Rangers could be set for a third trip to Rugby Park in the post-split fixtures if the current top six remains the same.

With just five games to go before the split and the title race set to go down to the wire, thoughts are now turning to the annual SPFL fixture scheduling headache.

Every season the governing body ensures that both the Ibrox side and Celtic play 19 games at home and 19 games away.

When the league splits this season the Hoops will have played 17 matches at Parkhead and 16 fixtures away from home while Philippe Clement's men the other way round.

The next meeting between the two side's in early April will even that up.

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However, if the top six remains as is then might have to face Kilmarnock in Ayrshire for the third time this season.

League chiefs will be hoping that both Glasgow clubs will have played two of their top six rivals away from home twice already this season, and two of them at home. However, that will require a change of lineup as things stand.

The current set up would see Celtic receive an extra home match against Derek McInnes' men, Hibernian or St Mirren.

While Rangers would be sent on the road again to one of these three clubs.