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Scottish Cup: Hearts play Hibernian in the fifth round

Scottish Cup fifth-round draw took place at Hampden
Image: The Scottish Cup fifth-round draw took place at Hampden

The draw for the fifth round of the Scottish Cup has paired Edinburgh rivals Hearts and Hibernian together.

Tynecastle will host the outstanding tie of the round, which will be played on the weekend of February 5/6.

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SFA chief executive Stewart Regan said there are plenty of juicy ties for the fans after the fifth Round of the Scottish Cup was drawn on Monday

Hibernian won 1-0 in the last Scottish Cup meeting between the teams at Easter Road in 2012, seven months after a resounding defeat to Hearts in the final at Hampden.

Favourites Celtic have the opportunity to stretch their away record in the competition to 18 games without defeat - they last lost at St Mirren in 2009 - when they face East Kilbride at Airdrie's Excelsior Stadium.

Holders Inverness CT will play Premiership counterparts Motherwell at Fir Park, after overcoming Stirling Albion 2-0 in a replay following the 0-0 draw in their first encounter.

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East Kilbride beat Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale 2-0 to set up a dream tie against Celtic in the fifth round of the Scottish Cup.

Dundee United and Partick is the other all top-flight encounter. They meet at Tannadice.

Kilmarnock, who beat fellow Premiership side St Johnstone 1-0 in the fourth round, have another away trip to Championship leaders Rangers.

Also See:

Scottish Cup fifth-round draw - ties to be played on February 5 and 6:

Motherwell v Inverness CT

East Kilbride v Celtic

Dundee Utd v Partick

Ross County v Linlithgow Rose

Rangers v Kilmarnock

Annan v Morton

Dumbarton v Dundee

Hearts v Hibernian

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