Celtic and Rangers have appealed against the Scottish FA sanction ordering the two clubs to play their next home Scottish Cup fixture behind closed doors. The Old Firm sides have also challenged the £100,000 sum they were ordered to pay the opposition club for that match. The punishment ruled a second match would be behind closed doors if there is any trouble at a Scottish Cup fixture until the end of next season.

It followed their quarter-final meeting last season that ended with fans from both sides clashing on the pitch at Ibrox. Police Scotland arrested 43 people following the scenes that left officers injured as missiles and pyros were launched. An appeal hearing will take place on October 26.

Following the punishment, Celtic said they were "shocked" by the "disproportionate punishment". Rangers then allocated just 300 tickets to Celtic for their League Cup match at Ibrox this month. The Ibrox side said that decision had been made based on the independent report that was commissioned following the Scottish Cup quarter-final in March. They added that since that fixture in March "there have also been further pitch invasions involving Celtic supporters".

Celtic rejected the proposal, and it resulted in the SPFL intervening, with the determination being that no away fans would be permitted at Old Firm matches this season in the Scottish Premiership.