After Celtic’s match was postponed in the early kick-off, Rangers were set for a return to the top of the league but a last minute David Goodwillie strike saw the league hopefuls succumb to defeat.
The home side got off to the perfect start when Nikica Jelavic headed in after 19 minutes, it left Rangers dreaming of top spot but Dundee had come to ruin the party.
The visitors equalized on the stroke of half time through David Robertson, leaving Rangers shell-shocked going into break.
Shortly after the restart it was Steven Naismith who restored Rangers’ lead and the home side only needed to hold on to leapfrog Celtic and make a long awaited return to the top of the league.
However Dundee clearly hadn’t read the script and when Johnny Russell scored in the 77th minute there appeared to be an upset on the cards.
This was confirmed in the dying minutes of the game when SPL top goal scorer David Goodwille caught the home side on the counter attack.
The striker burst through the Rangers defense to fire past Allan McGregor and hand Dundee all three points to the disdain of the home crowd.
The result has dealt Walter Smith’s side a huge blow in the title race and see’s bitter rivals Celtic retain their place at the top of the SPL table.
