Harry Forrester peels off his marker at the back post to meet James Tavernier's cross from the right but he can only direct his header over the Dundee crossbar. Rangers are looking dangerous.

Dundee need to try to hold on to the ball for longer if they are to trouble Rangers. The visitors are picking the ball up too easily.

Martyn Waghorn is sidelined by a hamstring injury at the moment but the Rangers striker isn't too down in the dumps as he tweets his approval for the opening goal at Dens Park...

Harry Forrester puts a shot over the Dundee bar. He looks in the mood today.

Danny Williams dances in from the right wing and creates space for a shot at the Rangers goal from 20 yards. It's a decent hit but Wes Foderingham is well placed to make the save. I can't help thinking he resembled Greg Stewart there, the lad Williams.

Richard Wilson
BBC Scotland at Dens Park

"There was resourcefulness and aggressive determination to the way Harry Forrester took his goal. Those qualities were in keeping with the state of the game so far, with much of the play scrappy and anxious. Coaching staff on both benches had been urging players to calm down and be more composed, but the visitors have upped their tempo and Dundee are now having to defend by their wits."

Dundee goalkeeper Scott Bain gets fully behind the ball to prevent Andy Halliday's 22-yard shot finding the net.

BBC Sportsound pundit Steven Thompson on Rangers midfielders Joey Barton, Jordan Rossiter and Andy Halliday: "There's maybe not a midfielder who is going to make a run beyond Kenny Miller. All three probably want to be the holding player."

Dundee's free-kick is cleared easily by Rangers who break up the pitch in a counter attack involving Harry Forrester and Joey Barton. The ball comes out to Lee Wallace who rushes into the Dundee box but his cross, which follows the path of the six-yard line, is not attacked by a Rangers team-mate.

Cammy Kerr's advance draws a foul 25 yards from the Rangers goal. Danny Wilson is booked for the trip.

Paul McGowan's burst from midfield sends Dee hearts a-fluttering, but in fewer than five seconds the hosts' playmaker falls to the turf and Rangers recover their position.

The match is under way.

The players have sprinted out the tunnel as if being chased by a tiger. I get the sense they are up for this match! The Dark Blues are in dark blue, the Light Blues are in white tops and red shorts.

BBC Scotland football pundit Steven Thompson on Kane Hemmings and Greg Stewart's absence: "They are not irreplaceable... well, maybe Stewart is."

Dundee manager Paul Hartley: "We just get on with it. Players come and go at clubs. I've got a good group of players there. We didn't have Kane Hemmings and Greg Stewart last week and we won. We have two or three weeks until the window closes. I'm sure there will be some movement. Rangers have got a strong squad, we have worked all week on how we can combat their strengths and exploit their weaknesses."

After the match at Dens, we have Aberdeen v Hearts, Hamilton v Kilmarnock, Inverness v Ross County and Motherwell v St Johnstone.

Kilmarnock have taken midfielder George Green on a six-month loan deal from Burnley.

Green, 20, may be involved in today's visit to Hamilton in the Scottish Premiership, subject to international clearance.

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We have 15 minutes to go until kick-off at Dens Park.