The Robins pushed on and Clarkson swept in his second after Keogh's shot and Pitman added a late fourth after picking up a pass from Martyn Woolford.

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James McArthur was next to threaten after picking up a pass from Joel Thomas, but his angled drive was cleared off the line by Motherwell captain Stephen Craigan.

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Stokes was the first to have a go at goal, picking up on a pass from Hooper, but his fierce right-footed drive flew over the bar.

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Midway through the first half Arteta came close to a second goal for Rangers, picking up Lovenkrands pass, turning inside his marker before curling a shot that he was unlucky to see deflected wide.

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Forbes also blazed over with a free-kick from 14 yards after Balogh had been penalised for picking up a Jose Goncalves back-pass.

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