Celtic are on their way back to Hampden.
Brendan Rodgers’ side made their last appearance at the national stadium in May’s Scottish Cup final, which saw the Hoops’ treble quest end at the last hurdle.
Celtic are now out to put that right, with wins over Falkirk and Partick Thistle seeing them enter the last four of the Premier Sports Cup.
Their opponents? Russell Martin’s Rangers, who have had an eventful beginning to their season, to say the least. Despite qualifying for the semi-finals of this tournament, they are yet to win in the league after five matches.
Ironically, Rangers are the only side that the Hoops have failed to beat domestically so far this season, after a 0-0 draw at Ibrox. The kick-off time for their cup meeting has been confirmed.
Celtic vs Rangers Premier Sports Cup semi-final kick off time revealed
Celtic were comfortable in their victories over Falkirk and Thistle, meanwhile their rivals survived a scare against Alloa and intense protests before and during their quarter-final meeting with Hibs.
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And the sides will face off for a place in the final on Sunday, November 2nd at 2PM, it has been announced.
The encounter will be shown live on Premier Sports (the tournament’s title sponsor) – it will not be available on any regular Freeview channels.
The other semi-final of the competition will be played the day before, between St Mirren and Motherwell, and will kick off at 5:30PM.
The Hoops will be hoping to be playing the winner of that tie in the final, which will be at some point in December.
Brendan Rodgers is looking to defend his Premier Sports Cup trophy for Celtic
The Scottish Cup wasn’t the only tournament which saw Celtic in a final penalty shootout last season – it happened in this competition, too.
Rodgers’ men came out on top on that occasion, triumphing after a thrilling 3-3 draw which put fans’ emotions through the wringer.
The Parkhead faithful will be hoping that the match is less nerve-racking on this occasion, and barring major changes in the two sides’ form, the Hoops will be entering the encounter as favourites.
But Celtic remain without a win over the Ibrox side in 2025, failing in their four attempts so far this year. They’ll have to put that right in November, otherwise they’ll miss out on the first silverware of the season.