Overview
- Deputy Chief Constable Alan Speirs told MSPs officers and stewards "did a brilliant job" under the circumstances and said full debriefs will shape the next derby.
- Operation Moonglint is reviewing footage and incidents across the match day, with nine people arrested and three men aged 54, 23 and 20 charged over a serious assault on Helen Street.
- Police reported injuries to several officers, stewards and members of the public, including a 10-year-old struck by a coin, as pyrotechnics were thrown and stadium vandalism is examined.
- Rangers and Celtic supporter groups condemned policing and planning, citing turnstile breaches, pre‑match bottlenecks and poor segregation on Helen Street, while calling for accountability.
- The quarter-final featured about 7,500 away fans under Scottish Cup allocation rules, and Martin O'Neill warned future Old Firm crowds may shrink as authorities reassess large visiting sections.