Celtic and Rangers will both have televised matches in the Premier Sports Cup round of 16, it has been confirmed by the broadcaster.
Giovanni van Bronckhorst's Light Blues side will host League One club Queen of the South on Tuesday, August 30 at Ibrox while Celtic face a second trip to Dingwall in August after their tie was picked to be televised 24 hours later.
Both matches kick-off at 7:45pm but it's a particularly challenging date potentially for the Hoops on two fronts.
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First there is the long journey north to navigate, then there is the added factor of it being just over 24 hours away from the transfer window slamming shut on September 1st.
Both Celtic and Rangers enter this competition at the last 16 phase - two matches away from the last four at Hampden Park - due to their involvement in the Champions League qualifiers and group stage rounds.
They join the group stage winners and three best runners-up in the hat for the round, with Partick Thistle hosting Arbroath at Firhill.
Celtic are the current holders of the cup after taking it off St Johnstone last December with a Kyogo Furuhashi-inspired win against Hibs.
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