Match Officials Announced for the SPL Title Showdown

The match officials that will take charge of Sunday’s title deciders at Tannadice and Parkhead have been announced.

Celtic v Hearts

@ Parkhead
Referee: Craig Thomson
Linesman: Willie Dishington
Linesman: Lawrence Kerrigan
Fourth Official: Steve Conroy

Dundee United v Rangers

@ Tannadice
Referee: Dougie McDonald
Linesman: Stuart Macaulay
Linesman:John Bicknall
Fourth Official:Brian Winter

Craig Thomson’s stats

Thomson has officiated seven Celtic games this season, with the last being the 1-0 defeat at the hands of rivals Rangers in the last Old Firm derby of the season, on the 9th May.
Overall this season he has refereed 27 games, handing out 83 bookings and two red cards.

With matches involving Celtic he has dished out 27 yellow cards in total and no red cards.

Dougie McDonald’s stats

McDonald has officiated seven Rangers games this season, with the last being the Scottish League Cup Final at Hampden in which the Ibrox side lost 2-0 to rivals Celtic after Extra Time.

Overall this season he has refereed 28 games, handing out 95 bookings and 10 red cards, two of which were Daniel Cousin back on the 31st August 2008, when Rangers beat Celtic 4-2 at Parkhead, and Kirk Broadfoot in the Scottish League Cup Final on 15th March 2009, when Celtic triumphed 2-0.

With matches involving Rangers he has dished out 31 yellow cards and two red cards.

Stats by soccerbase.com