Why both Hearts and Hibs matches this weekend will kick off one minute late

The Scottish Cup has slightly moved kick-off times to raise awareness for mental health

The kick-off times for both Hearts and Hibs in the Scottish Cup this weekend will take place a minute later than what was originally scheduled.

Hearts will travel to Falkirk on Saturday evening with the match now scheduled to take place at 7.21pm, while Hibs will travel to Alloa to take on BSC Glasgow on Sunday with a 12.01pm kick-off.

The new time slots for the fifth-round matches is an attempt to raise awareness of mental health.

Hibs reached the fifth round by beating Dundee United after a replay. Picture: SNS

In England, matches in the FA Cup third round last month all kicked off 60 seconds later than usual to encourage fans to ‘Take A Minute’ to think about looking after their mental health, as part of the Heads Up campaign.

The Scottish Cup have now followed suit.

The Falkirk v Hearts tie at the Falkirk Stadium will be broadcast live by BBC Scotland, who will also show the match at the Indodrill the following day.