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Motherwell suffered a humbling defeat at Ibrox, losing 7-1 to Rangers.

Off the back of wins over St Mirren and Dundee, the Steelmen went to Ibrox feeling confident – but it was certainly an afternoon to forget.

Rangers made their mark in the game early, with a Scott Arfield goal in the eighth minute.

Not long after, Morelos had his shot but sent his header flying over the bar.

But the Steelmen managed to claw back control and Bowman got the ball to Main who tapped it in from two yards out, taking them equal.

The hosts continued to make chances for themselves, but an Ovie Ejaria shot clanged off the crossbar.

In the 30th minute, McHugh went into the book for a challenge on Morelos. And it got worse soon after, when he was shown yellow for the second time just two minutes later for handball inside the box.

It proved a pivotal moment – Tavernier slotted in the penalty taking Rangers into a 2-1 lead.

A corner just before half time was converted by Morelos, who found the back of the net with a header from the post.

Both Rangers and Motherwell made changes going into the second 45, with Andy Rose coming on for Ryan Bowman and Gareth McAuley taking the place of Nicola Katic.

Middleton sent a wide ball fizzing into the box, past Trevor Carson and found the back of the net to give the hosts a 4-1 lead in the 59th minute.

Then, Arfield had his shot at a second goal – as he was left with plenty of space in the box, and took his time comfortably sending the ball past Carson.

David Turnbull was then subbed by Allan Campbell, followed soon after by Christian Mbulu coming on for Gael Bigirimana – but it made little difference.

‘Well had one of their only shots in the second half thanks to Chris Cadden, who shot down the wing and tried to find Andy Rose with a low cross, but missed him by just a few inches amidst calls for a penalty.

Rangers’ sixth goal came from Eros Grezda, who again had plenty of space to cut in front of the box – and there was nothing Carson could do but watch it glide past him.

Ejaria took another shot with a strong strike from outside the box, but it went just wide of goal.

Grezda followed it up mere minutes later, getting his head to a cross in from the right. Rangers 7-1 Motherwell.

In the 86th minute Curtis Main managed to fight off opposition outside the box and turn to take a strike, but it soared well over the crossbar.

Motherwell boss Stephen Robinson says the squad are “buoyed” going into Sunday’s trip to face Rangers.

The Steelmen head to Glasgow in the Ladbrokes Premiership off the back of successive victories against St Mirren and Dundee.

David Turnbull has been named as the Tullibardine Motherwell player of the month for October.

After breaking into the first team, the young midfielder rounded off the month with a long-range strike which set the Steelmen on their way to a win at St Mirren.

The 19-year-old has gone on to build on his form and also earned a call to the Scotland Under 20s squad for their forthcoming friendly match.

Steven Gerrard has a quarter of a century of games under his belt as Rangers boss.

The Glaswegian side host Stephen Robinson’s men at Ibrox on Sunday, looking to extend their unbeaten run in the league to five games.

Here’s what you need to know about the Gers.

Hectic schedule

Sunday’s showdown is the third game in just over a week for Rangers, who have had a busy start to the 2018/19 campaign.

The Ibrox outfit have played 27 games already, but have only lost four of those in all competitions.

Three of those defeats have fallen in their last seven domestic matches, losing to Livingston in the league, Aberdeen in the Betfred Cup semi final and Spartak Moscow in the Europa League.

Collecting clean sheets

Across the piece, one of the most improved areas of this Rangers side under Gerrard has been their defence.

The club have kept the back door shut in 40% of their matches, and have only conceded more than two goals on domestic duty on one occasion this season.

That came in dramatic style against none other than Stephen Robinson’s Motherwell.

Menacing Morelos

In Alfredo Morelos, Rangers have one of the Premiership’s top scorers leading their attack.

The Colombian has been in hot form this season, scoring 13 goals and providing eight assists for his teammates.

Only Steven Naismith and Odsonne Edouard have more goals to their name in the league, but fall short of the Rangers striker’s tally in all competitions.

Missing Candeias

After being sent off for two yellow cards in their last outing at St Mirren, Rangers had hoped to win an appeal to have Daniel Candeias available for Sunday.

As it turned out, the Scottish FA threw out the claim on the basis his second yellow wasn’t a case of mistaken identity.

Carl McHugh believes Motherwell have already demonstrated they can go toe-to-toe with the top teams in the country.

The Steelmen head to Glasgow to face Rangers on Sunday, having already drawn 3-3 with the Ibrox side this season.

Trevor Carson has again been called into Northern Ireland’s squad, as they prepare for their final Nations League fixture.

A friendly with Republic of Ireland lies in wait on Thursday, 15 November, before the deciding fixture with Austria three days later.

Northern Ireland have no points from their opening three games, meaning they cannot be promoted from their group.

But a win over Austria could save them from relegation and also give them an outside chance of being one of the teams in the play-offs for EURO 2020 next year.

Motherwell travel to Ibrox on Saturday on the back of two consecutive victories in the Ladbrokes Premiership.

Stephen Robinson’s side face the Glasgow outfit just days after their Europa League trip to take on Spartak Moscow.

Here, we look at the fixture in numbers.

Six

The total number of goals shared between the sides in the last meeting between the two earlier this season.

Goals from Kyle Lafferty and Ovie Ejaria saw Steven Gerrard’s side come back from behind to lead the game 3-2 as the game entered stoppage time. 

Danny Johnson and Carl McHugh had both struck on a dramatic afternoon at Fir Park, before captain Peter Hartley popped up with a last-minute leveller to round off what was one of the games of the season. 

17

On the topic of goals, the Fir Park side take on a team who have conceded just 17 goals this season in all competitions before their Europa League tie on Thursday night.

Gerrard’s men have only shipped that tally despite playing 25 games already in the 2018/19 campaign.

The Steelmen can head to the south side of Glasgow with confidence though, knowing they are the team who have put the most goals past Rangers in a single game this term, ahead of sides like Villarreal, Celtic and table-toppers Hearts.

67

The number of hours between Rangers finishing their Europa League match in Moscow on Thursday night and kick off on Sunday.

The Light Blues will make the long journey back after their fourth game in the competition, before being pitched in at home against the ‘Well.

Having played a key part in Motherwell’s back-to-back victories, we sat down for a coffee and a chat with Liam Grimshaw.

The English midfielder talked about his role in the team, confidence in the squad and his pursuits in fashion away from the club.

Motherwell have picked up back-to-back victories and head to Rangers on Sunday, 11 November looking to make it three-in-a-row.

The Steelmen have already enjoyed a thrilling clash with the Ibrox side this season, equalising in the last minute in a 3-3 draw at Fir Park.

You can buy your tickets online now. Adult tickets cost £27, Over 65s and 17/18 year olds get in for £20, while under 16s will be charged £9.

Alternatively you can buy from Fir Park in person. We are open 9-5 Monday to Thursday, 9-4 on Friday and 10-1pm on Saturday.

Kick off at Ibrox on Sunday is at 3pm.

The second part of a big week saw Dundee head to Fir Park.

This is the Story of the Match.