Motherwell 1 – 3 Rangers

April 23, 2022 admin

Rangers captain James Tavernier scored his 80th goal for the club as they beat Motherwell 3-1 to keep their Scottish Premiership title hopes alive despite Leon Balogun’s first-half red card.

Motherwell goalkeeper Liam Kelly bundled the ball into his own net to give Rangers an early lead at Fir Park.

The visitors were then reduced to 10 men before the half-hour mark when Balogun was shown a straight red card for a poor challenge on Dean Cornelius.

Ross Tierney, starting in place of the suspended Kevin van Veen, headed in the equaliser for Well before half-time.

But Scott Wright fired Rangers back in front before Tavernier made it 3-1 from the penalty spot after Bevis Mugabi had brought down Fashion Sakala in the box.

The win moves Rangers to within three points of leaders Celtic ahead of their game against Ross County on Sunday, while Motherwell have still won just one game in 2022.

More to follow…

What’s next?

Rangers go to Germany on Thursday for the first leg of their Europa League semi-final against RB Leipzig; kick-off 8pm. Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s side then face Scottish Premiership leaders Celtic in the final Old Firm clash of the season at Parkhead on Sunday, May 1, live on Sky Sports; kick-off 12pm. The second leg against RB Leipzig at Ibrox is on Thursday, May 5; kick-off 8pm.