Callum McGregor and Daizen Maeda score in a 2-1 win for holders Celtic, with Bobby Wales on target for Kilmarnock; Andrew Shinnie scores late winner as Livingston stun Ross County and cause the first

Eight months after holding aloft the trophy, Celtic begin their defence of the Scottish Cup. Adam Idah scored the only goal at Hampden against rivals Rangers to retrain the silverware they won 12 months earlier to complete a Treble,

Derek McInnes is not ruling out the possibility of Kilmarnock pulling off a surprise victory against reigning champions Celtic in their Scottish Cup fourth-round match at Parkhead on Saturday. Facing the current runaway leaders of the Scottish Premiership is a matchup that many would consider a significant hurdle.

“Definitely not over the line” was Elgin City goalkeeper Aidan Glavin’s verdict over Aberdeen’s crucial second goal in their 3-0 Scottish Cup win.

Sky Sports and Premier Sports have unveiled their latest selections for live coverage over the coming weeks, with two huge Aberdeen clashes in February and March selected.

The Hoops kick-off their Scottish Cup campaign against Kilmarnock this evening before squaring up with Young Boys for a place in the Champions League knock-out stages. Rodgers admitted his men took a dip at Dens in the six goal thriller – but he’s convinced Celtic will back on high again for the huge days on the horizon.

Aberdeen end a run of 12 games without a victory as they ease aside Elgin City to move into the last 16 of the Scottish Cup.

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Aberdeen fans and their players will have breathed a sigh of relief as they eased aside Elgin City to end their 12-game run without a win and reach the Scottish Cup fifth round.

The match takes place at Celtic Park on Saturday, January 18. The action gets under way at 5.30pm. The match will be shown live on Premier Sports 2, with their coverage starting at 5.20pm.

The 21-year-old joined the Ayrshire club this week until the end of the season after unfulfilling loan stints at Preston, Bolton and Wigan since he moved to Anfield from Aberdeen.

HEARTS were the first team to book their spot in Monday’s fifth round draw in the Scottish Cup and now it’s a case of finding out who will join them. All the teams who reach this