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Celtic's Scott Brown has red card downgraded to yellow

Celtic's Scott Brown hand the captain's armband to teammate Leigh Griffiths

Celtic captain Scott Brown's red card against Ross County has been downgraded to a yellow on appeal, which frees him to play against Rangers on Saturday - live on Sky Sports 1.

The Hoops midfielder was sent off against the Staggies on April 16 for a stoppage-time foul on Liam Boyce during the 2-2 Ladbrokes Premiership draw at Dingwall.

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But Brown's appeal allowed him to play in the 2-0 William Hill Scottish Cup semi-final win over Rangers at Hampden Park last Sunday.

And, after a Scottish FA disciplinary tribunal met at Hampden on Thursday to consider his claim of wrongful dismissal, the appeal was upheld and the sending off reduced to a caution.

Brown will, therefore, play in the Old Firm derby at Ibrox but the yellow card takes him over the disciplinary threshold which triggers a two-game suspension.

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That means he will sit out subsequent matches against St Johnstone and Aberdeen.

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