Rangers vs Hibs likely moved over Celtic vs St Mirren clash

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Rangers' fixture against Hibernian on Sunday, December 14 looks likely to be moved due to the Premier Sports Cup final.

That match is scheduled for a 3pm kick-off at Ibrox.

Danny Rohl's side had hoped to compete in the showpiece event a little over a week before Christmas.

However, they were knocked out of the competition by arch-rivals Celtic at Hampden yesterday afternoon, with the Hoops winning 3-1 after extra-time.

Celtic will face St Mirren at the national stadium on December 14, with the game scheduled to kick off at 3.30pm.

This means that Celtic's game against Falkirk for the same day will need to be moved, as will St Mirren's trip to play Hearts the day prior.

It's not only those teams that will likely feel the effects of the schedule though, with Rangers vs Hibs also set to take place on the same afternoon as the final.

The reason the match is set to take place on the Sunday is because of Rangers' Europa League commitments on Thursday, December 11, when they travel to Hungary to face Ferencvaros.

In order to avoid a complete clash of times in relation to traffic, public transport, fans and policing, it seems highly likely that Rangers' match against the Hibees will be moved.

It could potentially be brought forward to a lunchtime kick-off on the same day.

Or, it may be pushed back to a later date altogether.

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