Dundee vs Rangers LIVE team news and build-up ahead of huge Dens clash

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.

Finally Dundee will host Rangers at Dens Park a MONTH after the first attempt failed and a week after the rearranged fixture also fell victim to the weather.

The much-maligned Dark Blues surface has been so dodgy this season that this game was even set to move to St Johnstone's McDiarmid Park if it had failed again tonight.

But thankfully it won't come to that and we have the final Scottish Premiership pre-split game taking place on Tayside. And what a game we have in store.

Philippe Clement's men came a cropper in a Highland horror show on Sunday as they went down to Ross County in Dingwall.

It means the Light Blues trail rivals Celtic by four points with this their game in hand. A win is a must but Tony Docherty's men are chasing a place in Europe.

Who will come out on top? Follow every kick right here in our LIVE blog.

And here’s how Dundee will shape up for this 8pm kick-off.

Dundee XI: McCracken, Dodgson, Shaughnessy (c), McGhee, Tiffoney, Bakayoko, Cameron, Lamie, McCowan, Boateng, Sylla.

Subs: Carson, Astley, Main, Mulligan, Robertson, Donnelly, Mellon, Portales, Costelloe

The team lines are in and here's how Rangers will line up for tonight's clash.

Rangers XI: Butland, Tavernier (c), Goldson, Souttar, Sterling, Lundstram, Lawrence, Cantwell, Silva, Sima, Roofe.

Subs: McCrorie, Dessers, Matondo, Dowell, Davies, Barisic, King, Raskin, McCausland.

The Dens Park pitch still has its bare patches in places, but it's night and day compared to last week when it resembled more of a Tough Mudder course (other extreme assault courses are available, I'm reliably informed).

Add in the weather conditions this evening - to paraphrase Bob Marley - the sun is shining, the