Match officials confirmed for Celtic v Raith Rovers in Scottish Cup

The Celtic Star

·5 febbraio 2025

Match officials confirmed for Celtic v Raith Rovers in Scottish Cup

Chris Graham has been appointed referee for Celtic’s Scottish Cup fifth round encounter with Raith Rovers at Paradise on Saturday evening…

Referee Chris Graham, St Johnstone v Hearts, Scottish Premiership, McDiarmid Park, Perth, 02 November 2024 Photo Alan Rennie Shutterstock

After narrowly defeating Kilmarnock 2-1 at Celtic Park in the previous round last month, the Hoops will now face Scottish Championship opposition this weekend for a chance to book their place in the quarter-final of the competition.

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Barry Robson is the boss at Raith Rovers

Ex-Celt Barry Robson was recently appointed Raith Rovers boss following the sudden departure of Neil Collins at the tail end of last year. Overseeing five games in charge, Robson has won two and lost three as he prepares his side to face the current Scottish Cup holders.

Barry Robson celebrates scoring against Barcelona during their UEFA Champions Leaguel match at Celtic Park, on February 20 2008. (Photo LLUIS GENE/AFP via Getty Images)

Currently sitting 7th place in the Championship and nine points off Partick Thistle who sit in the final Premiership playoff position, the Stark’s Park club’s priorities are elsewhere – but a lucrative payday awaits on Saturday night.

Chris Graham will be the referee on Saturday

Meanwhile, Chris Graham will referee his fourth Celtic game this season when Brendan Rodgers and Barry Robson meet in the dugout in three days’ time.

The 35 year-old whistler was previously in charge of away wins for Celtic at St Mirren Park in August and Rugby Park in November. Graham was also the man in the middle for Rodgers’ side’s hard-fought 3-0 victory over Hibernian at Celtic Park in December.

Joining Graham on-field are linesman Gordon Crawford and David Dunne. Manning VAR duties at Clydesdale House is Greg Aitken – with Graham McNeillie taking the role as Assistant VAR.

Brendan Rodgers and Callum McGregor with the Scottish Cup on 25 May 2024, after Celtic’s 1-0 win over theRangers in the final at Hampden Park. Photo Vagelis Georgariou

Kick off for Saturday’s Scottish Cup fifth round clash between Celtic and Raith Rovers is 5:30pm. Premier Sports 2 are showing live coverage of the match. For supporters outside Britain and Ireland, Celtic TV are covering the game as normal.

The full team of match officials for Celtic v Raith Rovers is shown below:

Referee: Chris Graham, AR1: Gordon Crawford, AR2: David Dunne, VAR: Greg Aitken, AVAR: Graham McNeillie

As already noted, Celtic are of course the Scottish Cup holders after Adam Idah scored the only goal of the 2024 Scottish Cup Final against theRangers in the 90th minute. Lovely so it was! Here’s the Unique Angle…

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