Hearts v Hibs game switched for TV coverage
THE Edinburgh derby on Saturday 3 January has been brought forward to 12:45pm and will be shown live on BT Sport.
The New Year match between Hearts and Hibernian at Tynecastle is one of a number of live televised fixtures for December and early January announced yesterday by the SPFL, with Hibs having another high-profile Championship game a week earlier, when Rangers visit Easter Road.
Perhaps the most demanding piece of festive scheduling is the timing of the Dundee derby on New Year’s Day. The game at Tannadice has been given a 12:15pm kick-off time, leaving spectators little time to sleep off their celebrations before heading for the match. Later the same day, Partick Thistle host Celtic, the match starting at 5:30pm.
United fans face a late-night return to Dundee at the start of December, when their Premiership match against Ross County takes place in Dingwall on a Friday night, with a 7:45pm kick-off. The last TV fixture in yesterday’s announcement is on Monday 5 January, when Kilmarnock are at home to Celtic at 8pm.
Live festive TV Fixtures:
Friday 5 December
Premiership: Ross County v Dundee United (BT Sport, 7:45pm)
Saturday 6 December
Premiership: Motherwell v Celtic (Sky Sports, 12:45pm)
Friday 12 December
Championship: Queen of the South v Rangers (BT Sport, 7:45pm)
Sunday 21 December
Premiership: Dundee United v Celtic (BT Sport, 12:15pm)
Saturday 27 December
Championship: Hibernian v Rangers (Sky Sports, 12:15pm)
Sunday 28 December
Premiership: Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Aberdeen (BT Sport, 3pm)
Thursday 1 January
Premiership: Dundee United v Dundee (BT Sport, 12:15pm)
Premiership: Partick Thistle v Celtic (Sky Sports, 5:30pm)
Saturday 3 January
Championship: Heart of Midlothian v Hibernian (BT Sport, 12:45pm)
Sunday 4 January
Premiership: Motherwell v Aberdeen (Sky Sports, 3:30pm)
Monday 5 January
Premiership: Kilmarnock v Celtic (Sky Sports, 8pm).