Rangers vs Motherwell LIVE team news and build-up ahead of the Premiership clash

Rangers find themselves in the unusual position of fourth in the Scottish Premiership table ahead of the penultimate game of the year.

And they face a Motherwell side sitting a point above them, albeit the Steelmen have played a game more, to give their festive fixture at Ibrox a bit of extra incentive.

Danny Rohl's men lost to Hearts seven days ago and the German must bounce back against the season's surprise package.

Jens Berthel Askou earned a draw against the Light Blues on the opening game of the league campaign at Fir Park.

It was the first of a series of blows for Russell Martin which saw the ex Rangers boss bulleted after just 123 days at the Ibrox helm.

Rohl has made steady progress since succeeding Martin but has been hamstrung by a disastrous summer recruitment following a new era under the club's American owners.

Rangers need to get through to the January transfer window to repair some of the mess but the first priority is getting into third spot.

Can they do that today or will Motherwell increase the gap? Find out as we bring you all the build up, match action and reaction right here in our LIVE blog.

A real story on the cards in the capital.

Hearts are down 2-0 and look for all the world as if they're about to open the door to their rivals to eat into their advantage.

It won't be a happy new year in Gorgie if this keeps up!

OK, so are Motherwell likely to win the league? No, they're not.

But at this stage of the season, if we're talking about Rangers as title challengers, then we have to give Motherwell their place.

They go into this one a point ahead of today's hosts, and while they've played a game more, they could wipe out that game advantage completely today.

Their next game after this one