There will be a 09:15 GMT pitch inspection to determine if Rangers’ visit to Dundee can go ahead at noon after a period of heavy rainfall.

Rangers need a win at Dens Park to return to top spot in the Scottish Premiership since they are a point behind Celtic with the same goal difference but fewer goals scored.

Victory for the hosts would hoist them above Hibernian into the top six.

Tony Docherty’s Dundee have lost both of this season’s meetings with Philippe Clement’s Rangers, who were knocked out of the Europa League by Benfica on Thursday.

But the Dark Blues are unbeaten so far in March with a draw with Kilmarnock and Wednesday’s 1-0 win over Aberdeen.

Team news

Docherty expects to be selecting from the same squad he had at his disposal for Wednesday’s win over Aberdeen.

Lee Ashcroft, Owen Beck, Trevor Carson, Ryan Howley, Jordan McGhee, Josh Mulligan, Diego Pineda and Zach Robinson are expected to remain sidelined.

Winger Ross McCausland and versatile defender Dujon Sterling are both fitness doubts for Rangers.

Danilo, Kieran Dowell and Abdallah Sima remain out along with winger Oscar Cortes, who has had surgery on a muscle injury.

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Manager quotes

Dundee manager Tony Docherty: “The other night we displayed some real top performances. We’ve had some good results this season. We had a 4-0 win at home to St Mirren and a 4-1 win away to Livingston and I thought our performance on Wednesday probably merited that type of scoreline.

“If we can take that performance and replicate it going into Sunday, we’ll give ourselves a chance. We put a lot into that game on Wednesday but we know we’ll have to put the same into this one.”

Rangers manager Philippe Clement: “We are hungry for the two other trophies. We are going to stick together and work really hard to focus on those two goals.

“I read a lot in the last couple of weeks that it was maybe better we were not in Europe any more. I didn’t agree and I still don’t agree about that but it’s now about focusing on the two other trophies.”

Did you know? Since back-to-back Dens Park wins over Rangers in 2017, Dundee have taken just one Premiership point against Rangers, in a 1-1 draw in 2018.