Fresh Dundee downpour puts Rangers on yellow weather alert as Sean Batty and Co fear worst

Dundee's clash with Rangers at Dens Park on Wednesday night has been cast under another shadow, with a yellow weather warning now in place across the city.

Large parts of the north east of Scotland have been ravaged with heavy rain in the last week, and it is showing no signs of subsiding as we approach Wednesday night's potentially decisive fixture in the Premiership title race. On Monday night, Record Sport told you Dens Park bosses have drawn up contingency plans in the event that the surface is not in a suitable condition to play on.

These proposals include requesting that the game is pushed back by 24 hours and in a 'worst case scenario' that the fixture is held behind closed doors at a neutral venue. It comes just days after Dundee's match with Motherwell at Dens Park did go ahead, despite concerns that the Dens Park pitch would not be able to hold up because of the conditions.

Steelmen boss Stuart Kettlewell was left furious by the state of the surface and the dangers it posed to his players, despite a dramatic injury time winner from Moses Ebiyeye handing his side a 3-2 victory. But on Monday Dundee boss Tony Docherty insisted he feels their patched up surface will be given the green light for the visit of Philippe Clement's Light Blues.

But meteorologists at the Met Office and TV weather stars such as Sean Batty have forecasted more wet woe on Tayside. It’s hammering down in the City of Discovery right now – with no signs of a let-up.

Sunday's epic 3-3 draw with Celtic at Ibrox has left Rangers trailing their city rivals by a point at the top of the Premiership, but victory in their game in hand in Tayside will see the Belgian's side return to the summit ahead of the final round of fixtures before the league