‘Without question’ – Willie Collum admits Rangers and Celtic VAR errors as Hearts gripes addressed

Scottish FA head of refereeing Willie Collum admitted that match officials made VAR mistakes in recent games involving Rangers and Celtic. Collum confirmed that St Mirren should have received a penalty against Rangers after Emmanuel Fernandez stepped on Ismeal Kabia's foot, which referee Don Robertson and VAR Steven McLean missed before Bojan Miovski scored a late winner for Rangers in their 1-0 victory. Additionally, Collum stated that Celtic should have been awarded a penalty against Motherwell when Callum McGregor's goalbound shot struck Lukas Fadinger's arm.

Collum also addressed complaints from Hearts regarding a disallowed goal in their 1-1 Premiership draw with Kilmarnock. Despite Hearts arguing the goal should have stood as a Cathal McCarthy own goal, Collum defended the referee's decision to rule it out after replays showed the ball struck Laurent Mendy's arm immediately prior to his shot.