LIVE UPDATES: Dundee face Hibs – Murray and Dhanda start for the Dee

LIVE UPDATES: Dundee face Hibs – Murray and Dhanda start for the Dee.

The Dark Blues want to surprise everyone at Easter Road. Dundee are in the capital this afternoon to face Hibs; watch all the action from Easter Road live with Courier Sport.

The Dark Blues enter the game after three consecutive defeats and are now ranked 11th under Steven Pressley. Meanwhile, their hosts hope to maintain their third-place position.

Can Dundee grab a much-needed result?

Follow all of the football action with our Dundee FC journalist George Cran – and share your thoughts at the bottom of this page!

Simon Murray as Dundee face Hibs live
Simon Murray with his hands full at Easter Road – will he be a handful for the Hibs defence? Image: Russell Cheyne/Shutterstock

Simon Murray returns to the Dark Blues’ starting lineup against his previous employers. He hasn’t scored in his last five games, but he did get a late equaliser here last season.

He will be critical for the Dee today.


Change of shape?

1.55pm

That appears to be a Dundee back four; Ryan Astley has not started for the Dark Blues in Premiership season.

In defence, it appears to be a 4-5-1, but in attack, Yan Dhanda will start in the hole behind Simon Murray, with Cam Congreve and Tony Yogane on each side.


Teams are in

1.47pm

Josh Mulligan
Josh Mulligan starts for Hibs against Dundee. Image: David Young/Action Plus/Shutterstock

Hibernian: Sallinger, Hanley, Bowie, Boyle, C Cadden, Iredale, McGrath, N Cadden, Mulligan, Barlaser, and Bushiri.

Subs include Smith, O’Hora, Levitt, Youan, Newell, Klidje, Obita, Hoilett, and Megua.

Dundee: McCracken, C. Robertson, Wright, Digby, Samuels, Murray, Yogane, Congreve, Dhanda, Graham, and Hamilton.

Subs include O’Hara, Astley, Koumetio, Acquah, F Robertson, Hay, Reilly, Westley, and Jones.

Latest Dundee news

1.37pm

Clark Robertson
Clark Robertson is expected to return for Dundee. Image: Craig Williamson/SNS

The international break has over, and all attention is now focused on Dundee’s challenging journey to Hibernian. Get ready for the action with the most recent stories on Courier Sport:

The Premiership is back!

1.30pm

Hello and welcome to sunny Edinburgh. Today’s game will take place at Easter Road, where Dundee hopes to remove some of the gloom that has descended on their season.

Team news will be released shortly. DFC journalist George Cran is here to cover the Hibs against Dundee game LIVE – please refresh this page for the most recent information.

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