Summary

  • Listen to Sportsound from Rugby Park

  • Watkins forces in only goal for Kilmarnock just before hour

  • Rodgers loses unbeaten cup record at Celtic; Parkhead club suffer first League Cup loss since November 2020

  • Hearts 4-0 Partick Thistle - Graham own goal, Offiah debut effort, Shankland & Tagawa strikes

  • Hibernian 2-1 Raith Rovers - Vente hits back immediately after Smith cancels out Youan opener; Dick sent off late on

Live Reporting

Clive Lindsay

  1. Kilmarnock 0-0 Celtic

    Celtic have started the second half at breakneck speed.

    Liel Abada whips down the right and the winger's cross is swept clear for a corner by defender Lewis Mayo at the back post.

  2. KICK-OFF SECOND HALF

    Kilmarnock 0-0 Celtic

    Celtic get the second half under way as the holders look to avoid being the first victims of a first shock result in the last 16 of the Viaplay Cup.

  3. 'Newell shows his value for Hibs'

    FT: Hibernian 2-1 Raith Rovers

    Rory Loy
    Former Falkirk & Dundee forward on BBC Scotland

    Joe Newell came on at half-time and changed the match. He's such an influential player for Hibs.

  4. FULL-TIME Hibernian 2-1 Raith Rovers

    Three goals within 12 second-half minutes lit up the cup tie at Easter Road, where Hibs squeeze through to ensure all eight sides in the quarter-finals will come from the Premiership.

    Elie Youan headed Hibs ahead, but Callum Smith's reply suggested a cup shock was on the cards for the Championship visitors.

    But it only took 60 seconds for the Edinburgh side to restore their advantage through substitute Dylan Vente, who was then the victim of a high boot that led to Liam Dick's dismissal.

    Hibs' Dylan Vente celebratesSNS

  5. RED CARD Dick (Raith Rovers)

    Hibernian 2-1 Raith Rovers

    Rovers are down to 10 men deep into stoppage time as defender Liam Dick, who has had a difficult afternoon already, is sent off for a high boot in the face of Hibs scorer Dylan Vente.

  6. FULL-TIME Heart of Midlothian 4-0 Partick Thistle

    Hearts comfortably book their place in the quarter-finals of the Viaplay Cup with a resounding win against Championship outfit Partick Thistle.

    Thistle skipper Brian Graham netted an own-goal to start the scoring of the afternoon off.

    Centre-back Odel Offiah scored on his Hearts debut, while Kyosuke Tagawa netted his first goal for the club too.

    Lawrence Shankland, the usual goalscoring suspect at Tynecastle, netted in between his team-mates' maiden goals.

    Hearts celebrateSNS

  7. HALF-TIME Kilmarnock 0-0 Celtic

    Not an awful lot of goalmouth action at Rugby Park, although the ground is still abuzz with chatter after that near thing from home defender Corrie Ndaba.

    Celtic have had a few glimpses of goal but haven't tested Will Dennis yet, with Kilmarnock well organised and fully committed.

    Celtic's Matt O'Riley and Kilmarnock's Daniel Armstrong in actionSNS

  8. CLOSE!

    Kilmarnock 0-0 Celtic

    A big chance for Kilmarnock as Corrie Ndaba leaps at the back post to meet a Stuart Findlay cross, but the defender's header flies just wide.

  9. Kilmarnock 0-0 Celtic

    No surprise to see Celtic enjoying 69% possession, but they have yet to carve open a really good chance as Kilmarnock dig in.

    It looks like Daizen Maeda is going to change all of that, but the winger cuts back inside as he gathers a ball over the top from Matt O'Riley and that allows defender Lewis Mayo to get a foot in.

  10. Playing Tagawa

    Heart of Midlothian 4-0 Partick Thistle

    Kyosuke Tagawa scoringSNS

    Kyosuke Tagawa netted his first Hearts goal to put his side 4-0 ahead

  11. Quickfire double

    Hibernian 2-1 Raith Rovers

    Callum Smith scores for Raith RoversSNS

    Callum Smith equalised for Raith Rovers

    Hibs celebrate Dylan Vente's goalSNS

    But Dylan Vente restored Hibs' lead within a minute

  12. Kilmarnock 0-0 Celtic

    Kyogo profits from some slack defending to race down the right flank and cuts in to let fly. Killie goalkeeper Will Dennis stands firm at his front post to make the save with his feet.

    Kyogo races away from Daniel ArmstrongSNS
  13. goal

    GOAL Heart of Midlothian 4-0 Partick Thistle

    Kyosuke Tagawa

    A first in maroon colours for Kyosuke Tagawa.

    Alex Lowry is again the creator. The on-loan Rangers midfielder superbly works the ball across to the Japanese forward and all he has to do is rifle his strike beyond goalkeeper David Mitchell.

    GoalBBC Sport
  14. goal

    GOAL Hibernian 2-1 Raith Rovers

    Dylan Vente

    It's all happening at Easter Road - and what an introduction!

    Elie Youan overpowers Liam Dick on the wing and cuts the ball back for fellow forward Dylan Vente to fire home only 30 seconds after replacing Adam Le Fondre.

    GoalBBC Sport
  15. goal

    GOAL Hibernian 1-1 Raith Rovers

    Callum Smith

    Game back on!

    Striker Callum Smith pounces after Hibs substitute Lewis Stevenson fails to clear and the Championship visitors are level again.

    GoalBBC Sport

  16. Tale of two corners

    Hibernian 1-0 Raith Rovers

    Hibs' Paul Hanlon claims for a penaltySNS

    Paul Hanlon had claims for a penalty waved away by the referee

    Elie Youan heads Hibs aheadSNS

    But Elie Youan headed in the opener

  17. A second shadow for McGregor

    Kilmarnock 0-0 Celtic

    Kyle Magennis is following Callum McGregor's every step as Kilmarnock try to negate the influence of the Celtic skipper in midfield, getting a bit too close on this occasion.

    Kyle Magennis and Callum McGregorSNS

  18. Hearts rest key players

    Heart of Midlothian 3-0 Partick Thistle

    With job done (you'd think), Hearts have called on the cavalry.

    Forward Kyosuke Tagawa, midfielder Aidan Denholm and full-back Stephen Kingsley are on for Lawrence Shankland, Calem Nieuwenhof and Alex Cochrane.

    Thursday's European exploits firmly in the mind, you'd suspect.

  19. Hibernian 1-0 Raith Rovers

    Hibs have taken control after making the breakthrough and a Martin Boyle shot is deflected clear from in front of goal.

  20. Kilmarnock 0-0 Celtic

    Kyogo loops a shot on target from the edge of the penalty box, but Kilmarnock goalkeeper Will Dennis is right under it.