THIS weekend’s Scottish Cup fourth round showdown between Rangers and Celtic has been rearranged due to the funeral of Prince Philip. 

The match was scheduled to take place on Saturday with a 4pm kick-off, but as a result of a clash with the Duke of Edinburgh’s send off, it will now be played at 3pm on Sunday April 18. 

Premier Sports will continue to show the game live, and coverage will begin from 2pm.

Elsewhere, Aberdeen versus Livingston has been brought forward from 2pm on Sunday to Saturday at 5.30pm and will also be aired on Premier Sports. That match will kick-off at the same time as St Johnstone versus Clyde. 

St. Mirren versus Inverness Caledonian will be the first fixture of the fourth round to be played and it will kick-off at 6pm on Friday April 16. Motherwell versus Greenock Morton will take place an hour later, at 7pm. 

Forfar Athletic versus Dundee United remains unchanged and will be broadcast live by BBC Scotland on Friday at 7.45pm. 

Kilmarnock versus Montrose will kick-off at 11.45am on Saturday, to ensure any extra time and penalties do not overlap with the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral ceremony. 

To that end, BBC One’s live broadcast of Stranraer versus Hibernian has been switched from 12.15pm on Saturday to 12.15pm on Sunday. 

An SFA statement added: "In cognisance of the funeral ceremony of HRH Prince Philip this Saturday, 17 April, the Scottish FA can now confirm revised kick-off times for the weekend’s Scottish Cup fourth-round ties. 

"These amendments have been made in consultation with broadcast partners, relevant government officials, Police Scotland and participating clubs." 

Meanwhile, the SPFL have confirmed that all league matches in the Championship, League One and League Two will now kick-off at 12pm on Saturday. 

A short statement read: "Following the announcement that HRH Prince Philip's funeral will take place on Saturday April 17 at 3.00pm and following discussions with the Scottish FA and other stakeholders, Saturday's SPFL matches will kick off at 12 noon."