SPFL reveals final pre-split TV picks as two matches given Easter Sunday slots
Title rivals all involved in televised matches in early April
The Scottish Professional Football League have announced the television schedule for the final two rounds of Premiership fixtures before the split.
The top three teams in the league will all be broadcast across the first two weeks of April. Sky Sports have decided to select matches involving league leaders Hearts, second-placed Rangers and third-placed Celtic before the top flight breaks into the top and bottom six.
In round 32 of the fixtures, two matches will be played on Easter Sunday, which is April 5 this year. Livingston against Hearts at the Tony Macaroni Arena will kick off at 2pm, followed by Dundee v Celtic at Dens Park, which has a 4.30pm start time.
The following weekend, only one match has been picked for TV coverage. Falkirk v Rangers at the Falkirk Stadium will be played at noon on Sunday, April 12, with the remaining five matches - including Hearts v Motherwell at Tynecastle - staying at 3pm on Saturday, April 11.
After round 33, the Premiership will then split, with the top six and bottom six facing each other once as the league calendar enters the closing stretch.
Round 32 Premiership fixtures
Saturday, April 4 (all 3pm): Hibs v Kilmarnock, Motherwell v Falkirk, Rangers v Dundee United, St Mirren v Aberdeen.
Sunday, April 5: Livingston v Hearts (2pm, live on Sky Sports), Dundee v Celtic (4.30pm, live on Sky Sports.
Round 33 Premiership fixtures
Saturday, April 11 (all 3pm): Aberdeen v Hibs, Celtic v St Mirren, Dundee United v Livingston, Hearts v Motherwell, Kilmarnock v Dundee.
Sunday, April 12: Falkirk v Rangers (12pm, live on Sky Sports).
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