SFA confirm 31-year-old referee to take charge of Celtic clash at Paisley

The Celtic Star

·26 Februari 2025

SFA confirm 31-year-old referee to take charge of Celtic clash at Paisley

Matthew MacDermid has been appointed as the referee for Celtic’s trip to face St Mirren on Saturday. The Scottish Champions travel to Paisley in the televised evening clash with Stephen Robinson’s side.

Stephen Robinson, Head Coach of St. Mirren, reacts prior to the Scottish Premiership match between Celtic and St. Mirren at Celtic Park on January 05, 2025. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

The SFA have confirmed that the 31-year-old referee will take charge of the game, which will be shown live on Sky Sports.

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MacDermid will be assisted by Calum Spence and Steven Traynor. Meanwhile, at Clydesdale House, Andrew Dallas is on VAR with Alan Mulvanny assisting.

This will be MacDermid’s third Celtic game of the season. The referee took charge of Celtic’s 4–0 victory over St Johnstone at Celtic Park. In January, McDiarmid oversaw Celtic’s 4–1 win against Ross County in Dingwall.

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Celtic will know that the trip to St Mirren is a potentially hazardous trip, especially after the weekend’s defeat to Hibernian. The officials copped flak after Daizen Maeda’s equaliser was cancelled out by Alan Muir on VAR. The decision has been criticised by Brendan Rodgers, accusing the VAR official of guessing. Hopefully there are no controversial refereeing decisions this weekend.

The St Mirren v Celtic match in the Scottish Premiership on Saturday’s late-afternoon 5.30pm kick-off is live on Sky Sports and also on Celtic TV for subscribers to the club’s channel based outside of Britain and Ireland.