This time it's Nathaniel Atkinson who has a chance for Hearts.

Yutaro Oda takes a smart first touch from the wing to the inside of the pitch before sliding through the defender.

The Australian drags his shot wide of goal when he should be hitting the target at least.

Peter Haring nods a header narrowly wide of the post after the initial Hearts cross took a fortuitous deflection in the box for the midfielder.

The away side have started to grow into the game now and are enjoying a lot more possession than in the opening stages.

Tyrone Smith
BBC Scotland at Dens Park

The Dundee ground staff are out again, trying to sweep the water off the pitch and away from the far side corner flag. That is corner where the water is gathering and the water is running back on to the pitch as the ground staff sweep it off.

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Tensions are rising a little in Livingston. A second yellow card in as many minutes.

Mo Sangare has entered the book for attempting to hook down Graeme Shinnie rather high up his body.

The Dons skipper gets his own back though, mind...

Slobodan Rubezic has received a yellow card 27 minutes into his debut for a dangerous clip on Kurtis Guthrie.

The Livi forward is still down getting treatment.

Not the ideal start for debutant Dons defender.

Lawrence Shankland gathers the ball on the halfway line and spins to set Hearts off on the counterattack.

New St Johnstone defender Sam McClelland is having none of it though and takes him out, picking up a caution for his troubles.

The Hearts striker then gets in between a couple of defenders as he wins a corner and comes away limping.

A glancing Frankie Kent header goes close for the visitors from the resulting corner.

It's been all Dundee in the driving Tayside rain. Luke McCowan is looked tricky on the right and is part of an intricate move that got the Dark Blues into the box - but Lyall Cameron can't find a finish.

Motherwell then have their first chance as Blair Spittal cracks one from distance. It bounces just in front of Jon McCracken and the goalkeeper does well to tip the skidding ball around the post.

Mo Sangare fires one on the half-volley from just outside the area for Livi.

On second look, it's not as close as first thought, but even giving it a mention perhaps indicates how little has gone on here.

Tyrone Smith
BBC Scotland at Dens Park

Dundee are starting to knock the ball around really well on what is a very heavy pitch at Dens Park.

They are knocking it around with some real composure but yet to work the goalkeeper.

Liam Gordon should make it 1-0 to the hosts.

A Graham Carey free-kick from the left-hand side drops on the edge of the six-yard box, but the St Johnstone captain mishits his side-footed effort as it slices wide of the post.

Moments later, Cammy Ballantyne's effort from a similar spot sf well-blocked by Frankie Kent.

A couple of early let-offs for Hearts.

Livi defender Ayo Obileye has a wee tug of Bojan Miovski's shirt in the box, with the North Macedonia striker falling to the ground in search of a penalty.

Referee John Beaton is having none of it though.