Rangers are succumbing to a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Motherwell in their Scottish Premiership playoff first leg at Ibrox.

The hosts were first to threaten as Kenny Miller weaved past Stephen Pearson and Keith Lasley just before the quarter-hour mark before firing narrowly wide with a curling shot from 22 yards.

Richard Foster then caused havoc in the Well box as his cutback fell to Nicky Law, but the 27-year-old's strike was expertly beaten away by goalkeeper George Long.

Despite Rangers' dominance, the visitors ended up taking the lead in the 27th minute when Lee Erwin cut in from the right and let fly with a shot that bounced off Darren McGregor and into the net past goalkeeper Cammy Bell.

Motherwell then shocked the home crowd by doubling their lead five minutes before half time, Marvin Johnson lashing in a free kick from the right and Stephen McManus steering a powerful header into the corner of the net.