CELTIC’S Premiership game with Kilmarnock at Parkhead on Saturday April 12 has been brought forward from a 3pm kick-off to 12.30pm.
The match will now be shown live on Sky Sports as Brendan Rodgers’ men zero in on their inevitable fourth successive title.
The Hoops are 13 points ahead of nearest challengers Rangers who will play Aberdeen at Pittodrie the following day at 12.30pm. That match is also due to be screened by the satellite giants.
The league restarts with a home encounter against Hearts a week on Saturday with a 3pm start while Barry Ferguson’s Ibrox outfit take on Dundee at Dens Park later that evening with a 5.30pm commencement.
GOAL OF A START…Reo Hatate celebrates Celtic’s first strike of the new season as the champions overpower Kilmarnock 4-0 at Parkhead on August 4.
The champions then face St Johnstone at McDiarmid Park on Sunday April 6 with a noon kick-off – live on Sky – before the visit of Derek McInnes’ Ayrshire club six days later.
Rodgers’ team have played the Rugby Park side twice in Glasgow already this season, winning 4-0 in the league opener on August 4 – when Reo Hatate scored the first goal of the campaign – and 2-1 in the Scottish Cup where Daizen Maeda claimed the winner.
The league split will then take place before Celtic’s final five Premiership fixtures are announced.
The holders are also due to play the Perth Saints in the Scottish Cup semi-final at Hampden on Sunday April 20 with a 3pm start.
The silverware showpiece at the national stadium is scheduled for Saturday May 24.
