The Scottish Football Association has announced the appointment of controversial VAR officials to oversee the Celtic vs Rangers match.

The Scottish Football Association has announced the appointment of controversial VAR officials to oversee the Celtic vs Rangers match. Celtic and Rangers will engage in a fiercely contended Glasgow Derby.

Celtic is striving to secure the title as soon as possible, and a victory over Rangers will facilitate the Bhoys’ division title winning date at St Johnstone. SFA announces John Beaton’s involvement in the Celtic vs Rangers match.

The individual who is selected to oversee any Celtic vs Rangers Glasgow Derby will be subject to significant pressure; however, John Beaton finds it particularly challenging. The whistler has been the subject of numerous controversies during the major derby matches; however, this time, he has been assigned the critical VAR role for the Celtic Park match. The match officials are listed on the SFA website as follows:

Steven McLean served as the match referee. Graeme Stewart and Dougie Potter served as assistant referees. VAR: John Beaton AVAR: Sean Carr John Beaton’s Celtic record is the focal point of the Rangers affair. As an SFA grade referee, Beaton has officiated a total of 58 Celtic games. Celtic have won a total of 44 games, drawn 11 games, and lost only three.

The most notable of these losses was the 2-0 Glasgow Derby loss to Rangers in 2020, which sparked a significant amount of controversy.Nevertheless, Beaton was also in command during Celtic’s infamous Hearts defeat, where he deemed Hyunjun Yang’s high boot as a red card offence and the handball by Tomoki Iwata as a penalty in the 2-0 Tynecastle defeat.

Furthermore, he was the operator of VAR. The appointment of Beaton may be controversial for Celtic fans, but many will be hopeful that it is a positive Parkhead result they are discussing, rather than officiating decisions in Scotland’s showpiece fixture.