Longelo’s Late Winner Stuns Rangers as Motherwell Edge Five-Goal Thriller

Motherwell FC claimed a statement 3–2 win away to Rangers FC in the Scottish Premiership Championship Round on matchday 34, with Emmanuel Longelo scoring a decisive 90th-minute winner at the end of a breathless contest.

The visitors struck first on 16 minutes when Lukas Fadinger finished a move set up by Stephen O’Donnell, giving Motherwell an early 1–0 lead. Their advantage was doubled in the 25th minute, as Longelo got his first of the afternoon, converting after good work from Tom Sparrow to make it 2–0.

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Longelo’s afternoon included a booking on 33 minutes, but Rangers were struggling more with Motherwell’s cutting edge than with their discipline. The hosts responded after the interval, helped by a triple substitution at half-time that brought on James Tavernier, Mohammed Diomande and Mikey Moore.

Rangers finally found a route back into the game in the 51st minute. Youssef Chermiti halved the deficit, finishing from a Diomande assist to restore belief at Ibrox. The pressure paid off again on 70 minutes when Nicolas Raskin levelled the match at 2–2, with Chermiti turning provider.

The match grew increasingly tense, with yellow cards for Dujon Sterling and Callum Slattery in the 71st minute as both sides fought for control. Motherwell reshaped through a series of substitutions, introducing Jordan McGhee, Ibrahim Said and Regan Charles-Cook to steady the side and maintain an attacking threat.

Just as Rangers appeared poised to complete the comeback, Motherwell produced the decisive moment in the final minute of normal time. Longelo struck again on 90 minutes, finishing from another O’Donnell assist to seal a dramatic 3–2 win and silence the home support.

Further detailed match statistics, lineups and post-match reactions were not available at the time of writing.

For more on this fixture, visit the full match page on Ballaxy. League context and standings can be found on our Scottish Premiership hub.

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Premier League Standings

Season: 2025/26

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Heart of Midlothian FC	33	21	7	5	58	28	30	70	W W W D
2	Rangers FC	33	19	12	2	66	31	35	69	L L W W
3	Celtic FC	33	21	4	8	59	35	24	67	W W W W
4	Motherwell FC	33	14	12	7	52	29	23	54	L W L L
5	Hibernian FC	33	13	12	8	51	37	14	51	L L L W
6	Falkirk FC	33	13	7	13	45	48	-3	46	W L L W
7	Dundee United FC	33	9	13	11	45	54	-9	40	L W W L
8	Aberdeen FC	33	9	6	18	33	48	-15	33	D W W L
9	Dundee FC	33	8	9	16	34	53	-19	33	W L D L
10	St. Mirren FC	33	7	9	17	27	48	-21	30	L L L W
11	Kilmarnock FC	33	6	10	17	37	65	-28	28	W L D L
12	Livingston FC	33	1	13	19	35	66	-31	16	D W L D