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title: "Glasgow Rangers: Gerrard provides Aribo fitness update"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "jonathan radcliffe"
section: "Features"
published: "2020-08-28T20:00:15Z"
modified: "2020-08-28T20:00:15Z"
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# Glasgow Rangers: Gerrard provides Aribo fitness update

**Steven Gerrard has confirmed that Glasgow Rangers’ Joe Aribo will remain unavailable for their match against Hamilton this weekend.**

Aribo started the season in fantastic form – he started each of the first three Premiership matches, averaging a WhoScored rating of [7.67](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/342877/Show/Joe-Aribo), whilst he even scored against St. Johnstone in the Gers’ 3-0 victory. He has missed the last two with injury, though, and whilst the Ibrox outfit did win their last match against Kilmarnock 2-0, it is no coincidence that the [only match the Gers haven’t won](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/joe-aribo/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/468198) in the league so far was one of the two Aribo missed.

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Speaking prior to the match against Hamilton, Gerrard [said](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/joe-aribo-rangers-injury-update-22591600):

*“Jermain Defoe and Joe Aribo won’t make the Hamilton game. Both should make the next game. Leon Balogun is back available for selection. Allan McGregor has trained all week.”*

This is not the best news for the 54-time Scottish champions – even the great Brian Laudrup has [spoken](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-8637063/BRIAN-LAUDRUP-Joe-Aribo-player-produces-vital-spark-Rangers-need-like-him.html) about how important Aribo is to the Gers. However, they did at least show in the last match that they can get the job done without him.

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Having said that, Gerrard will be hoping the [£900,000-valued](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/joe-aribo/marktwertverlauf/spieler/468198) 24-year-old – as per Transfermarkt – is back as soon as possible and with him mentioning he should be ok after this weekend, fans could see him back in blue against Dundee United after the international break.

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