Referee and VAR for Dundee United vs Celtic

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Celtic make the trip to Tayside on Sunday to face Dundee United in the final match before the international break.

Referee and VAR for Dundee United vs Celtic
17th December 2025; Tannadice Park, Dundee, Scotland; Scottish Premiership Football, Dundee United versus Celtic; Colby Donovan of Celtic Liam Scales of Celtic and Viljami Sinisalo of Celtic

The Hoops will play after Hearts and Rangers this weekend, after they went first last weekend.

Hearts host Dundee while Rangers face Aberdeen at Ibrox on Saturday. Stephen Robinson’s first away trip with the Dons will be shown on Premier Sports.

Celtic face Dundee United, who are all but confirmed to finish in the bottom half of the table this season.

The last time that Celtic made the trip to Tannadice, Wilfried Nancy was still manager. Celtic led 1-0 at halftime after quite an incredible first-half performance. A comeback in the second half saw Nancy pick up his fourth loss in a row, for the first ime in 47 years, and Dundee United win 2-1.

As Celtic travel up this weekend, they’ll look to right the wrongs.

As they do so, Nich Walsh will referee the match, the SFA have confirmed. 

David Dickinson is on VAR, and he’ll be assisted by Andrew Dallas at Clydesdale House.

Celtic will know the results of the other sides in the title race heading into the match, which will naturally pile the pressure on the Hoops.

A win is a necessity for Martin O’Neill’s side.

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