Willie Collum has been announced as the referee for the Scottish Cup semi-final between Celtic and Rangers.

The whistler will take charge of the fixture at Hampden on Sunday April 30.

Daniel McFarlane and Dougie Potter will run the lines during the match 

He will be joined by Don Robertson as the fourth official and Steven McLean will oversee VAR.

Collum last took charge of a derby between the two teams over a year ago when the Hoops defeated Rangers 2-1 at Ibrox thanks to goals from Tom Rogic and Cameron Carter-Vickers.

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Meanwhile, ex-Celtic star Kris Commons has claimed Rangers manager Michael Beale will be "having nightmares" about Hoops striker Kyogo Furuhashi ahead of the Scottish Cup semi-final at Hampden.

The Japan international has scored five times in his last three games against the Ibrox side.

And Commons feels the forward could make the difference in the upcoming fixture.

Writing in his Daily Mail column, he said: "Over in the blue corner, Michael Beale would have had an awful lot to think about on the two-and-a-half-hour coach journey back down from Aberdeen.

"A 2-0 defeat, with missed chances at one end and goals conceded at the other. Beale will be having nightmares about the threat of Kyogo Furuhashi at Hampden and what his movement can do.

"Can they find a plan to stop him? I do wonder about this Rangers defence. So far this season, they have conceded 11 goals to Celtic over four derbies.

"Beale has made them a better team, no question about that, but they have still struggled to keep their opponents at bay in the three derby matches under his command.

"Two goals were conceded at Ibrox, two again in the League Cup final, and three at Celtic Park earlier this month."

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