Overview
- Thelo Aasgaard scored in the 67th minute with a close-range finish after Calum Ward parried Djeidi Gassama's curling shot.
- Nico Raskin had a second-half effort disallowed for offside due to Youssef Chermiti obstructing the goalkeeper following a VAR review.
- Motherwell controlled long spells of the first half with aggressive pressing and created several clear chances.
- Butland denied Lukas Fadinger, Callum Hendry and Elijah Just, while Ward produced multiple stops, including a first-half double save and a late tip-over from Jayden Meghoma.
- Rangers moved two points clear of Motherwell in third and now sit nine behind Hearts with a game in hand and six off Celtic after their results earlier in the day.