Celtic v Hibs – Nick Walsh takes charge, Kevin Clancy on VAR duty | OneFootball

The Scottish FA has confirmed their choices for match officials at Sunday’s Scottish Cup quarter final at Celtic Park between Celtic and Hibs…

22 October 2022. Referee Nick Walsh signals a penalty to hearts after consulting var during the cinch Premiership match at Tynecastle. Photo Neil Hanna / Sportimage

Nick Walsh will referee this weekend’s Celtic v Hibs cup-tie

Nick Walsh will have the whistle for a match involving Celtic for the sixth time this season, having previously taken charge of four Scottish Premiership matches, including a game against Hibs at Easter Road last August, and also the recent Scottish Cup match against Kilmarnock at Celtic Park, which Brendan Rodgers’ side won 2-1.

It’s Walsh’s fourth visit to Celtic Park this season having refereed the 2-2 draw with Aberdeen in October and last month’s 3-0 win over Dundee United.

He has had the whistle in two other Scottish Cup matches involving Celtic, a 5-0 win over St Johnstone in February 2019 and of course he was the man in the middle for Celtic’s Scottish Cup Final win over theRangers last season when Adam Idah scored that sensational 90th minute winner.

Arne Engels unhappy at Nick Walsh in a match at Rugby Park. Photo Vagelis Georgariou for The Celtic Star.

Kevin Clancy will be on VAR duties but there’s no sign of Alan Muir

Assisting Walsh on Sunday at Celtic Park will be Frank Connor and Colin Drummond, while Kevin Clancy will be the VAR and he’ll be assisted by Andrew McWilliam.

You will note that there no sign of Alan Muir, who is one of three full time VAR officials. Alan Muir appears to have guessed that the ball was out of play in the recent match at Easter Road which denied Celtic an equaliser in the 2-1 defeat.

Match official Willie Collum arrives at the stadium prior to the Scottish Premiership match between Celtic and theRangers at Celtic Park on May 11, 2024. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

Willie Collum has yet to comment on this disgraceful decision which essentially meant that Muir was overturning a clear and obvious error by the match officials in awarding the goal.

Meanwhile Hibs today confirmed that they have now sold over 6000 tickets for the eagerly awaited Scottish Cup tie against Celtic on Sunday afternoon (kick-off 3pm). The Easter Road side are well on their way to selling out their entire 7000 allocation this bringing the biggest away support to Paradise in many years. Should be some atmosphere as the two form teams in the country go head to head looking at winning a place in the semi-finals a Hampden.

Celtic v Hibs in the Scottish Cup takes place at Celtic Park on Sunday 9 March with a 3pm kick-off and the match is live on Premier Sports, with Celtic TV showing the game to subscribers based outside of Britain and Ireland.

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