Defiant Stuart McCall on Thursday night urged Rangers to show an immediate response to the first defeat of his tenure and maintain belief in their promotion push . The Ibrox side crashed to a second Championship defeat of the season at Palmerston as Derek Lyle , Gavin Reilly and a Lee Wallace own goal gave Queen of the South ’ s play-off hopes a massive boost . But McCall is adamant that confidence will not be dented by the scale of the loss and he expects his players to bounce back in Sunday ’ s home meeting with Raith Rovers . Stuart McCall urged Rangers to show an immediate response to the first defeat of his tenure . The Ibrox side crashed to a second Championship defeat of the season at Palmerston . ‘ We ’ ve already spoken about going into the play-offs with good momentum , ’ said McCall . ‘ Tonight is a set-back but we ’ ve got to make sure on Sunday that we don ’ t have another set-back or then it can become a problem . ‘ We will be fully focused on Sunday and we will be looking for the three points . ‘ There will be no confidence factor come Sunday — I can assure you of that . Sometimes you get beat and you just have to hold your hands up and give credit to the opposition . ‘ I was pleased with certain things leading up to their first goal . I thought we were doing well . ‘ I said to the lads that we will put a line under it . Yeah , we know we weren ’ t good tonight but we will be good on Sunday. ’ Rangers remain third in the table — behind Hibernian on goal difference but with a game in hand — after what was their biggest-ever loss to Queens . ‘ Fair play to them , ’ said McCall , who expects Cammy Bell to be fit to face Raith after a minor knee injury . ‘ They were clinical when they had their chances . New manager McCall ( right ) suffered his first defeat since taking charge of the Ibrox club . Striker Derek Lyle points to the skies after putting Queen of the South in the lead at Palmerston Park . Lewis Kidd celebrates after doubling Queen of the South 's lead at the start of the second half . ‘ We controlled large parts of the first half but they got a lot of good blocks in . It ’ s about scoring goals and they got the first one . ‘ Then we lost a goal that was really poor defending straight from the kick-off . Then you are chasing the game and that suited them with their pace on the counter attack . ‘ We had some chances in the second half but we never really did enough . We weren ’ t good enough to win the game but we move on . ‘ I ’ ve said it before and I will say it again , there will be ups and downs between now and the end of the season . It ’ s how we react to it , and Sunday can ’ t come quickly enough for me. ’ Jubilant Queen of the South boss James Fowler was thrilled with a result that saw his team leapfrog Falkirk into that crucial fourth place in the Championship standings . ‘ We were backs to the wall a wee bit in the first half , ’ admitted Fowler . ‘ But we managed to cope with that . We got the goal and then getting another one so early in the second half was great . ‘ All the players were great and we are pushing hard . ’
Rangers lost 3-0 against Queen of the South on Thursday night . Ibrox : 'We ’ ve got to make sure on Sunday that we don ’ t have another set-back or then it can become a problem ' McCall is adamant confidence will not be dented by the 3-0 defeat .