Date:05 Feb 2011
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Palmerston Park
Attendance:2,006

McGuffie (59)
Forsyth (34) Higgins (76)

Goal!

Live Commentary

90mins Colin McMenamin gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Matthew Lockwood. Free kick taken by Matthew Lockwood.

90mins Inswinging corner taken left-footed by William McLaren from the right by-line.

90mins Allan Johnston takes a shot. Blocked by Craig McKeown.

88mins A cross is delivered by Stephen McKenna.

86mins Corner taken by William McLaren, save by Robert Douglas.

86mins A cross is delivered by Allan Johnston.

85mins Foul by Colin McMenamin on Tom Brighton, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Craig McKeown.

84mins Gary Harkins takes a shot. Craig Reid gets a block in.

83mins Gary Harkins produces a cross.

82mins Daniel Carmichael goes off and David Weatherston comes on. Paul Burns gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Rhys Weston. Matthew Lockwood restarts play with the free kick.

81mins A cross is delivered by Allan Johnston.

80mins Centre by Daniel Carmichael, Robert Douglas makes a save.

80mins Foul by Sean Higgins on Craig Reid, free kick awarded. Ryan McGuffie takes the free kick.

76mins Sean Higgins finds the back of the net with a goal from inside the area to the top right corner of the goal. Queen of South 1-2 Dundee.

76mins The ball is crossed by Gary Irvine.

75mins William McLaren produces a cross, save by Robert Douglas.

75mins Stewart Greacen is given a yellow card. Stewart Greacen gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Derek Holmes. Free kick taken by Craig Reid.

73mins Allan Johnston gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Matthew Lockwood. Matthew Lockwood takes the indirect free kick.

72mins Stewart Greacen gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Ryan McGuffie. Ryan McGuffie takes the free kick.

72mins Sean Higgins fouled by Craig Reid, the ref awards a free kick. Indirect free kick taken by Gary Harkins.

71mins Rocco Quinn takes a shot. Robert Douglas makes a save.

71mins The offside flag is raised against Allan Johnston. Craig McKeown restarts play with the free kick.

70mins Sean Higgins gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Ryan McGuffie. Free kick taken by Craig Reid.

70mins Effort from inside the area by Colin McMenamin misses to the right of the target.

69mins Stewart Greacen concedes a free kick for a foul on Colin McMenamin. William McLaren crosses the ball in from the free kick, clearance made by Gary Harkins.

67mins Stewart Greacen is brought on as a substitute for Johnny Stewart.

67mins Nicholas Riley produces a cross, blocked by Stephen McKenna. Corner taken by Craig Forsyth from the right by-line, Tom Brighton has a headed effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the right of the goal.

66mins Daniel Carmichael produces a cross, Robert Douglas makes a save.

66mins The ball is delivered by William McLaren, Matthew Lockwood makes a clearance.

65mins Colin McMenamin takes a shot. Robert Douglas makes a save.

63mins Unfair challenge on Craig Forsyth by Stephen McKenna results in a free kick. Gary Harkins crosses the ball in from the free kick.

62mins The ball is crossed by Allan Johnston, save by Robert Douglas.

61mins Colin McMenamin crosses the ball.

60mins The offside flag is raised against Allan Johnston. Rhys Weston takes the free kick.

58mins Nicholas Riley receives a caution. Ryan McGuffie grabs a headed goal from close in. Queen of South 1-1 Dundee.Colin McMenamin takes a shot. Handball decision goes against Nicholas Riley. William McLaren provided the assist for the goal. Nicholas Riley gets a block in.

57mins Outswinging corner taken left-footed by William McLaren from the left by-line, Gary Irvine manages to make a clearance.

57mins Colin McMenamin takes a shot from deep inside the box clearing the bar.

56mins Effort from inside the penalty area by Craig Forsyth hits the post.

55mins Paul Burns goes into the referee's book for unsporting behaviour. Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Craig Forsyth by Paul Burns. The ball is delivered by Matthew Lockwood, Craig Forsyth takes a shot. David Hutton makes a save.

54mins Allan Johnston sends in a cross.

54mins Corner taken left-footed by William McLaren from the right by-line, save by Robert Douglas.

54mins The ball is delivered by Stephen McKenna, Rhys Weston manages to make a clearance.

52mins Unfair challenge on Nicholas Riley by Colin McMenamin results in a free kick. Craig McKeown takes the free kick.

52mins William McLaren takes a shot. Gary Irvine gets a block in.

52mins The ball is swung over by Stephen McKenna.

50mins Gary Harkins has a shot on goal from outside the area which misses right.

50mins Allan Johnston takes a shot. Save made by Robert Douglas.

48mins Paul Burns sends in a cross, Shot on goal by Ryan McGuffie from just inside the area goes over the target.

48mins Corner taken by William McLaren played to the near post, Rhys Weston manages to make a clearance.

44mins Inswinging corner taken left-footed by William McLaren, clearance made by Craig Forsyth.

44mins William McLaren takes a inswinging corner.

44mins A cross is delivered by William McLaren, Rhys Weston makes a clearance.

43mins The offside flag is raised against Tom Brighton. Indirect free kick taken by David Hutton.

41mins Daniel Carmichael is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Indirect free kick taken by Rhys Weston.

40mins Inswinging corner taken left-footed by William McLaren from the right by-line, Craig McKeown makes a clearance.

40mins Daniel Carmichael delivers the ball, Gary Irvine manages to make a clearance.

39mins Craig Forsyth takes a outswinging corner from the left by-line played to the near post, clearance by Paul Burns.

39mins The ball is sent over by Nicholas Riley, clearance by Stephen McKenna.

38mins William McLaren challenges Nicholas Riley unfairly and gives away a free kick. Craig Forsyth crosses the ball in from the free kick, save by David Hutton.

37mins Gary Harkins fouled by Rocco Quinn, the ref awards a free kick. Indirect free kick taken by Rhys Weston.

36mins Free kick awarded for a foul by William McLaren on Nicholas Riley. Gary Irvine restarts play with the free kick.

34mins Goal scored by Craig Forsyth from inside the penalty area to the bottom right corner of the goal. Queen of South 0-1 Dundee.Assist by Gary Harkins.

34mins Paul Burns gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Johnny Stewart. Gary Harkins takes the direct free kick.

33mins The ball is delivered by Daniel Carmichael.

31mins Gary Irvine gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Allan Johnston. Craig Reid takes the indirect free kick.

30mins Centre by Colin McMenamin, Header from close in by William McLaren misses to the right of the goal.

28mins Foul by William McLaren on Nicholas Riley, free kick awarded. Indirect free kick taken by Gary Irvine.

28mins William McLaren takes the inswinging corner, Johnny Stewart makes a clearance.

27mins The ball is swung over by Daniel Carmichael, Matthew Lockwood gets a block in.

27mins A cross is delivered by Craig Forsyth, Tom Brighton takes a shot. Save by David Hutton.

26mins The ball is crossed by William McLaren.

25mins Ryan McGuffie takes a shot. Colin McMenamin gets a block in.

24mins Unfair challenge on Daniel Carmichael by Matthew Lockwood results in a free kick. Stephen McKenna restarts play with the free kick.

22mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Craig McKeown on Derek Holmes. Free kick taken by William McLaren.

22mins The ball is sent over by Craig Forsyth, Ryan McGuffie makes a clearance.

21mins Ryan McGuffie takes a shot. Save by Robert Douglas.

20mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Colin McMenamin by Gary Harkins. Craig Reid takes the indirect free kick.

18mins Unfair challenge on Daniel Carmichael by Craig Forsyth results in a free kick. David Hutton restarts play with the free kick.

15mins Paul Burns takes a shot from just inside the penalty box which clears the crossbar.

13mins The official flags Tom Brighton offside. David Hutton takes the indirect free kick.

13mins Allan Johnston takes a shot. Robert Douglas makes a save.

8mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Craig Forsyth by Ryan McGuffie. Direct strike on goal from the free kick comes in from Matthew Lockwood, save by David Hutton.

7mins Rocco Quinn fouled by Gary Harkins, the ref awards a free kick. Craig Reid restarts play with the free kick.

5mins Paul Burns takes a shot. Save by Robert Douglas.

3mins Rocco Quinn crosses the ball, Ryan McGuffie produces a header from close range which goes wide of the left-hand upright.

2mins The ball is sent over by Daniel Carmichael.

2mins Outswinging corner taken from the left by-line by William McLaren.

1mins Craig McKeown challenges Colin McMenamin unfairly and gives away a free kick. Craig Reid delivers the ball from the free kick right-footed from left channel, clearance by Craig McKeown.

Match Preview

Same again for Queens Queen of the South boss Kenny Brannigan will name an unchanged side for the visit of Dundee. David Lilley and Bob Harris remain suspended so Brannigan will select the same XI that took the field for the abandoned game against Ross County on Tuesday night. "We were doing well against County so I will be going out with the same team against Dundee," said Brannigan. "Our aim has to be to get a win and close the gap on the teams above us in the league, although I recognise that this game will be a real test. "In saying that, all games in the First Division are real tests but it would be nice to keep moving forward." Dundee will be without Stephen O'Donnell for the trip. The midfielder will miss out through suspension, but Barry Smith`s squad will be boosted by the inclusion of trialists Stewart Greacen and Tom Brighton. A win for the Dens Park men and anything less than a win for Stirling would see Dundee climb off the bottom of the table, but Smith is not looking that far ahead. "We will just take things one game at a time," he said. "I am after three points from this game and nothing else. "I was down at the game that was abandoned in midweek and saw enough during the hour that was played to realise that we will need to be at our best to take anything from this game."

Formation:352Manager: Gordon Chisholm

Queen of South

Formation: 442Manager: Jocky Scott

Dundee

David Hutton
Ryan McGuffie
Allan Johnston
Craig Reid
Paul Burns
Stephen McKenna
Rocco Quinn
William McLaren
Daniel Carmichael
Derek Holmes
Colin McMenamin
SUBS
Roderick McKenzie
David Weatherston
Ryan Smylie
Steven Degnan
Ian McShane

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Robert Douglas
Gary Irvine
Nicholas Riley
Craig McKeown
Rhys Weston
Matthew Lockwood
Craig Forsyth
Gary Harkins
Johnny Stewart
Tom Brighton
Sean Higgins
SUBS
John Gibson
Stewart Greacen
Connor Rennie
Gary Bartlett
Graham Webster

Match Report

Higgins late show sinks Queens Sean Higgins' late strike gave Dundee a much-needed 2-1 victory over Queen of the South to move them off the bottom of the table. Craig Forsyth put Dundee ahead after 35 minutes when he latched onto a pass from Gary Harkins to beat David Hutton from 12 yards and almost doubled their advantage after 56 minutes but his shot cannoned back off the post. Ryan McGuffie equalised for fourth-placed Queen of the South on the hour mark when he headed in William McLaren's cross from close range. But Higgins secured a vital three points for Dundee 13 minutes from time when he fired into the top corner from 12 yards. The win extends Dundee's unbeaten run to three league games.

Form Guide

LDWWLW Queen of South VS Dundee WWWWDW

Last Meetings

Dundee 1 - 0 Queen of South 07/08/2010 Dundee 1 - 1 Queen of South 23/03/2010 Queen of South 1 - 1 Dundee 23/01/2010 Dundee 0 - 0 Queen of South 14/11/2009 Queen of South 2 - 0 Dundee 19/09/2009 Dundee 2 - 3 Queen of South 10/03/2009

Top Scorers

Queen of South P Burns 4 A Johnston 3 W McLaren 3 R Conroy 3 C McMenamin 2 R Quinn 2 D Holmes 1 R McGuffie 1 D Carmichael 1 Dundee L Griffiths 8 G Harkins 3 N Riley 3 S O'Donnell 2 S Higgins 2 C Forsyth 2 C McKeown 1

Goals

Queen of South Total goals 39 Goals per game 21 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 3 (For) 1 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 3 (For) 3 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 3 (For) 6 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Dundee Total goals 45 Goals per game 27 3 (For) Period 0-10 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 3 (For) 1 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 4 (For) 3 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 4 (For) 1 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 3 (For) 1 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 1 (For) 4 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 5 (For) 1 (Against) Period 81-90 mins