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Graham Alexander: Motherwell should relish challenge of spoiling Rangers' party

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There will be 50,000 home supporters in Ibrox on Sunday.
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Motherwell manager Graham Alexander expects his players to relish the challenge at an Ibrox full of celebrating Rangers fans.

Covid restrictions mean Motherwell fans will be absent on Sunday as close to 50,000 home supporters watch their side hoist the cinch Premiership title flag in a traditional ceremony delayed from the opening day of the season, when crowds were even more limited.

The atmosphere could add to the challenge facing Well as Rangers look to make it 22 consecutive home league wins.

Alexander, who will have Scotland international Stephen O'Donnell back in his squad, said: "This is part of the game, if you don't want to be in these games, you are in the wrong sport.

"We want to be at the highest level we can be to experience and compete and win in these games.

"So you've got to relish it rather than be concerned about it. And, to be fair, knowing my players, I think they will relish the challenge.

"We have not bowed in any challenge so far since we came in. We know how tough it will be but we haven't had an easy game yet and we don't expect one, certainly not on Sunday.

"But we are used to making it difficult for ourselves in training. The way we train with each other makes it difficult in preparation for the game.

"The atmosphere will be intense and it has to be handled by everybody on the day, but we have to focus on what we do with and without the ball, and if we do that right then we give ourselves the best chance of winning."

Skipper O'Donnell has missed the past four matches through illness and then a hip strain sustained during his comeback for Scotland in the away win against Austria.

"Stephen has trained this week," Alexander said. "He trained last Friday before the game but I just felt it was too much to ask.

"He had been ill a couple of times and came off during the Scotland game so I felt it was better for him to miss out last week.

"But he has trained fully for us this week and is raring to go, so that's great for us that we have got another good player available for selection.

"Apart from that everyone is relatively fit. I am leaving good players off the bench, which augurs well for the future of the club."

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Championship Group
1Celtic110082275581
2RangersRangers110074245078
3Hearts101046341263
4Kilmarnock10104334952
5St Mirren10013945-643
6Dundee10014556-1141
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1Hibernian11004752-542
2Aberdeen11003649-1338
3Motherwell10014652-637
4St Johnstone10012549-2431
5Ross County10013258-2630
6Livingston11002459-3521
 
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3Hearts33195946341262
4Kilmarnock33131284334951
5St Mirren33127143843-543
6Dundee331011124454-1041
7Hibernian33912124451-739
8Motherwell33813124651-537
9Aberdeen33811143549-1435
10St Johnstone33710162446-2231
11Ross County3379173256-2430
12Livingston3339212259-3718
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