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Date switch for New Year derbies

Rangers v Celtic
The second Old Firm match of the season has been moved to a Sunday

The Old Firm New Year derby at Celtic Park has been moved from Saturday 2 January to Sunday 3 January.

Rangers will face their old rivals in a 1230 GMT kick-off so that the match can be screened live by Sky Sports.

Hibernian and Hearts will meet at 1500GMT that day in the Edinburgh derby with the match live on ESPN.

Hamilton v Hearts (6 December), Hearts v Celtic (20 December) and Hibernian and Rangers (27 December) have all also been moved to Sundays for TV coverage.

Falkirk's next home games against Celtic and Rangers have also been switched.

The Bairns will kick off against Celtic on Sunday 8 November at 1245 GMT, while the Rangers fixture on Saturday 5 December will be a 1230 GMT start.



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