St Mirren vs Celtic: Referee and VAR Confirmed for Top-Two Clash

Celtic face a trip to Paisley this weekend as the top two meet in Premiership action, with the SFA confirming the officials for the match.

Celtic maintained their winning start to league duty with a 3-0 win over Aberdeen. Benjamin Nygren, Camilo Duran and Yang were the familiar faces who found the net in Glasgow’s east end.

Shim Mheuka and Oliver Sorensen were given their debuts from the bench in a night that saw footballing legend Kenny Dalglish make an emotional return to Paradise. 

He watched on as Martin O’Neill’s men made it four league wins in four, with Duran’s strike undoubtedly the pick of the bunch.

It’s back on the road this weekend, albeit a short journey to Paisley. The Hoops face St Mirren in an 8 pm Saturday kick-off, which will be broadcast live on Sky Sports.

The last time O’Neill’s side faced them at their ground was back in November, when a 95th-minute Callum McGregor rescued the victory.

Celtic McGregor
22nd November 2025; St Mirren Park, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, Scottish Premiership Football, St Mirren versus Celtic; Callum McGregor of Celtic celebrates after he shoots and scores in the 95th minute to make it 1-0 to Celtic

The Buddies have yet to taste Premiership defeat this season and sit just two points behind Celtic.

Craig McLeish has his side playing some tidy football as they aim to remain unbeaten.

The SFA have confirmed the match officials for the Saturday night clash.

Ryan Lee will be the man with the whistle. The 29-year-old refereed one Celtic match last season – the 3-1 home win over Falkirk. He took charge of the Hoops’ 5-1 win at Kilmarnock last month.

Assistant Referees 1 and 2 will be Scott Anderson and Ross Nelson, respectively, while Don Robertson will be on VAR duties, assisted by Gary Hilland. 
The match will see Yang Hyun-jun in action for the final time before he jets off to represent South Korea at the Asian Games in Japan.
The fixture list doesn’t slow down for the Hoops, who then face a trip to St Johnstone before a League Cup quarter-final clash at Ibrox on September 13.
Four new arrivals await their debuts: Joel van den Berg, Jordan Latomba, Sam Johnstone and Landon Emenalo (who is out injured for a couple of weeks). The squad will be stretched to its full use over the coming weeks, and O’Neill will hope the signings can deliver.

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