It would be an understatement to say that the game between Celtic and Hibernian is very important in the context of the Premiership title race. If the Hoops lose, their hopes of winning the league for the fifth straight time would be as good as over, depending on the result of the Hearts vs Rangers matchup.

The best-case scenario for Celtic will be three points and a game without any major incidents to put the pressure on their two title rivals, who will meet each other later on this matchday.

Obviously, Hibernian won't make it easy. They have the home advantage against Celtic and it took two of their players to be sent off for Hearts to win against them in the previous matchday.

It is also worth pointing out that Hibernian have already defeated Celtic this season. So, they will have the psychological advantage as well.

The Scottish FA have announced the officials for the meeting between Hibernian and Celtic at Easter Road.

David Dickinson will be the referee on the day. Calum Spence and Douglas Ross will be his two assistants. Don Robertson will be on VAR duty with Duncan Nicolson assisting him.

Both teams will be hoping that there are no controversial decisions worth speaking of coming out of the game. That is the last thing we need at this moment.

The best officiated games are those where the refereeing decisions do not divide the opinion of the fans and the referee is almost invisible. Let's hope that this turns out to be one such occasion.

Celtic will be going into this game with a bit of confidence. It might be too early to get excited by it feels like they have rediscovered their form a bit in front of goal.

A four-goal flurry against St Mirren in extra-time saw them win 6-2 to in the Scottish Cup semi-final at Hampden Park. That was followed by a 3-1 win against Falkirk.

A large part of this upturn has been down to Daizen Maeda, who looks to be suddenly back at his best. His work rate is causing the opposition defenders and the goalkeeper major problems. And he is finding the back of the net again after what has been a poor season by his standards.

Kelechi Iheanacho's ability to make a difference off the bench has been helping Celtic as well. Martin O'Neill might not be convinced that he is fit enough to be starting but the Nigerian striker does have the ability to come on as a substitute and decide a game.

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