Celtic’s defiant statement after losing Trusty red card appeal

The club’s short statement suggests that this matter is far from done, with Celtic believing that Beaton’s intervention is not consistent with the rules.

Celtic state the following in response to this afternoon’s news that the Appeal has been dismissed on the club’s official website.

Trusty will now have to sit out the game against Falkirk on Sunday afternoon at Celtic Park.

“Celtic’s appeal over the red card shown to Auston Trusty in the draw against Hearts at Tynecastle on Sunday has been dismissed, following a Scottish FA hearing today (Tuesday). Clearly we are very disappointed at the outcome of today’s appeal.

“The VAR Protocol requires that VAR only intervenes when there is a ‘clear and obvious error’. It is difficult to see how the original yellow card decision is a clear and obvious error and accordingly, VAR’s intervention by the refereeing team was not consistent with the rules.

“We await the written judgement but will be ensuring further discussions with the SFA on the matter as we seek to understand the rationale for this and other decisions.”

Here’s the outcome of the appeal as posted on the official Scottish FA website this evening:

Notice of Claim | Auston Trusty , Player, Celtic FC

Player: Auston Trusty (Celtic FC)

Match: Heart of Midlothian FC v Celtic FC on Sunday, 25 January 2026

Competition: Scottish Premiership

Offence: A4 – Denying the opposing team or an opponent a goal or an obvious goal scoring opportunity as defined by Law 12

Claim: Wrongful Dismissal

Fast Track Tribunal Hearing: Tuesday, 27 January 2026

Outcome: Claim dismissed. Red card for sending off offence A4 – Denying the opposing team or an opponent a goal or an obvious goal scoring opportunity as defined by Law 12, is re-imposed with immediate effect. £650 Appeal Deposit to be paid within 30 days.

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