A turbulent week for Rangers ended in further disappointment as they crashed to a 1-0 defeat to Kilmarnock, while Motherwell beat Hearts 3-0.

McCulloch: Is dejected after Shiels' goal

The official attendance confirmed that 50,268 fans packed into Ibrox to show their backing for manager Ally McCoist and his players during the club's darkest hour. The clash was Rangers' first match since being forced into administration.

However, Dean Shiels grabbed the only goal of the game to inflict Rangers' first home defeat of the season in the SPL, with a red card for Sasa Papac adding to the misery.

Motherwell kept on the trail of the second-placed Gers with a 3-0 victory over Hearts at Fir Park.

Keith Lasley's deflected shot off Andy Webster and a Jamie Murphy header gave the Steelmen the interval advantage before the Well skipper was sent off five minutes after the break for picking up a second yellow card, both of which were for fouls on Gorgie midfielder Ian Black.

Motherwell shrugged off the numerical disadvantage, though, and midfielder Nicky Law finished off a fine move in the 65th minute by driving past Jamie MacDonald to seal the win.

Dunfermline missed the chance to move off the bottom of the table after being held to a 1-1 draw by Inverness.

Joe Cardle's first-half goal put the Pars in the driving seat but Nick Ross grabbed a deserved leveller after 75 minutes.

Finally, Dundee United and St Mirren fought out a goalless draw in a low-key encounter at Tannadice.