CELTIC travel to Tynecastle on Saturday to play Hearts for the second time this week.

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Soccer Football – Scottish Premiership – Celtic v Heart of Midlothian – Celtic Park, Glasgow, Scotland, Britain – March 8, 2023 Celtic’s Jota in action with Heart of Midlothian’s Kye Rowles Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith

The Scottish Cup tie is set to be a thrilling encounter, with a bit of needle between the teams from Wednesday night and the last match in Edinburgh finishing with seven goals between the sides.

Celtic left Wednesday’s match with all three points, coming from behind to win 3-1. It wasn’t their best performance, with the rustiness of some players showing, but the Hoops had the quality, in the end, to see out the match.

Heading into the Scottish Cup quarter-final, here’s everything you need to know:

Where and When?

Celtic travel to the capital for a 12.15 kick-off on Saturday.

TV/Stream

You can watch Celtic’s match on Viaplay Sports 1, with Celtic TV covering the match as usual for those outside of the UK and Ireland.

Early Team News

Celtic should have Greg Taylor back for the match, but Daizen Maeda is a doubt, with Ange Postecogliu admitting it might be too short a turnaround for the Japanese winger. Ange Postecoglou should be able to provide more information in his pre-match press conference on Friday.

Hearts have their own injury problems, with their star man Lawrence Shankland ruled out with injury.

Scottish Cup Draw

If Celtic do get the win, and get past Hearts, they’ll find out their fate after the Falkirk v Ayr match on Monday night.

BBC Scotland will show the draw after the encounter, with Colin Hendry pulling out the balls.

The semi-finals will take place at Hampden on Saturday, 29 April and Sunday, 30 April

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