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Auchinleck will not be playing at their Beechwood Park ground when they take on Celtic Auchinleck Talbot have taken the "difficult and extremely disappointing" decision to move their Scottish Cup fourth round tie against Celtic to Kilmarnock's Rugby Park. The West of Scotland League Premier Division side say there were concerns over whether surrounding infrastructure could cope with such a high-profile event, having taken advice from the Scottish FA and Police Scotland. The Ayrshire club's Beechwood Park ground holds 4, 000 people, compared to the 15, 000-capacity stadium 15 miles up the A76. The tie between the sixth-tier outfit and the 42-time champions will take place on Sunday, 18 January and will be broadcast live on Premier Sports. In a statement, Auchinleck Talbot said: "Following various meetings and lengthy discussions involving East Ayrshire Council, Police Scotland, and the Scottish Football Association, the club has taken the difficult and extremely disappointing decision to relocate our Men's Scottish Cup fourth round tie against Celtic to Rugby Park. "Although Beechwood Park meets and goes beyond the SFA Club Licensing Entry Level criteria in certain areas, various concerns the club could not ignore arose in relation to the ability of the surrounding infrastructure to cope with such a high-profile event that has brought worldwide interest to the village of Auchinleck and Auchinleck Talbot F. C. "The club thanks East Ayrshire Council Events & Resilience, Police Scotland, Scottish Football Association, Celtic F. C. & Kilmarnock F. C. for their input and assistance during this process. " Meanwhile, BBC Scotland will broadcast two fourth-round ties. Dunfermline welcome Hibernian to East End Park live on BBC One Scotland on Saturday, 17 January (12: 30 GMT), while Aberdeen host Raith Rovers on the same channel on Sunday, 18 January (14: 30 GMT). Celtic face Auchinleck Talbot in Scottish Cup 'All the hospitality has sold out already' for Auchinleck-Celtic Dunfermline Athletic v Hibernian - Saturday, 17 January (12: 30) Aberdeen v Raith Rovers - Sunday, 18 January (14: 30) Both matches will be broadcast live on BBC One Scotland. 'Anger and disappointment' as fans priced out of World Cup Salah in Liverpool squad for Brighton match Dopers are beating system – athletics integrity chief David Dimbleby takes a personal look at the role of the monarchy Celebrate Christmas the 80s way with Gary Davies Drama based on Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's fight for justice Chris Mc Causland joins Emma to discuss dancing blind on TV 'Aberdeen savour the most perfect game ever played' How Mc Tominay became a Napoli icon after Man Utd exit Scotland men's internationals to be shown live on BBC Commonwealth Games: Why is it so special to be part of Team Scotland? From titles to tinpottery - rank Scotland's top 10 clubs 'Anger and disappointment' as fans priced out of World Cup 'There can only be one singer' - my secrets of successful man-management Sutton's predictions v England Gaming star Daniel 'Stingray' Ray 'Nancy exposed to brutal life as Celtic manager as cup final looms' 'Monumental betrayal' - cheapest World Cup final ticket to cost £3, 119 Rooney 'got death threats' after making Man Utd move From first-class cricketer to relationship expert on reality TV BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2025 contenders. Video BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2025 contenders Barcelona 'not a pressure' for on-loan Rashford Is Salah right to feel 'thrown under the bus'? 'Mine was for social change, this is not' - King on Battle of the Sexes What must Allen and Bills do to end Patriots' 10-game win streak? What next after Hamilton's 'nightmare' year? The man behind the headlines - Salah, by Klopp, Diaz and more All you need to know as World Darts Championship begins 'A sense of panic' - what's going on in Turkish football? 'I hated rugby' - how Heyes turned around England career Biggest rule change ever and Brit teen - what's new in F1 in 2026? 'I was poisoning myself before endurance events' Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.