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Listen to live commentary on Sportsound Lawrence bursts through to give Rangers early opener Goodwin withdraws Holt and changes shape just after half hour Promoted Utd currently third, one place above Rangers First meeting of sides since April 2023 Nick Mc Pheat Dundee Utd 0-1 Rangers The corner is either headed or punched away and that man Kristijan Trapanovski is there again. This time he drills into the turf and wide. Dundee Utd 0-1 Rangers Ooft, that's as close as United have come. Kristijan Trapanovski bends one, it takes a nick, then just flashes past the far post. So, so close. Dundee United 0-1 Rangers Steven Thompson Former Dundee United and Rangers on BBC Sportsound It hasn’t been fluid, although United are looking much

improved from the first half. Dundee Utd 0-1 Rangers United have gained a wee bit of momentum and lump a long throw into the box. Nope, cleared. Will Ferry then launches one straight out with his weaker foot. Dundee Utd 0-1 Rangers No match officials were harmed in the making of this image. Dundee Utd 0-1 Rangers David Babunksi leads the United attack but sees a shot from the edge of the box blocked when he perhaps should have found a pass. Dundee Utd 0-1 Rangers Ball breaks nicely for Tom Lawrence who strikes from about 20 yards, but it's straight at keeper Jack Walton. They've started this half well, Rangers. Dundee Utd 0-1 Rangers Lovely one-touch play gets Rangers up the pitch in a flash, but it all breaks down in the United box. Encouraging stuff, though. Dundee Utd 0-1 Rangers Kris Boyd Former Rangers striker on Sky Sports When you pay that kind of money, you expect him to play and I was surprised he didn't start. They will expect Bajrami to get on the ball and make things happen. Dundee Utd 0-1 Rangers Changes for both sides at the break. Nedim Bajrami is on for his Rangers debut, replacing Oscar Cortes. And Emmanuel Adegboyega, who was booked in the first half, is off for United's Vicko Sevelj. HT: Dundee United 0-1 Rangers Billy Dodds Former Dundee United and Rangers striker on BBC Sportsound I think United will be happy to have gone in at one-nil

because they’re right in this game when they could have been out of sight. If they can create something early and put Rangers on the back foot, get an equaliser, anything can happen after that. Dundee United have failed to score a first-half goal in four of their five games, only Hearts (five) have failed to score more often in the Premiership this season. HT: Dundee Utd 0-1 Rangers United striker Jort van der Sande has had as many touches in his own box as he's managed in the Rangers area - two in each one. The home side need to get him more involved. Not a great stat for United fans, so look away now. .. Today's match is the 30th of

the new Premiership season, no team has come from behind to win a game yet. HT: Dundee United 0-1 Rangers Steven Thompson Former Dundee United and Rangers striker on BBC Sportsound In that spell when they were really on top at the beginning

of the game, Rangers really needed that second goal. United can see a way into the game, but they

haven’t really done anything to trouble the goal yet. Rangers have let their dominance slip in this, but they deserve their lead through Tom Lawrence's tidy wee finish. United are still in this, but they need to step it up. Dundee Utd 0-1 Rangers Billy Dodds Former Rangers striker on BBC Sportsound It's one of those chances where Dessers takes his time again, and when he takes his time he gets into trouble. Dundee Utd 0-1 Rangers Jack Walton needs to stand his ground and react to deny Cyriel Dessers, but he should shot much earlier. By delaying he just made the angle tighter. Dundee Utd 0-1 Rangers Hearts-in-mouth stuff for Rangers there as a James Tavernier pass back looks short, but they manage to deal with it in the end after a dodgy Jack Butland clearance. Dundee Utd 0-1 Rangers Two minutes added at the end of this first half. Match report to appear here. Last Updated 15th September 2024 at 12: 51 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Jim Goodwin Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1 Manager: Philippe Clement Formation: 4 - 3 - 3 Premiership All competitions All competitions All competitions Dundee United have won three of their last six meetings at home with Rangers in all competitions (D1 L2), after winning only one of their previous nine against the Gers at Tannadice (D3 L5). Rangers have won each of their last four Scottish Premiership games against Dundee United, last winning five league games in a row versus the Tangerines between September 2001 and December 2003 (8 in a row). Dundee United have won both of their last two league games; the last newly promoted club to win three in a row in the Scottish Premiership were Hearts in January 2022. Rangers have only won one of their last seven away league games (D3 L3). This is their fewest wins over a run of seven away league outings under a single manager (Philippe Clement) since September 2016 under Mark Warburton (also 1 in 7). The average expected goals of Rangers non-penalty shots in the Scottish Premiership this season is 0. 148, the highest of any side, while Dundee United’s average of 0. 124 x G/non-pen shot is third-highest. © 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.