Martin O'Neill glances across a split image towards Celtic fans, who wave flags in the stands.

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Jack Dawson

Fri 6 February 2026 8:00, UK

Celtic are no doubt hopeful that they can hold onto the Scottish Premiership title this season.

With Hearts currently at the summit, and Rangers three points clear of the Hoops, it will no doubt be a tough task.

As a result, Celtic are eyeing Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain to boost their hopes of finishing top of the division come the end of the campaign.

However, many believe that Martin O’Neill’s chances of achieving this have been damaged after the Hoops announced when their postponed Aberdeen fixture will take place.

Celtic fans fume as Aberdeen clash is rearranged for 4 March

Celtic fans were already furious that their game against Aberdeen was postponed on Wednesday.

The match was a chance to close the gap to Hearts to three points ahead of a busy for the Hoops.

Unlike every other Scottish side, Celtic are still in Europe going into the second half of the season.

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The Old Firm side face a double header against Stuttgart in the Europa League playoff phase towards the end of February before they travel to Ibrox on 1 March.

Now, after the Old Firm derby, Celtic will once again be on their travels, with the Aberdeen fixture now set to take place on 4 March.

With this already being a crucial period for the Hoops, many fans are furious that the tie was rearranged for this date.

However, many other fans are seemingly up for the challenge in a set of fixtures which could make or break Celtic’s campaign.

How long is it until the Scottish Premiership splits?

As per every campaign in recent times, the Scottish Premiership is set to split into the top six and bottom six as it reaches its conclusion.

Celtic’s final pre-split fixture in the division will take place on 11 April, at home to St Mirren.

Following this, their first post-split game will come over the weekend of 25-26 April.

The following games date will then take place on the weekends of 2-3 May and 9-10 May, and the midweek of 12-13 May, before the final matches are set for Saturday, 16 May for the top six and Sunday, 17 May for the bottom six.

The final day could be full of twists and turns, with Celtic, Rangers and Hearts all in the title race as it stands.