Rangers title hopes dealt blow by Motherwell defeat

TL;DR

Rangers' title hopes were severely impacted by a defeat to Motherwell, dropping them to third in the Scottish Premiership. Despite a comeback attempt, they were unable to secure a win at Ibrox.

Key points

Rangers lost to Motherwell at Ibrox
Defeat dropped Rangers to third in the league
Motherwell scored two early goals
Rangers attempted a comeback with two goals
Danny Röhl's side needed a win to stay above Celtic

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Rangers' Scottish Premiership title hopes were dealt a huge blow as they dropped to third with a defeat to Motherwell at Ibrox.

Danny Röhl's side needed a win in their first post-split game to remain above Celtic at least, but made a dismal start as Lukas Fadinger stunned the Ibrox crowd with an early opener.

They were then trailing 2-0 before the half hour after Emmanuel Longelo knocked the ball in at the back post.

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Rangers changed formation at the break and it looked to have paid off when Youssef Chermiti and Nicolas Raskin pulled them back level as Ibrox burst into life.

But Motherwell, who had drawn with the Gers twice at Fir Park this season, had the last say when Longelo's shot was deflected into the net late on.

It leaves Rangers on 69 points with four games remaining. Motherwell are fourth as they chase European football next season.