The first Old Firm derby of the Premiership season will take place in September.

The fixtures for the new season were released today with Rangers playing Celtic at Celtic Park on September 10.

The two clubs will also meet in a New Year’s fixture on the weekend of December 31 at Ibrox, before their final fixture before the split on March 11 back at Parkhead.

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Celtic launch the defence of their Scottish Premiership title against Hearts on August 6.Glasgow Times: Celtic captain Scott Brown lifts the Ladbrokes Premiership trophy.

The club had also been scheduled to take on Partick Thistle on August 13, however, it has decided to play a friendly against Inter Milan to mark the 50th anniversary of its 1967 European Cup win instead.

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Newly-promoted Rangers will play Hamilton, while Aberdeen take on St Johnstone.

Inverness Caledonian Thistle will play Ross County on the second weekend of the campaign before the clubs meet again in the New Year’s fixture.

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The season will stop for its winter break after the New Year games, resuming on January 28.

Opening fixtures - weekend of August 6

Partick Thistle v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Kilmarnock v Motherwell

St Johnstone v Aberdeen

Ross County v Dundee

Hearts of Midlothian v Celtic

Rangers v Hamilton Academical

New Year fixtures - weekend of December 31

Partick Thistle v Kilmarnock

Hearts of Midlothian v Aberdeen

Hamilton Academical v Motherwell

Dundee v St Johnstone

Ross County v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Rangers v Celtic

Final round before split - weekend of April 15

Dundee v Hamilton Academical

Kilmarnock v Hearts

Motherwell v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Rangers v Partick Thistle

Ross County v Celtic

St Johnstone v Aberdeen