There's nothing quite like Scottish Cup weekend, is there? 21 teams will go into the hat for the fifth round, which will be played on the weekend of February 11.
With teams ranging from the giants of Rangers, Celtic and Hearts to lower league Darvel and Drumchapel United, there is anticipation building in the air across the nation as fans cling on to the dreams of their ideal tie.Celtic were the first name in the hat in Saturday's early kick-off, dispatching of Greenock Morton 5-0 in a routine win for Ange Postecoglou's men.Rangers scraped into the draw for the fifth round with a hard-fought 1-0 win in Perth against St Johnstone - Borna Barisic a relatively unlikely source with the winner on the stroke of half-time.Three ties were settled by penalties; St Mirren beat Dundee 3-0 on spot kicks, with the away side failing to score any of their three visits to the 12-yard mark, whilst Partick Thistle beat Dunfermline and Hamilton caused an upset with a 5-3 win on penalties over Ross County.And in the most anticipated tie of the round, it was Hearts who had the bragging rights in the Edinburgh derby with a 2-0 win at Easter Road against local rivals Hibs - a goal either side of half-time putting Lee Johnson to the sword for the second time this month.The draw is soon to get underway, and teams will look forward to finding out their fate soon.
Follow our live blog here on Record Sport ahead of the fifth round draw.So, Celtic and Rangers have escaped each other going into the fifth round - and with home draws, you would expect them both to progress.A short trip for Partick Thistle across the Clyde awaits them in Govan as they take on Michael Beale's men, whilst Celtic will face St Mirren yet again this season in front of a
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