Celtic v Hearts; Everything You Need to Know

CELTIC travel to Tynecastle on Saturday for a 12:30 kick-off in the capital.

It’ll be the second Scottish game to use VAR; the first Celtic will compete in. Obviously, Celtic have had some experience with the equipment before, using it in Europe over the past couple of years.

Its highly anticipated introduction has come sooner than expected, and many are eager to see how the equipment performs on its debut weekend.

Celtic travel to the capital in great form after recovering from their blip. In their last two games, the Hoops have scored ten goals and conceded one; the free-flowing attacking football with some ruthless finishing seems to be returning to the side.

On the other hand, Hearts have been poor and underperforming this season, with pressure starting to mount on the manager. The Jambos have failed to win in their last five matches, only drawing once.

Here’s everything you need to know about the encounter.

Where and When

The game will get underway at Tynecastle at 12.30 pm.

TV Coverage

The match will be televised by Sky Sports, who will have it on their Sky Sports Football channel as well as their streaming app Sky Go.

Match Officials

Nick Walsh will be the man in the middle, assisted by David Roome and Ross Macleod, who will be running the lines. Craig Napier will be the fourth official. 
Celtic’s first VAR operator will be last weekend’s referee Steven McLean who’ll be assisted by David McGeachie in the control room. 

Early Team News

Calum McGregor and Carl Starfet can be ruled out of this match as are Jota and David Turnbull.
Hearts are riddled with injuries, with players filling in positions all over the park.

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