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The reason Celtic and Rangers are only clubs with VAR in operation this weekend in Scottish Cup

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VAR will be in operation at just two of the four Scottish Cup ties involving host Premiership clubs this weekend after Dundee United and Livingston failed to stump up the cash for the technology.Celtic and holders Rangers will both have VAR at their respective last-16 ties against St Mirren and Partick Thistle.

However, it will not be operational at any of the other eight fixtures taking place. The technical infrastructure isn’t in place at lower league grounds and the cost is prohibitive to install it for a one-off tie.

But it IS in place at both Tannadice – where the Tangerines take on Kilmarnock in an all-Premiership clash – and the Tony Macaroni Arena where Livi take on Inverness.

But the clubs involved have opted against using VAR for those fixtures with the cost around £10,000 which it is left to the clubs to agree on how to foot that bill.

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