Dundee vs Dundee United LIVE score and goal updates from the Premiership clash at Dens Park

It's always close when Dundee and Dundee United meet - about 300 metres in fact.

Tonight sees Tam Courts ' side cross the road to take on their city rivals in one of the highlights of the Premiership calendar.

The Tayside derby is always big but this one feels particularly huge for two sides who are in miserable form.

Hosts Dundee are in 11th place and marooned four points from safety, albeit with a game in hand on Ross County in 10th.

James McPake's side haven't won a Premiership game in two months, taking just one point from their last seven.

Not that their city rivals are faring much better, despite the 11 point gap between the two sides.

United have won once since beating Aberdeen on November 20 and have picked up the same number of points in their last 10 as their relegation-troubled rivals.

That means it's a huge game for both sides at Dens Park, with both managers not far away from feeling the heat territory.

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Ahead of their trip to Celtic Park on Saturday, few people would have given Dundee United much chance of keeping the scoreline respectable in Glasgow.

However, the Terrors went within minutes of taking points off their hosts, who still found a late winner despite being reduced to 10 men.

Tam Courts will be wanting to see a similar performance from his players tonight.

A victory could potentially propel his side into the top six, depending on Aberdeen's scoreline against Ross County in Dingwall and how Hibernian fare in the Edinburgh derby at Easter Road.

Dundee will have Zak Rudden in their squad for tonight's Tayside derby after the striker pushed for an early move from Partick Thistle.

Rudden signed a pre-contract deal with James McPake’s side earlier this