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Published : Friday, March 12, 2010 news image 1

Scottish Cup quarters

Five SPL clubs are involved in the Scottish Cup quarter-finals this weekend...

Kilmarnock v Celtic - Saturday, 12.15pm
Last Scottish Cup success: Kilmarnock 1997 Celtic 2007
Referee: Iain Brines
TV: Live on Sky Sports

Killie striker Chris Maguire scored the only goal when these sides met in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League last month but Celtic boss Tony Mowbray is hoping his team can come out on top this time. He said: "The defeat against Kilmarnock was a day when we didn't take our opportunities and paid for it. If those opportunities come along this weekend hopefully we will take some of them and have a good day but Kilmarnock are a decent side and will make life very difficult for us."

Hibernian v Ross County - Saturday, 2pm
Last Scottish Cup success: Hibernian 1902 Ross County None
Referee: Brian Winter
TV: Highlights

John Hughes' men have knocked out Irvine Meadow and Montrose and face First Division County, who put nine goals past Stirling Albion in the last round. Hibs haven't won the Scottish Cup for more than a century but Easter Road boss John Hughes said: "I want them to feel the pressure. I feel that starts to get the wee bit of tightening in the stomach. It's up to them to control it. When you've got that, you've got 11 guys wanting to tear the door off its hinges and get out there."

Rangers v Dundee United - Sunday, 12.05pm
Last Scottish Cup success: Rangers 2009 Dundee United 1994
Referee: Dougie McDonald
TV: Live on BBC Scotland

Cup holders Rangers have won the last four meetings between the teams, including a 7-1 victory at Ibrox in December but Dundee United boss Peter Houston said: "If we go in there and play at 100%, we still have to hope Rangers aren't 100% at their best. But it's a one-off game. It's something that we're not scared about. We'll not go there thinking we don't want to get beaten 7-1 again. We'll go there and try to win because the players have got the results recently."

The fourth quarter-final is an all First Division affair between leaders Dundee and Raith Rovers, with the semi-final draw taking place at Hampden at 10.30am on Monday.

Scottish Cup records of SPL clubs



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