Forbes rescues Dundee Utd with stoppage-time header as hosts climb to eighth | OneFootball

Dundee Utd 1-1 Falkirk at Tannadice, Michael Forbes' stoppage-time equaliser lifting the hosts from 11th to eighth in the Scottish Premiership.

Jacob Murrell headed The Bairns in front in the fourth minute, glancing in Ryan Strain's cross after a corner.

Scott Bain kept them ahead with a string of saves, thwarting Daniel Bennie and Lyall Cameron as The Arabs pressed before the interval.

After changes around the hour mark, The Arabs introduced Zidane Iqbal and later Abdoulaye Yoro, with pressure building down the right.

Four minutes were indicated at the end, setting up a frantic finish.

Forbes rose to meet Yoro's cross in the third minute of second half stoppage time to level and spark relief around Tannadice.

The Arabs registered 27 attempts and 14 corners, with 61.9% possession underpinning their late surge. The Bairns produced 12 attempts and made 43 clearances as they dug in.

Next, The Arabs visit St Mirren. The Bairns travel to St Johnstone.