Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
Defiant Dundee survive as run
DUNDEE kept their slim Premiership hopes alive after seeing off Hibs 3-1 at Dens Park.
In a rousing finish for a home support starved of any kind of success all season, Charlie Adam’s late screamer capped a good evening for the Dark Blues, even though it may be too late to save their season.
The victory was their first at home in 2022, a first for manager Mark McGhee and brought an end to a 12-match winless streak.
They got off to the perfect start with Niall McGinn knocking in from close range after just three minutes before James Scott levelled matters on the half-hour mark.
Josh Mulligan would head in on 67 minutes as the chances flowed in the second half before Adam’s howitzer sealed the three points, keeping Dundee in the top flight for another 24 hours at least.
Manager McGhee rang the changes after the disappointment of the performance at St Mirren on Saturday, going for a youthful starting XI.
Dropping to the bench was skipper and talisman Adam after his blunder in Paisley alongside Paul McGowan and Luke McCowan.
Danny Mullen missed out through illness as did goalkeeper Ian Lawlor.
Incoming were a new midfield trio of Shaun Byrne and youngsters Max Anderson and Josh Mulligan while Paul McMullan returned.
Hibs, meanwhile, were without Kevin Nisbet, Scott Allan and Christian Doidge as James Scott led the line for the Edinburgh outfit.
McGhee’s changes brought much more verve to the side from the St Mirren defeat.
And they got the start they were after, breaching the Hibs defence within three minutes.
Jordan Marshall picked out Zak Rudden and sent the striker in behind the backline. His finish was well kept out by Matt Macey but McGinn was on hand to knock in the rebound.
But Hibs were getting chances with Harry Sharp denying Scott with a good low save on nine minutes.
Dundee’s Achilles heel this season has been conceding soft goals and it proved costly once more.
This time skipper Jordan McGhee was beaten too easily by Scott on the flank before the striker found the net with a low finish under Sharp.
Letting leads slip has also been a major problem with this goal summing up why the Dark Blues are in the position they are in.
They weren’t done at the other end, however, with a deflected