Match report as Simon Murray secures Dundees place in Scottish Cup fifth round to set up tie with Airdrie United; Dundee United beaten by city rivals for first time since August 2017
Simon Murray's first-minute goal is enough to end Dundee's wait for a derby win and send Dundee United out of the Scottish Cup.
The Scottish Cup fourth round match between Dundee and Dundee United takes place on Monday, January 20 at Dens Park, Dundee. Kick-off is at 8pm. Premier Sports have selected the match for live coverage and it will be screened on their Premier Sports 1 channel.
Jim Goodwin is determined their Scottish Cup exit won’t derail Dundee United ’s season and stated that the Premiership has always been their priority.
Tony Docherty admits Dundee are fired up to avenge their recent league defeat to Dundee United when the sides meet on Monday night in the Scottish Cup. The Dark Blues go into the Dens Park showdown in excellent form having drawn against Rangers and Celtic and lost just one - the derby - of their last five fixtures.
Dundee are continuing to navigate their way through an injury crisis, with Ziyad Larkeche, Scott Fraser, Antonio Portales, Joe Shaughnessy, Jordan McGhee and Billy Koumetio all sidelined. Meanwhile, long-term crock Craig Sibbald remains out for the visitors, with David Babunski considered a doubt.
Dundee United host Rangers, live on Sky; Aberdeen are at home to St Mirren; Hearts take on Kilmarnock; Hibernian are at Ross County; Motherwell travel to St Johnstone; Celtic vs Dundee postponed after
TONIGHT is the night all 16 clubs left in the Scottish Cup will discover who they will face in the fifth round. And now we know all the teams who will feature – after Dundee knocked out
The forward scored the only goal of the game when Tony Docherty’s men dumped their city rivals out in the fourth round.
The Dark Blues hitman fired home the winner over Dundee at Dens Park in the first minute of the fourth round tie
How to break a cycle of utter despair. Dundee had not defeated their neighbours Dundee United in the Scottish Cup since 1956 but all that can be forgotten now, consigned to the dustbin in a night of raw passion at Dens Park.
Celtic 6-1 Clydebank. Celtic played their first ever competitive Sunday game in a 6-1 Scottish Cup rout over Clydebank. The Bankies had made Sunday football a proposal to the Scottish Football Association during the period of the state of emergency,