Celtic's Christmas Eve showdown with St Johnstone has been brought forward by request of both clubs.
The game will now kick-off at 12.30pm - 2 and a half hours before the original 3pm kick-off. The SPFL announced the switch this afternoon. Ange Postecoglou and his Hoops currently sit top of the standings with ten wins and just one defeat from 11 outings.
That loss came before the last international break against St Mirren. They hold a four point advantage over Giovanni van Bronckhorst and his Rangers side in second spot. At the other end St Johnstone hold a four point cushion over bottom clubs Ross County and Dundee United. Callum Davidson's men picked up a stunning comeback win at Easter Road under the lights on Friday night to give themselves a little day light.
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Scotland's top flight shuts down on November 12 for the World Cup Finals in Qatar and will resume in the middle of December.
Both clubs will be hoping to go into the break flying with Celtic facing six more games in all competitions before the break while St Johnstone play four more times.
Speaking after a thrilling seven-goal thriller at Tynecastle on Saturday that the Hoops triumphed 4-3 in, Postecoglou said: “It was a cracking end-to-end game and that’s what football’s all about. You’d like to control every game you play but that’s never going to happen.
"There was a bit of theatre there with VAR that some seemed to enjoy, but overall, what pleased me was, again, the players that character and resilience that we know that’s within them to find a way to win.
“I thought it was a cracking game. I’m not one that gets too thrilled with clean sheets, depending on how the game’s going. I’d much rather win 4-3 than 1-0 and that’s what we did today.”
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