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Sunday 31st May 2015

Motherwell stay up with emphatic win

Motherwell retained their Premiership place with a 3-0 win over Rangers at Fir Park on Sunday to complete a 6-1 aggregate success.

Motherwell retained their Premiership place with a 3-0 win over Rangers at Fir Park on Sunday to complete a 6-1 aggregate success.

Ibrox defender Marius Zaliukas missed the best chance of a tense first half but it was Ian Baraclough's men who made the crucial breakthrough seven minutes after the interval.

Marvin Johnson's long-range shot took a deflection and looped up and over keeper Cammy Bell, who misjudged the flight of the ball and could only help it into the net.

Lionel Ainsworth struck the second goal 20 minutes from time, again with the aid of a deflection, and substitute John Sutton converted a stoppage-time penalty after Lee Erwin had been tripped.

Motherwell can now look forward to another season in the top flight, where they have been since winning promotion in 1984/85, while Rangers face a second term in the Championship, after failing to add to their play-off wins over Queen of the South and Hibernian.