamwork. Macleod chases a lost cause inside the Fife box and plays a neat cutback across the face of goal, which Daly side-foots home.
GOAL! East Fife 0-4 Rangers (Daly)
Buchanan has another crack at goal from just outside the area, his effort striking the raised arm of Mohsni for a free kick. McBride cannons the resulting set piece into the Gers wall.
SHOT! Nicky Law tests Paterson with a curling effort, which the East Fife stopper palms away. Peralta picks up the rebound, but blazes it over the crossbar.
Buchanan goes on a mazy run, beating two Rangers defenders, but McCulloch steals the ball from his feet with a well-timed tackle before he can unleash a shot.
Jon Daly puts Rangers into a comfortable position, placing a header over Paterson and into the net. He had all the time in the world after being tee up by Clark's nod-on, and he kept his cool and showed great technique.
GOAL! East Fife 0-3 Rangers (Daly)
BOOKING! Buchanan goes into the book for chopping down Black. He was late with his challenge and can have no complaints about going into the ref's notebook.
The Fifers have their backs against the wall now, but they are by no means out of the match. If the next goal goes their way, we will have a contest on our hands again.
Rangers have really taken this match by the scruff of the neck in the second half. They go 2-0 up as Peralta's menacing cross is nodded home by Daly.
GOAL! East Fife 0-2 Rangers (Daly)
Disaster for the home side as Thom puts through his own goal! Lee Wallace sails a dangerous cross into the area, which deceives Paterson and goes into the net off Thom. Unlucky!
GOAL! East Fife 0-1 Rangers (Thom, OG)
CHANCE! Clarke has a great chance to break the deadlock as he gains possession inside the area and has a clear yard on his marker. He pulls the trigger, but fires wide!
Rangers go straight on the attack as Nicky Law chases a through ball and tumbles in the box. He appeals for a penalty claiming that he was fouled, but I think he just lost his balance.
KICKOFF: Rangers get the second period under way. Neither side has made any changes at the break.
There are three games going on in the Scottish Premiership this afternoon. Dundee United are leading St Mirren 2-0, Kilmarnock are 1-0 up against Hearts, and Hibs vs Aberdeen is goalless.
As things stand in Scottish League One, Rangers' 10-point lead is not under threat since second-placed Stenhousemuir are being held 1-1 by Forfar at the break.
McCoist will expect more of his midfield in the second period. Playing long balls into the box towards Clark didn't pay off in the first half, so they need to start winning the battle in the centre of the park and holding the ball more effectively.
It's been a frustrating first half for Rangers at the Bayview Stadium, with Ally McCoist's side struggling to break down a stubborn East Fife defence. They have had the better of the possession, but lacked that clinical edge.
HALF TIME: East Fife 0-0 Rangers
BOOKING! Brown is the first fan in the referee's book this afternoon. He has committed multiple fouls around the pitch today, so that was definitely coming.
Rangers threaten from yet another free kick as Peralta plays a lofted pass towards Clark and his glancing header drifts wide. The visitors are winning plenty of set pieces, so I wouldn't be surprised if that is where the opening goal came from.
Black is lucky to avoid a yellow card as he goes in late in Brown and floors him. The Gers midfielder has played with fire and brimstone today, but needs to keep a lid on things.
Good, dogged defending from East Fife. Their backline pulled no punches defending a Rangers attack just now, the move breaking down as Johnstone and Black collide going for the same ball. Impressive determination from both players!
Rangers win a free kick in a dangerous position, but Ian Black puts in an uncharacteristically poor delivery, aiming for the far post, but putting far too much on it and gifting the hosts a goalkick.
The crowd has been strangely quiet here at Bayview Stadium. It's such a small ground, which usually enhances the atmosphere, but it feels as though the home support are resigned to the fact that Rangers goals are inevitable.
There's a painful clash for Brown as Peralta's elbow makes contact with the East Fife man's head. He looks in some discomfort, but there was no malice in Peralta's challenge. I think the ref should have stopped play there to make sure he is okay.
DISALLOWED GOAL! Macleod plays a great ball into the Rangers box and finds the head of Clark, whose effort finds the back of the net but is ruled out immediately for a foul. Daly was adjudged to have shoved East Fife keeper Paterson during the build-up.
East Fife will be delighted that they are still well and truly in this match as things stand. They look like they are growing in confidence by the minute.
SHOT! Buchanan threatens the Rangers goal again, and this time he comes much closer as he lets fly from around 25 yards out. He struck that first time, putting it over by mere inches.
East Fife threaten the Rangers goal for the first time as Cammy Bell is forced to jump up high to gather a cross under pressure from experienced striker Buchanan. The Gers keeper was always the favourite to get to that first.
CHANCE! Rangers come close again as Peralta swings in a free kick from the right and finds the head of Clark, whose aerial effort is directed straight at Paterson in the East Fife goal.
Half-chance for Rangers as Daly latches onto a long ball and lines up Clark for a shot on the edge of the box, the youngster's effort flying wide of the post.
A somewhat shaky start from Rangers. They are seeing plenty of possession and putting their opponents under pressure, but struggling to create anything of substance.
CHANCE! Rangers win another free kick, this one to the left of the East Fife box. Ian Black plays a low cross along the ground and into the area, which falls to the feet of Bilel Mohsni, who blazes a shot over from close range.
KICKOFF: East Fife get the match underway. Rangers win the ball and immediately go on the attack, winning an early free kick inside their opponents' half, which is played long but quickly cleared.
Rangers have made three changes today, with Wallace, Peralta and Clark being drafted in to the starting lineup.
PREDICTION: There is only one way I can see this match going based on how the season has panned out so far. Rangers are looking almost invincible in the league, and I think they will be too much for East Fife. I'm going with 3-1 to the visitors.
East Fife have experienced radically different fortunes, lying just two points off the foot of the table in eighth, and losing three matches at home this season already. You can see how they stand had of kickoff here.
Rangers have a 100% record to maintain today, going into the match at the top of the table, 10 points clear of second-placed Stenhousemuir with a game in hand.
Former Everton and Sheffield United defender Gary Naismith will feature at the back for the hosts, playing alongside Joe Mbu from Cameroon. Alexis Dutot is one of three Frenchmen currently plying their trade at East Fife.
EAST FIFE: Paterson, Dutot, Naismith, Thom, Mbu, Hughes, Stewart, Brown, Buchanan, Johnstone, McBride
RANGERS: Bell, Foster, McCulloch, Mohsni, Wallace, Black, Law, Macleod, Peralta, Daly, Clark
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Hello and welcome to Sports Mole's live text coverage of the Scottish League One clash between East Fife and Rangers at the Bayview Stadium. There's just over 20 minutes to go until kickoff, but we'll have team news and build-up for you until then.
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Mark Langshaw
Mark Langshaw
