Edinburgh clubs Hearts and Hibs post-split fixtures revealed including last day showdowns
The post-split Scottish Premiership fixtures have been revealed, with Hearts and Hibs set for last day showdowns in their bids for the title and European qualification.
Hearts, Rangers and Celtic have discovered their potential path to the Scottish Premiership title following confirmation of the post-split fixtures by the Scottish Professional Football League.
It promises to the most exciting climax to a league season in decades with three clubs separated by just three points at the top of the table with six matches remaining.
Hearts are bidding to make history by winning the title for the first time since 1959-60 and becoming the first non-Old Firm champion since Aberdeen in 1984-85. The Jambos currently lead the way on 67 points, one point ahead of Rangers with Celtic third on 64 points.
They will each play their final match before the split this weekend with Hearts hosting Motherwell and Celtic welcoming St Mirren on Saturday, before Rangers travel to Falkirk on Sunday.
The Premiership will then take a two-week break before resuming for round 34 on the weekend of April 25 and 26.
Hearts will begin with an Edinburgh derby against Hibs at Easter Road on Sunday, April 26, kick-off 4.30pm, live on Sky Sports. Before a potential title decider between Hearts and Rangers at Tynecastle is scheduled for the Monday bank holiday of May 4, kick-off 5.30pm.
Fixture round 36 follows with Sky Sports showing the meeting of Motherwell and Hearts at Fir Park on Saturday May 9, kick-off 8pm.
Broadcast selections for round 37 will be announced in due course but all three top-six fixtures that midweek - Hearts v Falkirk, Motherwell v Celtic and Rangers v Hibs - will be played on Wednesday May 13, kick-off 8pm.
The top-six will conclude on Saturday May 16, when Celtic host Hearts at Celtic Park in a possible final day decider. Broadcast selections will be confirmed nearer the time, but all three games will kick off at 12.30pm.
Hibs are fighting it out with Motherwell for fourth spot and the last guaranteed European place next season. And the Steelmen will head to Easter Road on the final day in what could be a dramatic decider to see which of the sides heads to the continent.
Before that Hibs will host title-chasing Hearts on Sunday, April 26, before welcoming Celtic on May 3. They then head to Falkirk for the third time this season on May 9, travel to Ibrox to face Rangers on May 13, before ending the season against Motherwell on Saturday, May 16.
Full post-split fixtures for the Edinburgh clubs:
Sunday April 26: Hibernian v Heart of Midlothian (Sky Sports, 4.30pm)
Sunday May 3: Hibernian v Celtic (Sky Sports, 12 noon)
Monday May 4: Heart of Midlothian v Rangers (Sky Sports, 5.30pm)
Saturday May 9: Falkirk v Hibernian (3.00pm)Motherwell v Heart of Midlothian (Sky Sports, 8pm)
Wednesday May 13: Heart of Midlothian v Falkirk (8pm)Rangers v Hibernian (8pm)
Saturday May 16: Celtic v Heart of Midlothian (12.30pm). Hibernian v Motherwell (12.30pm)