St Mirren vs Celtic: TV channel, kick-off time, team news, referee & VAR

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Celtic can reach the 75-point mark in the Premiership this weekend if they are able to overcome St Mirren in Paisley.

The Hoops were stunned by Hibs last Saturday as David Gray’s men secured a deserved 2-1 victory over a sluggish Celtic team.

But Brendan Rodgers and his squad put that right on Tuesday with a five-star thrashing of Aberdeen that settled any concerns over a wobble turning into a bigger concern in the charge towards the title.

Celtic remain 13 points ahead of Rangers with eight games to go and could be just a matter of weeks away from wrapping up a fourth consecutive Premiership crown.

Below, 67 Hail Hail provide you with all there is to know about St Mirren vs Celtic including the kick-off time, TV channel, team news and the officials appointed.

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St Mirren vs Celtic kick-off time

Celtic travel to the SMiSA Stadium on Saturday, March 1 as they face St Mirren in the Scottish Premiership. Kick-off in Paisley is 5:30pm GMT.

St Mirren vs Celtic TV channel

St Mirren vs Celtic will be broadcast live on TV. You can watch the game on Sky Sports Main Event or Sky Sports Football provided you have a subscription. Their coverage starts at 5pm GMT.

Celtic supporters living outside the UK and Ireland can watch the St Mirren clash live on Celtic TV. The club’s coverage will start at 4:30pm GMT which is one hour before kick-off.

You can also listen to the game live on BBC Radio Scotland, with Sportsound providing full match commentary.

Celtic’s last five Premiership results

Celtic team news & starting XI

Brendan Rodgers said on Tuesday before the win over Aberdeen that James Forrest is back on the grass but still ‘a bit away’ from joining full training with his teammates.

Midfielder Paulo Bernardo will also be unavailable for the St Mirren game due to an injury sustained against Raith Rovers in the Scottish Cup.

Here is the Celtic starting XI for today’s clash against the Buddies:

• Starting XI: Schmeichel, Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Trusty, Schlupp, McGregor (C), Engels, Hatate, Kuhn, Maeda, Idah
• Subs: Sinisalo, Taylor, Scales, Jota, Yang, McCowan, Kenny, Ralston, Bonnar

St Mirren’s last five Premiership results

Referee & VAR

The officials for Hibs vs Celtic have been confirmed by the SFA. The on-field referee will be Matthew MacDermid and he will be assisted by Calum Spence and Steven Traynor.

Andrew Dallas will be the VAR while Alan Mulvanny has been confirmed as his AVAR.

MacDermid has been under fire after disallowing Sam Dalby’s goal for Dundee United against Hibs on Wednesday night.

He was the VAR and ruled a factual overturn of the goal for a handball offence.