Dundee United vs Spartans FC: 2–1

Dundee United beat Spartans FC 2–1 in the Scottish Cup on Tuesday, 17 February 2026 at Tannadice Park, Dundee, Scotland.

Competition: Scottish Cup (2025-26 Scottish Cup, Fifth Round)
Kick-off time: Tue, 17 Feb 2026, 19:45 UTC
Status: Full Time
Venue: Tannadice Park, Dundee, Scotland
Attendance: 4,298
Teams: Dundee United (home), Spartans FC (away)

Goals

31' — Ross Graham (Dundee United)
55' — Amar Ahmed (Dundee United)
78' — Mark Stowe (Spartans FC)

Red cards

12' — Iurie Iovu (Dundee United)

Starting line-ups

Dundee United (3-4-3-d): Ashley Maynard-Brewer (G), Iurie Iovu (CD), Ross Graham (CD-L), Vicko Sevelj (DM), Panutche Camara (SW), Craig Sibbald (AM), Will Ferry (LM), Ryan Strain (RM), Max Watters (F), Amar Ahmed (LF), Ivan Dolcek (RF).

Spartans FC (4-3-3): Paddy Martin (G), Kevin Waugh (CD-L), Aryton Sonkur (CD-R), Kieran Watson (LB), Jordan Tapping (RB), Sean Welsh (CM), James Craigen (LM), Bradley Whyte (RM), Marc McNulty (F), Cameron Russell (LF), Jamie Dishington (RF).

Recent form

Dundee United: lost 4–0 away to Celtic (10 Jan); won 2–0 vs Ayr United (17 Jan); lost 3–0 vs Heart of Midlothian (31 Jan); lost 3–2 away to Hibernian (4 Feb); won 3–2 away to Falkirk (14 Feb).

Spartans FC: won 2–1 vs East Kilbride (25 Oct); won 5–2 vs Aberdeen B (11 Nov); won 2–1 away to Bonnyrigg Rose (29 Nov); lost 2–1 away to Montrose (22 Dec); won 0–0 vs Inverness Caledonian Thistle (17 Jan).