Dundee United welcome Rangers for a clash at Tannadice. The visitors return to Scottish Premiership action after suffering a 3-0 defeat in the first Old Firm of the season.
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00:00in that yellow card incident that's been taken off and he's been replaced by one of the 13 new
00:06arrivals this summer the Croatian Vicko Sebelge and Rangers giving a debut to the Albanian
00:14international Nedim Bayrami and he has a chance to show what he can do here there might be a delay
00:24to the start of the second half because of the amount of smoke here
00:31Rangers fans were denied the chance to put a tipo up today and
00:39showing their feelings seemingly just cover the pitch full of smoke then
00:47yeah you can't really see that end of the field at the moment
00:53well i can't hopefully the players can't either
00:59there will be a wait for the start of the second half
01:14so Bayrami on for his Rangers debut
01:16and he certainly has a bit of everything including goals
01:25and Sebelge on before Adaboiga and of course Dundee United made that change
01:30in the first half when Kevin Holt was replaced by Ross Docherty
01:35we're good to go now just about
01:50although uh Greg Aitken on VAR reckons another 30 seconds might suffice so that we can all see
01:59what's going on you'd like to think the man in the middle would would decide that the guy that's
02:04actually in the pitch a new one for VAR
02:16here we go then Dundee United have offered little in an attacking sense Rangers made
02:23a really good start and got their goal but haven't been able to add to it
02:28although they perhaps should have done at the end of the half through Cyril Dessas
02:32i have no doubt they should have done and i think it's important you know Dundee United
02:37zero xg i don't put too much on that but you can't really hide from it
02:42i'm not offered enough going forward lovely flicks there from Lawrence Dessas and
02:46Bayrami here's Diamande now but he hasn't been able to set up Dalwall but the build-up play was
02:53pretty decent yeah it was excellent he's just about to say Rangers need to go off to the start
02:58like they did in the first half and this is excellent football and i think when it comes
03:02to Diamande i think Dalwall expects him to hit the shot now he's saying he wants it to feet
03:06but Ross Dawkett gets over and just shuts that pass off which means he can't play
03:10on his feet and he has to then change his run
03:17so far
03:25eight points one more than Rangers
03:29so
03:40today who uh put in six crosses early on that was it as far as his crosses were concerned
03:49in the first half he had a lot of freedom particularly early in the game changed a
03:55little bit and then the United changed that back four and Cortez was then coming to the
04:00floor James Tavernier with a few crosses in as well proper
04:10nearly got caught there by Stevenson
04:14safety staying in control
04:21staying calm
04:26Soutar
04:32Tavernier is advanced
04:36early ball in from Tavernier cleared by Graham broken kindly to Lawrence straight at Walton
04:48comfortable enough for Jack Walton
04:51Lawrence just goes with his side foot it's good pressure again to win the ball back
04:55put the United under pressure around their own box straight at Walton
05:02so
05:22just about kept hold of that
05:32so
05:45well been proper for John Soutar
05:50just says let that one go
05:54and Dundee United hoping to capitalize
05:56but here he is again
06:10Sybil
06:14Sybil with the switch to Babunski
06:16Jeff Tee in the way though and he'll get a free kick as Stevenson dodges into him
06:21that was a good point a break from Dundee United comes from a
06:26slick touch I'm sorry Odessa's coming deep to try and link the play
06:31it's a good block I think it's John Soutar in the end that gets down the face of the shot and blocks it
06:39Clement appointed 11 months ago today
06:45an early trophy came his way
06:46a few more of those
06:56Sybil pressing typically Soutar strides out
07:02Diamande
07:13does really well Soutar stepping out
07:16finding Diamande Babunski just stops and knows exactly what's happening
07:24phone shuddering collision with Babunski
07:37Jeff Tee still holding the knee there he just gets a knee in the back of his knee
07:42there you go he's fine
08:02Franklin Gallagher into Sybil
08:05this is going to be a free kick caught by Dropper
08:25Dundee United in action again on Friday night at Motherwell in the League Cup and
08:30Rangers return to Ibrox the next day
08:33when they face Dundee in that competition
08:41so far so good for Jim Goodwin back in the top flights couldn't prevent relegation when he
08:48arrived a couple of seasons ago but did what was asked of him in the championship
08:53yeah he did and made some big decisions to make big calls over the summer whether he tried to
09:03show a bit of faith to the majority of the players that got in that promotion
09:08he made some tough calls made some good signings as well there's been a great start to the season
09:13although a bit I think disappointed that the fact that they haven't been able to really stamp
09:20I thought it in this game he looked a bit disappointed he didn't get that throw in either
09:32Jeff Tee's throw intercepted by Sybil
09:36the driver
09:46kept in by Stevenson kept going by Sir Elge and Soutar is going to run that out
10:06so
10:17an awkward situation
10:26Goodwin ordering Ross Graham to go for a long throw here Declan Gallagher will
10:32move up to try and get on the receiving end
10:36as Tom Lawrence is keeping an eye on him
10:45here it comes from Ross Graham
10:49Gallagher doesn't get near it
10:58send that one out for a Rangers throw
11:00yeah it didn't quite work did it the long throw I don't know if it was a great angle especially
11:06you know for Dundee to go and attack Rangers can step back and go and attack it and pick up
11:10that set and go in the counter attack you've got two central defenders one taking the throw and
11:14one in the box trying to compete for the header Oscar Cortez well they got a half out of him
11:21he did play 60 minutes in a friendly during the international break against
11:26Motherwell but they have to manage his minutes on his return from injury after missing six games
11:36Dowell important interception from Graham
11:42guesses might have been in
11:46although who knows what might have happened then
11:47but once he very
11:58Trapanovsky looking to get into a position to shoot
12:02and it wasn't far away it took a little nick on the way it's going to be a corner
12:07yeah that's a good pause for Graham when Trapanovsky actually good pause to play from
12:11Dundee United in general he's all cut he could have forced that deflection on it
12:17and then that happens it can go anywhere the deflection has actually helped his shot because
12:22he was going way wide how much more luck do you want could have been going out for a throw in that one
12:34Will Ferry will take this corner
12:39Dundee United's first corner comes after their first attempt long goal
12:47Declan Gallagher and Tom Lawrence will be summoned to Don Robertson
13:07Lawrence and Gallagher glued together
13:12it's Will Ferry to float it in and Buckland gets a punch on it
13:17oh slammed wide by Trapanovsky
13:23yeah there's a few options at the edge of the box Trapanovsky
13:26that are looking for the ball but the only thing I would say is he has to come all the way around
13:31it to get the shot off and the tendency then is to just drag it the way he does
13:46so
13:55James Tavernier will take this throw
14:02just as goes to ground there didn't look to be much in that but he has stayed down
14:08back on his feet
14:20he was not happy with it so maybe there was more than
14:24the looks and the yellow card has actually been shown to Ross Graham
14:30so
14:37I mean I don't know if he sticks a knee into the back of the pressers there but
14:44is it just me or did it take forever for him to actually decide whether that was a foul or not
14:50Tavernier hoisting it to Diamande nice take that's a nice backflip
15:01but Tavernier is coming back for more than the united fans wanted a free kick
15:07hooked away by Gallagher before Descas could get to it
15:11so
15:19fiery atmosphere at tenor dice
15:33so
15:41baron
15:47Suta Tavernier central
15:50hey
15:57Lawrence let's it go for Diamande
16:04Desas couldn't keep that going
16:20Tavernier will carry to Jack Walton
16:33approaching the hour mark and Rangers lead remains a slender one
16:40so
16:45Will Ferry
16:52he's not giving up on this yet but Bumsky
16:58Chopinowski now and there are plenty of options in the box if he can pick one out but he can't
17:09here in Dalmaking only his third premiership start of 2024
17:20that's the free kick
17:22so
17:32what a runner was from Ferry on that left-hand side
17:36and he's the one that goes in makes the tackle on Keiran Dowell there
17:51so
18:10on we go with Chopinowski and Kieran Dowell with a vital interception
18:16get your shot away it's a great switch of play Van der Sande there just colliding with
18:24John Suter which allows the ball to get through to Chopinowski just hit it he's trying to be clever
18:32allowing recovery Kieran Dowell to get back in there's a great switch of play
18:37and the United fans hoping and praying something might happen here
18:49it's Babunski but that looks like it's heading out he's much better than that normally
18:58so
19:03certainly uh took part in a
19:07hefty recruitment process during the summer 13 signings in all
19:13foreign
19:29then a long throw coming on from Ross Graham
19:43Hamza Ikemane is coming on for Rangers
19:47soon Graham's big throw eventually cleared by Tavernier
19:58Will Ferry, Chopinowski
20:02Hamza Ikemane forcing Docherty back but Docherty recovered the situation and will get the free kick
20:16big free kick ping towards Declan Gallagher who helps it on Van der Sande
20:24offside anyway in the end
20:26and Rangers can make this change next break of play Hamza Ikemane the Moroccan striker who made
20:39his debut when he came on at Celtic Park of course Danilo is injured again so he might get a
20:45good few chances over the next few weeks to show what he's about
20:56oh
21:15yeah he should have had a great chance late in the first half and great little layoff
21:22Tom Lawrence for the goal as well I think the Marines have tried to build it in this second
21:26half his link-up plays let him down Ikemane looked bright and sharp when he came on against Celtic
21:34interesting to see what he brings to this side
21:44oh he's got a longer chunk of this game in which to impress and he gets an early touch
21:51Byrami takes over Lawrence takes over trying to bundle his way through again
21:57oh look for all the world man that was headed with a top corner too
22:01yeah pretty similar to the goal that he scores when he gets a little bit of luck
22:06and when it just opens up it's just such really nice from his standpoint
22:11trying to be too precise maybe going straight for that top corner he's really unlucky
22:2125 minutes remain
22:42and the United hoping their best is yet to come
22:46Stevenson
22:54Graham will ferry
22:59early ball in steered away by Soutar
23:15so
23:28civil
23:33Lucas Stevenson back for Sybil Connor Byram
23:36and sliding in
23:40sort of challenge appreciated by the Rangers fans who are all the way down this near side of
23:47kind of nice and at one end five thousand plus here today
23:56and they know what's coming next
24:05so
24:27the ferry will take this and he's one of many who've
24:30made a major contribution to the cause for Dundee United
24:43will ferry making the signals but we've taken clear the first man Connor Byram
24:53that's another long throw
24:55more success with a long throw than the corners
25:08same towards Gallagher and Lawrence once again and it's met by Soutar once again
25:14Stevenson Ross Graham's cross
25:24from Doherty did not work out in Dundee United's favor
25:27Byrami now a good challenge and it needed to be from Lucas Stevenson
25:32now had to be perfect and it was
25:45Rangers are about to make another change which will see the arrival of Dijon Sterling shortly
25:54so
26:06now I think you can see that's been a much improved performance this second half for
26:12Dundee United and you can see that there Trofinovsky's cross
26:17still yet to test Jack Butland they have grown into the game and they have looked
26:23a little bit better they still really haven't looked like finding that goal that will draw
26:28themselves level Dijon Sterling will replace Kieran Dowell imminently long throw time once more
26:40there it goes from Ross Graham Jack Butland's having that all day long
26:47he's also having the throw here for Byrami as Rangers look to surge forward
26:53Jeff Tate links up crosses in towards Diamande but he had a bit of work to do
27:06it's the right idea eventually from Jeff Tate but I think Byrami is the one if he can spot
27:12Diamande making the run down the right hand side then he's in that becomes difficult when it comes
27:18to Jeff Tate because he has to put so much on it has to be perfect to land at the feet of
27:23Mohamed Diamande to the final 20 minutes it's certainly not a comfortable score line yet for
27:31Philippe Clément no it hasn't been Dundee United you can see they're growing in confidence but again
27:38you know yet yet to really test or test Jack Butland but you know the longer it goes one nil
27:45you might just get that slice of fortune trapping off because we've seen with the shot
27:49almost the flex in at the the far post you'd like it certainly Rangers would
27:54like it to be a bit more comfortable for them Stevenson
28:08leaving yeah come back off him come back off Stevenson then and back off Jeff Tate
28:18I haven't really been able to pose a threat from the wide free kicks or corner kicks or long throws
28:24it's probably disappointing Jim Goodwin although he would have Kevin Holt in there
28:29he would have Adebayo Boyega as well he has got Ross Graham in there two goals in the last
28:37three games
28:41waiting to pounce again it's a better corner from Will Ferry
28:45and it ends up just wide by Ross Graham genius almost genius from you it's a great leap and
28:53because he's having to step back the way he goes into early he's having to generate everything on it
28:58almost see it glancing into that far post but a much better delivery
29:02a one that they can go and attack
29:05there's a double change for Rangers Nico Raskin will replace Mohamed Diamande
29:11and as we said Dijon Sterling will come on for Kieran Dowell
29:21came on a little short of wide players today with
29:24Robbie Matondo injured and Baslav Chirny ill a rare start for Dowell comes to an end
29:31yeah and the way that Philippe Clement works is he does try and you know make sure his players
29:37aren't going past the levels where maybe looking at picking up injuries so it's no surprise to
29:42see Dowell come off Sterling we've seen him play in that position before and Nico Raskin
29:49certainly not played as much as he would like over the last year or so
29:53talking of which there's Tavernier getting a free kick which it's not it shows you how
29:59versatile he is it's it's not necessarily a bad thing
30:03almost every position apart from the one everybody thought he was brought in for
30:09talking of which there's Tavernier getting a free kick
30:12which it's not it shows you how versatile he is it's it's not necessarily a bad thing
30:33for a foot floating that one towards Igemane who's taking it really well he's got support
30:39here from Lawrence if he can find him it's Tom Lawrence again big save from Walton
30:44to keep Dundee United in it I'll tell you what it's outstanding from Igemane the first touch
30:50is magnificent he gets his head up the way to pass is perfect it's a really good save from Jack Wolwan
31:03um
31:27that's what Marin just found what to see from their new Moroccan striker
31:32Lawrence,
31:34Tavenier.
31:37It's not what they want to see.
31:38No, it's not.
31:39But, again, Igamani, first touch, strength.
31:42Look at this touch here.
31:43He knows exactly what he's doing.
31:45It's a magnificent first touch.
31:47He gets his head up, he doesn't get too excited.
31:49Perfect way to pass.
31:51Tom Lawrence,
31:53I think he,
31:54not much else he can do, maybe go for power.
31:57It's a really good save, but
31:59it all comes down to Igamani.
32:01The awareness to get turned on his first touch.
32:04And then, just after it,
32:05great first touch, great strength.
32:07Again, great composure.
32:08Do not get overexcited and look for that shot.
32:11He finds a pass.
32:13Sterling is going to get a yellow card,
32:15having left a bit on Roskram.
32:28Seventh player to be booked.
32:32Tom Deunitey,
32:33they're going to make a double change shortly
32:36with Louis Moult,
32:37who has scored a few goals against Rangers in the past.
32:40Coming on, along with Sam Dolby,
32:42who's on loan from Wrexham.
32:51We've not seen the best of Papunsky today.
32:54He's about to be replaced,
32:56and so is Van der Sander.
32:58And so is Van der Sander.
33:29Tom Deunitey will make those changes now.
33:35Sam Dolby and Louis Moult.
33:38Four goals in six games against Rangers for Moult.
33:43They're in number nine.
33:45Replaces Van der Sander.
33:4920 goals last season,
33:50and now they're in number nine.
33:52Papunsky makes way for Sam Dolby,
33:55who was Wrexham's Young Player of the Year
33:57a couple of seasons ago
33:58on their journey back into the football league.
34:02Yeah, Louis Moult.
34:03Baggs' experience.
34:05Good season last season.
34:07A little bit disappointed.
34:08He's not the main striker.
34:10He's not the number one striker.
34:12He's not the number one striker.
34:14He's not the number one striker.
34:16He's not the number one striker.
34:18He's not the number one striker.
34:20He's not the number one striker.
34:21He's not the main striker so far this season,
34:23but a great option to be bringing off the bench.
34:25He'll be desperate to go and find that breakthrough
34:28for Deunitey.
34:32Lawrence.
34:34Igemane.
34:35Chasing, but it's a follow-on chase.
34:40Yeah.
34:41I mean, it certainly looks like
34:44it has a player in there.
34:45I don't know if I needed the slide to keep it in.
34:47I thought maybe I kept it.
34:50And by just running towards the ball,
34:52but certainly had an impact throughout this game,
34:54which is a good touch away on this string.
35:01Moult.
35:04Stevenson.
35:07Snells.
35:10Sebald.
35:12Properly surrounded.
35:14One back by Docherty, though.
35:16Skirted the challenge from Propper.
35:19Sebald.
35:21Docherty.
35:22Away by Conor Barron.
35:24And he found Tom Lawrence.
35:33Gingham wins Dundee United hoping to save their day.
35:37Rangers hoping to avoid a tense finale,
35:40but it might be just like that.
35:44Yeah, it looks like it.
35:45It looks like it's going to be
35:47Michigan find the breakthrough.
35:49Not the breakthrough, but certainly add to the advantage.
35:53Digamane.
35:55He looks bright.
35:56He looks busy.
35:59And Byrami's effort took a deflection.
36:03Tavernier pops it back in.
36:11Rangers having a go now.
36:12Byrami.
36:15Barron.
36:17Sebald.
36:18Sebald.
36:20Sebald.
36:40Hotland did manage to pick up.
36:42card it's going to come out again here for yesterday
36:55ah so that the height there i'm not so sure they know so much about dr stevenson being outside them
37:06make that eight yellow cars now and they are level on that front
37:09for a piece dundee united would love to be level on goals too
37:14philip come on telling the referee that the foot wasn't that high but
37:18that was high enough whether it was intentional or not which i don't think it was it was high enough
37:25so
37:38there'll be a massive disappointment for for jim goodwin the lack of quality of balls when they've
37:43had it whether it be you know a wide free kick i know that one's a deep one long throw in haven't
37:49really been able to find that delivery apart from maybe the ross graham one but again he's
37:55you know stretching to go on the end of it
38:01dockery
38:04it's done all right there ross dockery ferry trapanovsky
38:13wins it back and suitor is the beneficiary
38:16by rami
38:20joined by jeffy
38:29so they're in each other's way and they've gifted
38:33yeah we'd rather that than both of them leaving it to each other
38:38not ideal you can understand the other days but just to get that clearance in
38:48tavernier will take this
38:51and just first corner of the second half
38:54off
39:08it wasn't we've got a great view of it to know that it was never creeping in that near force but
39:14and again you know fairly run he's not the tallest he's certainly willing to go and
39:22you know use his body and hold the ball up and go and attack the ball when it's in there
39:35jeff day hopped on by by rami took a sore one in the process
39:44yeah and he's i think he's hit helps you a little bit there as well
39:53very inbuilt dolby in comes the cross with five butland dockery
40:04high as it was
40:26well when we finish here it's there's a matter of something versus arsenal in the north london derby
40:32and there's more action later on as walls hosts newcastle
40:43sybil
40:46dolby onto this
40:49trapanovsky
40:53trapanovsky's cross away by proper
40:58from lawrence bossing that
41:02he came on a not fooling gallagher
41:14come on side holding on to the early given to them by tom lawrence
41:25and they would have liked to have been more secure they probably could have been
41:29but it hasn't happened yet tavernier though
41:40tavernier making the run but he's not getting to that
41:58some good wins dundee united still in with a shout and this has fallen for louis malt
42:05he's forced a little wider far too wider as it turned out and
42:12in fact the flag might have been up anyway yeah well not away tonight i think he needs
42:19getting shot away but in any case it would have probably been ruled out
42:28bundan has just been a little slow sometimes and of course he is only
42:32a yellow card in these closing stages i think you'd get a warning maybe more than one
42:40before that second yellow comes out
42:41for the closing minutes he'll be coming on for james tavernier
42:59civil latching onto this tavernier sterling
43:12he was on loan at rapid vienna
43:21last season where he mostly played a right back but he can play center half two
43:31and we think he is going to replace the rangers captain
43:42so
43:57ross graham will ferry doherty doldy physical presence very
44:07so velge has stevenson ahead
44:16the strikers are in the box but that's carrying straight to
44:19butland who took a bit of a knock from dolby
44:25it's a dangerous delivery and look at stevenson it's one that i don't mind at all because it's
44:33jack butler can't react until he knows it's past every player
44:37sometimes you see those kicking into the back post it's just well defended by rangers they
44:41hold a good line they don't know how the runners they'll be coming in and leaving a little bit on
44:44jack butland who i'm pretty sure would have been happy to take a little bit of time to
44:49waste a little bit more time
44:55sit up and to uh time that right and dick he's been uh strong today 50 lawrence
45:08tavernier
45:08now
45:30lawrence stirring away to the right
45:39oh lawrence
45:43good news for rangers fans is we think there are only going to be three minutes added on
45:51gone are the days we used to get nine and ten not so long ago is that good i buy
45:57uh
46:10certainly made an impact i think he's looked bright good touch and awareness
46:17and for someone that when they come into the club wasn't even ready or up to the level for
46:21training then you expect that they will get only improved a good option up in that
46:27sort of forward role toby helps it on to louis mott
46:38savels now by rami makes sure of a goal kick and that's priceless at this point with the
46:4690 minutes almost up and three extra minutes about to be added on
46:53jim goodwin's team staring at their first defeat of this premiership season
47:02have their only defeat was in their opening league cup group match
47:06against forklift may beat everyone yeah start this season very well
47:19almost there nearly but not quite
47:24suitor wins that again flip five by rami
47:28igamani
47:47will there be a sting in the tail
47:52from unbeaten under united
47:54tavernier who was about to be replaced by cass and we're home but they seem to have changed their
48:00mind on that one
48:04would have been a bit of a strange one perhaps at this point
48:08butland
48:11well he almost ended up in the net courtesy of stevenson hey remember when you used to be able
48:16courtesy of stevenson hey remember when you used to be able to do that
48:21she's pushing the call into the net
48:30big high kick from butland
48:35trapanoski gave it away to raskam
48:37just when the rangers needed to hold on to the ball and he's
48:46delayed the restart there so it's going to be another yellow card in this game for
48:50raskam now i think don robertson watched the bournemouth game last night
48:5510 yellow cards including the rangers manager now here's by rami
49:06swerving ferry by rami's cross away by savels but only to igamani
49:15only a minute to go he's heading to the corner and it is a ranger's throat
49:25oh
49:38slithered across the line
49:44and dundee united offer one final chance in this game
49:49he's too far behind that game yesterday he's got no chance of catching up
50:03you'll be getting a yellow suit
50:06he's still a book his assistant for that tackle in the first half as well
50:11so
50:31back on his feet only three minutes are up
50:34oh dundee united's need could not be more urgent now as they look to get it in the box
50:44tavernier leaves it for butland to clear and rangers have won it and sometimes you just need
50:51a one nil win on the road especially when you've had a fortnight to skew over another old firm
50:58defeat tom lawrence strode through the dundee united defense early on rangers weren't able to
51:07add to that but dundee united couldn't find a way to go themselves and lose their unbeaten record
51:13and this is a significant victory for rangers they take a one nil they have a one nil
51:20much to their relief it ends at ten o'clock dundee united nil rangers one