⚽ The Kick-Off | Friday 28th February 2025
Hibs get an increased allocation for their cup game at Celtic. Dundee United ask for audio and video footage from disallowed goal. Partick Thistle sign Sean Kelly. Lewis Ferguson makes a start.
➡️ Random Scottish Football Fact #5: The first season of Scottish league football had no 0-0 draws
News
🏆 Hibs have been allocated 7000 tickets for next weekend’s Scottish Gas Scottish Cup Semi-Final. The club sold its initial allocation of 2667 tickets.
Based on Scottish FA cup rules, there is an element of financial risk if they don’t sell the full allocation as they will have paid for the additional tickets upfront. - Hibernian website
📼 Dundee United have asked the Scottish FA for all the video and audio recordings of Sam Dalby’s disallowed goal.
United is aggrieved with the decision to chop off Dalby’s goal, which would have put them 2-1 up. Subsequently, they lost the game 3-1. - The Courier
✍️ There is another new face at Partick Thistle following the announcement of Sean Kelly signing for the club.
Kelly has signed a short-term contract until the end of the season and was most recently on the books at Dundee. His other previous clubs include Livingston, Ross County, Falkirk and St Mirren.- Partick Thistle website
📝 Injured St Johnstone defender Bozo Mikulic has signed a one-year contract extension.
Mikulic’s contract was due to expire at the end of the season but, with the news that he will be out for nine months with an ACL injury, the Perth side has extended his contract. - Eric Nicolson, The Courier
🏃 Daizen Maeda’s fitness and stats were the talk of the Bayern Munich dressing room after the first leg of the Champions League Play-off at Celtic Park.
Cameron Carter-Vickers revealed that Maeda was discussed in a post-match chat with former teammate Eric Dier. - STV
🤕 Cammy Devlin is a doubt for Hearts in the Edinburgh derby this weekend as he continues to recover from his concussion. - Barry Anderson, Edinburgh Evening News
🏅 John Paton and Malcolm Watters were recognised by the SPFL for their service to League One side Montrose.
John and Malcolm together have dedicated over 100 years of service to the Angus club.
SPFL Group Chief Executive Neil Doncaster presented the pair with medals before Saturday’s league game with Queen of the South. - SPFL website
🙌 Lewis Ferguson made his first start since the end of January for Bologna last night.
The Bologna captain had only played 10 minutes at the weekend, coming on as a sub in a 2-0 defeat to Parma. He lasted 72 minutes in the Italian club’s 2-1 win over AC Milan in Serie A.
Bologna has moved into 6th place in the league with the win.
👀 Following last weekend’s 4-1 defeat to Caledonian Braves, East Kilbride might be starting to look over their shoulder in the Lowland League as we head towards the business end of the season.
Read the Lowland League Weekly as they preview this weekend’s fixtures.
Scottish Football Fixtures Today
➡️ William Hill Championship
Partick Thistle v Livingston (7.45pm)
🏆 R Davidson Highland League Cup Semi-Final
Fraserburgh v Banks O’Dee (8pm)
➡️ Park’s Motor Group Lowland League
Heart of Midlothian B v Gala Fairydean Rovers (7.45pm)
🏆 Scottish FA Youth Cup Semi-Final
Kilmarnock v Livingston (7.45pm)
Plus fixtures in the West of Scotland League, East of Scotland League Cup and youth football - view all fixtures on the Scottish Football Fixtures website
Scottish Football On TV This Weekend
📺 Friday
Partick Thistle v Livingston (BBC Scotland: 7.45pm)
A View From The Terrace (BBC Scotland: 10.30pm)
📺 Saturday
St Mirren v Celtic (Sky Sports: 5.30pm)
Sportscene: Premiership Highlights (BBC Scotland: 7.15pm)
📺 Sunday
Hibernian v Heart of Midlothian (Sky Sports Football: 12.30pm)
Rangers Women v Heart of Midlothian Women (BBC iPlayer: 2pm)
Aberdeen v Dundee United (Premier Sports: 3pm)
Hibernian Women v Celtic Women (BBC Alba: 4.10pm)
Sportscene: Premiership Highlights (BBC Scotland: 7.15pm)