Dexter Lembikisa does well to win a corner.

In it comes from Alex Cochrane, who finds Stephen Kingsley just yards out.

He's got to score but heads wide. Big chance, that.

Steven Naismith does his best ball-boy impression.

He wants his team to keep the tempo high.

Nippy play through the Dundee half from Hearts ends with Kenneth Vargas drilling into the hands of Trevor Carson.

Good play.

Dundee's game plan looks to be working so far.

Yes, they're happy to sit off. But they look dangerous on the break.

A deep Alex Cochrane free-kick is inviting but no-one gets there and Trevor Carson lets it run behind.

Hearts head away a Dundee corner and it comes back in.

It eventually drops to Jordan McGhee, whose close-range shot is blocked.

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Former Hearts midfielder on Sportsound

Lyall Cameron should have done a lot better there. He had loads of space to find and he wasn't under any pressure.

That was a wee warning for Hearts there.

Oh, Dundee turn the ball over and they're almost in.

Lyall Cameron's clipped pass almost reaches Amadou Bakayoko but Zander Clark gets there.

Dundee doing a bit of standing off as Hearts dominate early possession.

Not sure the visitors have had a touch yet.

Away we go.

The Premiership is officially back.

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The teams are emerging from the Tynecastle tunnel.

Decent crowd all things considered.

Brian McLauchlin
BBC Scotland at Tynecastle

The rain and wind is now blowing across the Tynecastle pitch and will ensure tricky conditions will be the order of the day for both sets of players.

This is a massive match for Hearts in terms of where they want to be come the end of May. Three points tonight would take them to within seven of Rangers but the game is just as important for Dundee.

Should the Dens Park side secure another win it would move them level on points with Hibernian in sixth spot.

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• Hearts have lost each of their last two Premiership matches against Dundee and not since March 1999 have they lost three consecutive top-flight matches against the Dee (run of four).

• After failing to win on any of their five top-flight visits to Hearts between 2013 and 2017 (D1 L4), Dundee are since unbeaten on each of their last three away days to Tynecastle (W2 D1).

• Hearts are currently on a five-match unbeaten streak in the Premiership (W4 D1), the longest current such run in the division.

• Only Celtic and Rangers have lost fewer away league matches in the Premiership this season than Dundee, with the Dark Blues losing on just three of their nine trips away from home (W2 D4).

• Since Steven Naismith was appointed as Hearts manager on a permanent basis (7 June 2023), only Celtic (17) and Rangers (15) have won more Premiership matches than Hearts (11).

Dundee's Scottish Cup hopes were ended by two quickfire Kilmarnock goals on Saturday.

Shortly before that, Hearts had just about squeezed past fourth-tier Spartans.

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Dundee boss Tony Docherty tells BBC Sportsound: "We want to try and reward the fans with a good performance and a good result.

"Hearts are a very good team, they're not third for no reason, we'll have to do well in and out of possession."

On Burnley partnership: "It's another reason why I came here. It's a very progressive football club. Everything is taking shape.

It ain't all about the top flight tonight.

The Championship's bottom two go head-to-head at Somerset Park as Ayr welcome Arbroath.

Scott Brown has just been announced as Ayr boss. He will surely be in the stand tonight.

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Former Dundee striker on Sportsound

If he's fit, Lawrence Shankland starts every day of the week.

What he contributes is second to none. He's probably more important to Hearts than any other player in the league is to their team.

Hearts boss Steven Naismith tells BBC Sportsound: "Both teams will need to deal with the conditions. We want to be on the front foot and attack more than we're defending.

On Zander Clark: "Zander's took his game to another level. He deserves to start. We've got two good goalies, it's good competition.

On Lawrence Shankland: "He got through training yesterday and he feels alright."

Naismith adds there's no update on the potential arrival of Charlton midfielder Scott Fraser.

Hearts can give themselves a right cushion in third spot with a win tonight.

They're currently five points clear of Kilmarnock, who have played a game more.

A win this evening will of course extend that to eight, but Dundee have hopes of closing the gap on the top six.

They have a few games to catch up on. The opportunity is there.

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