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On only his third league start, Kieran Dowell scored his first goal since AugustRangers returned to within two points of Celtic with a game in hand as they cruised past a Motherwell side now without a win in 15 Scottish Premiership games.
Kieran Dowell gave Rangers the perfect start after just three minutes, playing a one-two with Cyriel Dessers before slamming past Liam Kelly.
The visitors doubled their lead after 16 minutes with another lovely team goal, as Abdallah Sima chested down to Todd Cantwell, who swept the ball into the bottom corner.
It could have been more as Cyriel Dessers found Kelly's net twice in the second half, but on both occasions the striker was ruled offside.
Motherwell never looked like getting back into the contest and remain second bottom, five points clear of Livingston.
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Line-ups
Motherwell
Formation 3-5-1-1
1Kelly2O'DonnellBooked at 60mins5MugabiSubstituted forMcGinnat 45'minutes20BlaneyBooked at 65mins22SpencerBooked at 53mins8SlatterySubstituted forBairat 85'minutes17Zdravkovski12PatonSubstituted forShawat 62'minutes3Gent7Spittal24BierethSubstitutes
9Obika13Oxborough14Bair16McGinn18Shaw37Wells39Ross42Ross99WilkinsonRangers
Formation 4-3-3
1Butland2Tavernier6GoldsonSubstituted forSouttarat 86'minutes27Balogun3Yilmaz20DowellSubstituted forKingat 86'minutes21SterlingBooked at 88mins13CantwellSubstituted forLammersat 72'minutes45McCauslandSubstituted forWrightat 72'minutes9Dessers19SimaSubstituted forMatondoat 63'minutesSubstitutes
5Souttar14Lammers17Matondo23Wright28McCrorie38King44Devine46Yfeko64RiceReferee:David Dickinson
Attendance:8,805
Live Text
Match ends, Motherwell 0, Rangers 2.
Second Half ends, Motherwell 0, Rangers 2.
Offside, Rangers. Cyriel Dessers is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Cyriel Dessers (Rangers) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Tavernier.
Dujon Sterling (Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Dujon Sterling (Rangers).
Blair Spittal (Motherwell) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Substitution, Rangers. Leon King replaces Kieran Dowell.
Substitution, Rangers. John Souttar replaces Connor Goldson because of an injury.
Delay in match because of an injury Connor Goldson (Rangers).
Substitution, Motherwell. Theo Bair replaces Callum Slattery.
Attempt missed. Blair Spittal (Motherwell) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Davor Zdravkovski.
Offside, Rangers. Cyriel Dessers is caught offside.
Foul by James Tavernier (Rangers).
Oli Shaw (Motherwell) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Scott Wright (Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Davor Zdravkovski (Motherwell).
Offside, Motherwell. Oli Shaw is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Brodie Spencer (Motherwell) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
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Motherwell
Squad number1Player nameKelly
Squad number2Player nameO'Donnell
Squad number5Player nameMugabi
Squad number20Player nameBlaney
Squad number22Player nameSpencer
Squad number8Player nameSlattery
Squad number17Player nameZdravkovski
Squad number12Player namePaton
Squad number3Player nameGent
Squad number7Player nameSpittal
Squad number24Player nameBiereth
Squad number14Player nameBair
Squad number16Player nameMcGinn
Squad number18Player nameShaw
Rangers
Squad number1Player nameButland
Squad number2Player nameTavernier
Squad number6Player nameGoldson
Squad number27Player nameBalogun
Squad number3Player nameYilmaz
Squad number20Player nameDowell
Squad number21Player nameSterling
Squad number13Player nameCantwell
Squad number45Player nameMcCausland
Squad number9Player nameDessers
Squad number19Player nameSima
Squad number5Player nameSouttar
Squad number14Player nameLammers
Squad number17Player nameMatondo
Squad number23Player nameWright
Squad number38Player nameKing
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