Hamza Igamane’s second-half double helped Rangers come back to snatch a 2-2 draw at Motherwell, although Philippe Clement’s side now sit 14 points behind leaders Celtic ahead of their Old Firm meeting.
The home team had appeared on course for a first league win against Rangers at Fir Park since Boxing Day 2002 after first-half goals from Apostolos Stamatelopoulos and an eye-catching effort from the impressive Tawanda Maswanhise.
However, the visitors responded in the second period after Clement rung the changes at half-time, with substitute Igamane scoring twice to set up a grandstand finish.
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Apostolos Stamatelopoulos appeared to have handballed before scoring the opening goal against Rangers but, after a VAR review, Motherwell had the lead
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Tawanda Maswanhise produces an incredible finish to extend Motherwell’s lead against Rangers
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Hamza Igamane gets one back for Rangers early in the second half
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Igamane scores his second goal to level against Motherwell
But Motherwell substitute Tony Watt saw two strikes ruled out, while manager Stuart Kettlewell was also sent off after picking up two cautions in quick succession as a breathless encounter ended all square.
With Celtic brushing past St Johnstone, Rangers now face the daunting prospect of hosting the runaway leaders on January 2 in a game you can see live on Sky Sports.
Thursday 2nd January 2:00pm
Kick off 3:00pm
What the managers said…
Rangers boss Philippe Clement:
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Philippe Clement says his Rangers side weren’t clinical enough in their draw against Motherwell.
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