United have the towering Edward Ofere up front tonight but the big man has seen very little of the ball in the first half hour.

Mixu Paatelainen gets a ticking off from the fourth official but they are all smiles afterwards. The Dundee United boss is getting agitated as the hosts begin to take a grip on the game. The Dark Blues look dangerous in wide areas but are yet to find a killer delivery.

Dundee United boss Mixu Paatelainen is bellowing out instructions from the touchline but there is very little structure to the game so far, with the frantic pace showing no sign of abating.

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United go to sleep at a Gary Harkins free-kick and Julen Etxabeguren is all alone at the back post to meet it with a header, which is hacked away for a corner. Lucky escape...

Julen Etxabeguren is on for the injured Paul McGowan. The Spaniard normally operates in central defence.

Paul McGowan appears to be in real discomfort as he struggles on with that shoulder injury. He'll not be on for much longer...

The play is halted as Dundee midfielder Paul McGowan gets treatment following a robust challenge from John Rankin. He looked to land very heavily on his shoulder.

End-to-end stuff as Darren O'Dea steps in to block a close-range shot from Simon Murray then the home side break and a Kane Hemmings first-time strike is swept into the arms of Eiji Kawashima.

Confusion in the United defence as Sean Dillon and Eiji Kawashima stand and watch a delivery flash across the six yard box. Fortunatley for those two. there are no Dundee players in sight.

Dundee United left-back Paul Dixon is shown an early yellow card for hacking down Greg Stewart after he'd been left for dead.

A simple pass up the park leaves United vulnerable as Kane Hemmings sprints forward. Defenders in tangerine make up ground to stop the striker and Paul McGowan's deflected strike loops into the arms of Eiji Kawashima.

"The Dundee players are here to do a job, which is to get three points, but there's no doubt the fans will enjoy it if they relegate United," former Tannadice striker and coach Darren Jackson on BBC Radio Scotland.

 "It's the dark side of football. The Dundee fans are here for a party," BBC Sportsound pundit Willie Miller.

Here we go!

The teams are out, the late evening sunshine has been replaced by a torrential downpour and there are a few banners on display from the United fans, venting their ire in the direction of club chairman Stephen Thompson.

A second draw with Celtic this season had Dundee well placed for a top six finish but Paul Hartley's men slipped to defeat at Hamilton on the pre-split weekend, allowing Ross County to nip in ahead of them. 

Now it's about finishing best of the rest in the bottom half.

After a long time in the shadow of United, Dundee are looking for a hat-trick of home wins in this fixture. That hasn't happened since the early 1960s.

Dundee will be disappointed at not making the top six but they had three players in the PFA Scotland team of the season, which is one more than champions-elect Celtic.

Forwards Kane Hemmings and Greg Stewart were selected by their peers, along with goalie Scott Bain.

Once again the team that scored first could not go on and claim the three points, with Dundee United the ones this time who launched a fight back in a blistering game at Tannadice.

Two first-half strikes from Dundee's Kane Hemmings left their city rivals toiling.

But a brace from Billy Mckay - a penalty and a stoppage-time header - tied the match.

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Dundee finished with 10 men, Scott Bain dismissed for conceding the spot-kick.

Dundee have a horrible recent record in this fixture but the Dark blues had their day when they came from behind to take the spoils.

James McPake was carried off following a challenge on John Rankin and Blair Spittal scored after a free-kick was awarded against the Dundee captain.

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But Eiji Kawashima's mistake let Kane Hemmings score and Nick Ross' deflected shot also beat the debutant goalkeeper.

United's miserable day got worse when midfielder Guy Demel was sent off.

A last-gasp goal by James McPake rescued a point for Dundee in a pulsating derby.

Blair Spittal seemed to shatter the visitors' hopes with two brilliant goals in two second-half minutes.

However, Dundee managed their own with a superb Greg Stewart strike with just nine minutes left.

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And they were rewarded for not relenting when a long-range shot from Gary Harkins was pushed away by goalkeeper Luis Zwick into the path of McPake, who slid in to grab an equaliser in the 94th minute.