Celtic open against Kilmarnock as Rangers visit Hearts

Celtic will statesman their defence of nan Scottish Premiership title astatine location to Kilmarnock connected Sunday, 4 August.

But it is runners-up Rangers and third-top Heart of Midlothian who will get nan top-flight play nether measurement nan erstwhile time erstwhile they meet successful a televised 12:30 BST kick-off astatine Tynecastle Park.

Philippe Clement's broadside big Motherwell a week later contempt nan Glasgow nine revealing past week that "there will beryllium an effect connected matches astatine Ibrox" astatine nan commencement of nan play aft "a hold successful a materials shipment from Asia" affected activity connected nan Copland Stand.

Rangers are yet to corroborate whether matches will person to beryllium played elsewhere but person said they person "engaged pinch nan SPFL and Uefa successful bid to reappraisal planned contingency arrangements".

Meanwhile, it is Celtic's move to sojourn Edinburgh that 2nd play arsenic Hibernian big Brendan Rodgers' broadside connected Sunday, 11 August.

The Scottish Professional Football League fixtures for nan 2024-25 play published connected Thursday greeting besides uncover that nan first Old Firm derby of nan play is scheduled for Celtic Park connected Saturday, 31 August, though that whitethorn alteration depending connected unrecorded tv coverage.

Here's your guideline to immoderate of nan different cardinal dates:

The opening Premiership play is divided complete 3 days, pinch only Motherwell's hosting of Ross County having a accepted Saturday 15:00 kick-off.

On their return to nan apical formation aft winning nan Championship, Dundee United big metropolis rivals Dundee connected a engaged opening Sunday successful a televised 13:30 kick-off, pinch Kilmarnock's sojourn to Celtic Park besides being shown unrecorded astatine 16:30.

With St Mirren playing a Europa Conference League qualifier connected nan Thursday, their location crippled against Hibs is besides being played that time astatine 15:00, while Jimmy Thelin's convention debut arsenic Aberdeen leader is held complete to Monday astatine 20:00 distant to St Johnstone.

With Celtic and Rangers expected to again spell head-to-head for nan title, nan metropolis rivals are handed their accepted New Year fixture, pinch nan holders visiting Ibrox connected Thursday, 2 January.

Their 3rd scheduled gathering is astatine Celtic Park connected nan play of 15 March, pinch nan fourth, assuming neither miss retired connected a top-six finish, coming aft nan Premiership splits into 2 sections of six teams aft matches complete nan play of 12 and 13 April.

The first Edinburgh derby of nan Premiership play is not until nan play of 26 October astatine Easter Road, pinch nan 2nd astatine Tynecastle connected Boxing Day pinch a 12:30 GMT kick-off for unrecorded tv coverage.

The action successful each 4 leagues kicks disconnected connected nan play of 3 August, pinch nan Premiership divided coming 8 months later and nan top-flight play concluding connected nan play of 17 and 18 May.

The 3 little leagues extremity 2 weeks earlier that successful bid to time off clip for nan play-offs.

There will not, however, beryllium a wintertime break for nan Premiership this play because of nan description of Uefa's nine competitions - pinch nan caller convention shape of nan Champions League and Europa League moving until nan extremity of January.

The SPFL said nan format alteration "exerts further unit connected nan home calendar" and "made scheduling much challenging than usual".

The SPFL play officially kicks disconnected connected Friday, 2 August, erstwhile League 1 champions Falkirk big Queen's Park arsenic portion of nan BBC Scotland tv channel's bid of unrecorded Championship games.

Relegated Livingston statesman their second-tier run astatine location to Dunfermline Athletic nan pursuing day.

Airdrieonians' travel to look Ayr United connected 9 August is nan 2nd of BBC Scotland's unrecorded Friday games.

Inverness Caledonian Thistle commencement life successful League 1 astatine location to promoted Dumbarton connected Saturday, 3 August arsenic League 2 champions Stenhousemuir big nan different relegated side, Arbroath.

On nan aforesaid afternoon, Edinburgh City big Stirling Albion successful a gathering of nan 2 sides relegated to League 2.

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