McGhee header and strike add to Tiffoney effort, spilled into net by Walton
Impressive Middleton finish brought United back to 2-1 & Trapanovski made it 3-2 after break
But Adegboyega concedes late penalty & Murray nets to seal win
Dundee also had two first-half efforts disallowed for offside by VAR
United now 10 points in front of city rivals
FT: Dundee United 2-4 Dundee
Right, the derby day is over and Rangers and Dundee - the underdogs at the start of play - have both won.
Dundee's hopes of staying in the league have been boosted hugely, while United's chances of Europe took a dent.
There's still plenty of time, though, right?
Enjoy the international break, we'll see you there.
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Dundee manager Tony Docherty tells BBC Sportsound: "We have been hampered with experienced players being injured, but we had experience in there today. You see more of the Mulligans, the Adewumis, the Camerons.
"That's the performance we're capable of. I take a huge amount of pride today, not just in the result. We've won here for the first time in 20 years. There was a lot on that today.
"I saw the players' spirit and mentality. I had confidence and trust in them. We showed that resilience and I could see the players were carrying that."
"It was a performance from a team that displayed absolutely everything. We dug in. That pleases you more sometimes. They'll get the plaudits and they deserve that."
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Dundee United manager Jim Goodwin tells BBC Scotland: "The opening 45 period was completely unaceptable in every department.
"I could have made a whole load of changes at half-time but we gave the players 10 minutes to show a positive reaction and we got that.
"Every mistake that we made in the first half, Dundee capitalised on it. A free header for the first goal, a mistake from Jack Walton [for the second] who has been outstanding all season, Will Ferry runs the ball [for the third]. All of those really avoidable on our part.
"We were second best in that first half. It's unacceptable in a game of this magnitude.
"We haven't been as bad as that all season. It's really out of character. We spoke about not having a repeat performance [of the Cup performance at Dens] and for the life of me, it's so hard to put your finger on why."
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We're still waiting on the managers coming in, but I think this photo of Jim Goodwin sums up how he'll be feeling.
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Image source, SNSSimon Murray ran the length of the pitch to celebrate in front of the East Stand
FT: Dundee United 2-4 Dundee
Dundee, meanwhile, probably needed a win today. The top six is not beyond them mathematically, but they're looking down and not up.
Before the split, they host Rangers and St Mirren before travelling to high-flying Hibs.
Not many opportunities to pick up points there, you'd think.
FT: Dundee United 2-4 Dundee
Two points separate Dundee United from Hibs in third, but seventh-placed Motherwell are just three behind them.
They've got Ross County away, Hearts away, and St Johnstone at home before the split. That seems favourable, on paper.
FT: Dundee United 2-4 Dundee
Cammy Kerr
Former Dundee captain on BBC Radio Scotland
Some game, unbelievable.
Joe Shaughnessy was absolutely brilliant for Dundee. A proper leader.
Dundee United shot themselves in the foot, the way they started. United couldn't clear their lines, they were indecisive.
Jim Goodwin will be hugely disappointed with that one today.
Image source, SNSJoe Shaughnessy had this second-half header for Dundee
FT: Dundee United 2-4 Dundee
Ian McCall
Former Dundee United manager on BBC Radio Scotland
The better team won the game. I don't think 4-2 flatters Dundee.
Jim Goodwin will be very disappointed with how his players performed, especially in that first half.
That must be the moment of the season - Simon Murray can't move, but after taking the penalty he runs 100m in about 10 seconds.
Dundee had all the good players on the day and I don't think United performed.
It's three points for Dundee after a superb win at Tannadice - their first derby victory at Tannadice since 2004.
The match started and ended dramatically with Dundee racing into a 2-0 goal advantage, leading 3-1 at the break and converting an added-time penalty to secure the three points.
And those three points could be invaluable with Dundee now level on points with 10th-placed Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premiership and five points clear of bottom side St Johnstone.
United miss the chance to draw level on points with third-placed Hibernian and remain two points off Aberdeen.
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Simon Murray
He slots it home and Dundee have won it at Tannadice!
Simon Murray has gone all the way down the United end to celebrate, like Emmanuel Adebayor!
He's booked, but he couldn't care a jot.
Dundee United 2-3 Dundee
Simon Murray goes through and Emmanuel Adegboyega shoves him over, cynically.
Off he goes. A straight red. A calamitous end for United.
Dundee will surely end their Tannadice torture!
Dundee United 2-3 Dundee
Ian McCall
Former Dundee United manager on BBC Radio Scotland
He's got to score there. He's got to go across the goalie back towards where the ball came from. The goalie would've had no chance.
Dundee United 2-3 Dundee
A cross from the left picks out Louis Moult from the centre of the goal, but he plants his header straight at Trevor Carson.
That might have been the moment.
Dundee United 2-3 Dundee
The Aussie right-back almost pulled the shirt off Aaron Donnelly, and although advantage goes on, Nick Walsh eventually books Strain.
Time running out for United.
Dundee United 2-3 Dundee
A couple of changes. Dundee United make their final change as Jort van der Sande replaces Vicko Sevelj.
Dundee have also taken Oluwaseun Adewumi off, with Finlay Robertson on for the visitors.
Dundee United 2-3 Dundee
Oluwaseun Adewumi goes down in the box and there's a shout for a penalty, but Nick Walsh isn't interested and I agree with the referee.
Emmanuel Adegboyega is just stronger in that challenge.
Dundee United 2-3 Dundee
Ian McCall
Former Dundee United manager on BBC Radio Scotland
It's just constant pressure.
Dundee on the counter attack still look dangerous without that burst of energy they had. You feel a United goal's coming. Time's running out, though.
Dundee United 2-3 Dundee
The ball drops to Rauri Paton six yards out, but he doesn't have the time to control the ball and his poke towards goal is easily held.
That might have been the chance.
Dundee United 2-3 Dundee
Emmanuel Adegboyega has been on for about two minutes, and he's into the book after clearing out Simon Murray as Dundee try and counter.
I don't think he's actually touched the ball yet.
Jordan McGhee's second strike of the game proved to be the winner
An astonishing first-half display earned Dundee a first derby victory over neighbours Dundee United at Tannadice since 2004 and eased their Scottish Premiership relegation fears.
A bullet header from Jordan McGhee opened the scoring for the visitors and Scott Tiffoney doubled their advantage soon after, as his shot from long range squirmed horribly out of goalkeeper Jack Walton's grasp.
Glenn Middleton's curling left-footed strike halved the deficit for United, but McGhee whipped home his second before half-time to restore Dundee's two-goal cushion as their hapless hosts struggled to contain them.
Dundee could have led by more at the interval - two goals were chalked off for very narrow offside calls and Simon Murray fired inches wide on the turn after United failed to clear a corner.
However, having been comprehensively outplayed in the opening 45 minutes, United brought themselves back into the contest after the break as Kristijan Trapanovski's deflected effort nestled in the net.
Both sides had chances from there. Joe Shaughnessy's header bounced just over for Dundee, while Sam Dalby could not steer his own headed effort on target.
But as United threw on a succession of attackers in search of a leveller, Dundee struck the telling blow late on.
Substitute Emmanuel Adegboyega - by then United's sole defender - was shown a second yellow card for desperately shoving Murray in the box.
The Dundee fan picked himself up to seal the win from the spot before gleefully running the length of the Tannadice pitch to celebrate in front of the United fans.
"That's the performance we're capable of," Docherty said. "I take a huge amount of pride, not just in the result.
"We've won here for the first time in 20 years. There was a lot on that today. I saw the players' spirit and mentality. I had confidence and trust in them.
"It was a performance from a team that displayed absolutely everything."
It is Dundee's first league win since 5 January and their first top-flight victory at Tannadice since a 2-1 triumph under Jim Duffy in August 2004.
Tony Docherty's side move to within one point of Kilmarnock in 10th and are five clear of bottom side St Johnstone.
United, meanwhile, stay fifth, three points ahead of seventh-placed Motherwell with three games left before the split.
Docherty and his players were under serious pressure before the walk down the road to Tannadice.
They were winless in eight league outings and had shipped 24 goals in that time. St Johnstone were narrowing the gap as Dundee slumped.
Those struggles were cast aside for the derby as they raced out of the blocks.
Lyall Cameron found the net after Josh Mulligan's shot was parried by Walton, only for celebrations to be belatedly ended by a VAR intervention for a marginal offside against Oluwaseun Adewumi.
Dundee weren't put off by that disappointment though, McGhee powering a header back across goal after Ziyad Larkeche picked him out with a cross from the left.
The visitors poured forward time and time again and although Walton kept out Cameron's drive, the goalkeeper failed to get behind Tiffoney's shot moments later.
McGhee's finish to make it 3-1 was sublime, weighted to perfection, and only another VAR intervention prevented a fourth - Murray was spotted offside before the ball struck Ross Graham and found the back of the net.
Dundee's attacking excellence in the first half will hearten Docherty, but so too will their second-half resilience.
They weathered a spell of United pressure and it was fitting that Dundee fan Murray sealed the victory in stoppage-time with a cool penalty.
Perform like that until the end of the season and their top-flight status should be safe.
Dundee were superb, yes, but United manager Jim Goodwin will look back on the first-half concessions with dismay.
They looked rushed, panicked and overwhelmed by Dundee's fast start and coughed up possession in dangerous areas an alarming amount.
Walton made an uncharacteristic error for Tiffoney's goal and McGhee was twice left unmarked to score.
Adegboyega's decision to push Murray late on was a daft act, one borne out of his side's desperation to level perhaps, but he will now miss United's trip to Dingwall after the international break.
With the league as tightly packed as it is and only three matches until the split, Goodwin's side will be sweating over their league position.
A difficult visit to Tynecastle follows before they host St Johnstone, with seventh-placed Motherwell just three points back.
Dundee manager Tony Docherty: "We have been hampered with experienced players being injured, but we had experience in there today. You see more of the Mulligans, the Adewumis, the Camerons.
"We dug in. That pleases you more sometimes. They'll get the plaudits and they deserve that."
Dundee United manager Jim Goodwin: "The opening 45 period was completely unacceptable in every department.
"Every mistake that we made in the first half, Dundee capitalised on it. A free header for the first goal, a mistake from Jack Walton who has been outstanding all season, Will Ferry runs the ball [for the third]. All of those really avoidable on our part.
"We haven't been as bad as that all season. It's really out of character. We spoke about not having a repeat performance [of the cup performance at Dens] and for the life of me, it's so hard to put your finger on why."
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 89 | 20 | 69 | 75 |
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| 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 62 | 28 | 34 | 62 |
| |
| 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 45 | 41 | 4 | 44 |
| |
| 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 46 | -8 | 43 |
| |
| 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 38 | 40 | -2 | 41 |
| |
| 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 43 | 40 | 3 | 39 |
| |
| 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 36 | 50 | -14 | 38 |
| |
| 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 37 | 49 | -12 | 35 |
| |
| 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 51 | -20 | 35 |
| |
| 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 48 | -14 | 32 |
| |
| 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 45 | 63 | -18 | 31 |
| |
| 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 32 | 54 | -22 | 26 |
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Manager: Jim Goodwin
Formation: 4 - 4 - 2
Manager: Tony Docherty
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
Manager: Jim Goodwin
Formation: 4 - 4 - 2
Manager: Tony Docherty
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
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Dundee United are unbeaten in their last five Scottish Premiership meetings with Dundee (W2 D3), and are looking to win back-to-back derbies against their rivals in the competition for the first time since January 2015 under Jackie McNamara.
Dundee have only won one of their last 17 away games at Dundee United in the top-flight (D11 L5), and are winless in 10 (D6 L4) since a 2-1 victory in August 2004 under Jim Duffy.
After only losing two of their first 10 home league games of this season (W5 D3), Dundee United have since lost three of their last four on home soil in the Scottish Premiership (W1).
Dundee have lost each of their last three away games in the Scottish Premiership, last losing more in a row within a single season in the competition in January 2022 (5).
Coming into this round of matches, Sam Dalby is the top scorer in the Scottish Premiership this season with 13 goals, which have been worth 12 points to Dundee United, also a league-high total for any player in the division this term.
