The SPFL has announced that Murrayfield will host the Betfred Cup semi-final between Hearts and Celtic on Sunday, October 28 - with the Aberdeen match against Rangers being played at Hampden later the same day.
There was an outcry when the SPFL announced last week that both games would be played at Hampden on that date with Aberdeen v Rangers kicking off at noon and Hearts v Celtic starting at 7.45pm.
The decision was condemned by the clubs involved as well as outraged supporters and local publicans and the Police Federation described it as "simply idiotic".
An agreement has now been reached to release the SPFL from a legal contract which obliged them to host both of these cup semi-finals at Hampden following discussions this week.
This has now enabled the SPFL to stage the matches in Glasgow and Edinburgh on the same day.
An SPFL spokesman said: “The Hearts vs Celtic match will kick off at BT Murrayfield at 1.30pm, with the Aberdeen vs Rangers game starting at Hampden at 4.30pm.
“In reaching our decision, we have consulted with Hampden Park, the Scottish FA, Scottish Rugby, Police Scotland, Transport Scotland via the Scottish government and with the four clubs involved.
“A wide variety of issues have been considered, including the ability of local transport networks to safely and efficiently handle the flow of fans from all four teams to and from the stadia.
“As everyone now understands, this has been an extremely challenging and complex process, due in large part to a lack of alternative fixture slots.
“However, we warmly welcomed the Scottish FA's intervention on Monday. This has given us the chance to quickly make alternative arrangements and we are grateful to the various stakeholders involved for their swift responses over the past 48 hours. We are now finalising details, subject to contract.
“As ever, it simply is not possible to satisfy the preferences of all parties involved and it is the responsibility of the SPFL Board to weigh the various factors and arguments before reaching a final decision.
“We will be announcing details of ticket allocations in the next few days and now look forward to focusing on the forthcoming semi-final matches between four of the top teams in the country.”
A spokesman for Scottish Rugby said: “We’re pleased to confirm our ability to host Hearts and Celtic in the Betfred Cup semi-finals on Sunday October 28.
“We’ll be liaising closely with the SPFL, colleagues at Police Scotland and other relevant event partners to ensure the match is a great sporting occasion for the fans of both clubs.
“It’s a very short timescale, but our team at BT Murrayfield delivers memorable events and will be pulling out all the stops to give both teams the perfect stage to push for a place in the final.”
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