Motherwell vs Rangers, 2025-26 Scottish Premiership
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Match Commentary
- 14': James Tavernier (Rangers) Goal at 14'
- 60': Elliot Watt (Motherwell) Yellow Card at 60'
- 63': Cyriel Dessers (Rangers) Substitution at 63'
- 63': Lyall Cameron (Rangers) Substitution at 63'
- 64': Lyall Cameron (Rangers) Yellow Card at 64'
- 71': Stephen O'Donnell (Motherwell) Substitution at 71'
- 73': Nedim Bajrami (Rangers) Substitution at 73'
- 73': Connor Barron (Rangers) Substitution at 73'
- 79': Ibrahim Sa'Id (Motherwell) Substitution at 79'
- 83': Oscar Cortés (Rangers) Substitution at 83'
- 84': Kieran Dowell (Rangers) Yellow Card at 84'
- 87': Emmanuel Longelo (Motherwell) Goal at 87'
- 90': Max Aarons (Rangers) Yellow Card at 90'
- 90'+1': Kofi Balmer (Motherwell) Substitution at 91'
- 90'+1': Tom Sparrow (Motherwell) Substitution at 91'
- 90'+2': James Tavernier (Rangers) Yellow Card at 92'
Statistics
 RAN |
MOT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 11 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 12 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 5 | Saves | 4 |
| 62.4 | Possession | 37.6 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Fir Park
Location: Motherwell, Scotland
Attendance: 10,616
SPFL Premiership Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heart of Midlothian | 17 | +21 | 38 |
| 2 | Celtic | 16 | +13 | 32 |
| 3 | Rangers | 16 | +10 | 29 |
| 4 | Motherwell | 17 | +10 | 27 |
Line-Ups
Motherwell (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Calum Ward (GK) |
| 16 | Paul McGinn |
| 4 | Liam Gordon |
| 45 | Emmanuel Longelo |
| 22 | Johnny Koutroumbis |
| 8 | Callum Slattery |
| 20 | Elliot Watt  |
| 12 | Lukas Fadinger |
| 9 | Apostolos Stamatelopoulos |
| 21 | Elijah Just |
| 18 | Tawanda Maswanhise |
Rangers (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jack Butland (GK) |
| 5 | John Souttar |
| 24 | Nasser Djiga |
| 3 | Max Aarons |
| 2 | James Tavernier |
| 6 | Joe Rothwell |
| 43 | Nicolas Raskin |
| 10 | Mohammed Diomande |
| 99 | Danilo |
| 23 | Djeidi Gassama |
| 20 | Kieran Dowell |
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