Watch: Hearts thrash Airdrie to reach Scottish Cup last eight

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2. Shankland, Vargas & Nieuwenhof put visitors three up in opening 21 minutes; Frizzell replies before Shankland dinks fourth
3. Scottish Cup quarter-final draw - Morton v Hearts, Celtic v Livingston, Aberdeen v Kilmarnock, Hibs v Rangers
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5. FT: Dundee 2-1 St Johnstone - hosts fight back for Premiership win with McCowan penalty & late McGhee strike after Smith opener

It'd take a brave man to take Lawrence Shankland off now.

He's eyeing a treble...

Death, taxes & Shankland goals

Twenty-four goals for the season.

Nineteen goals in his last 19 Hearts games.

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'Is there a better finisher in Scotland?'

Neil McCann

Former Hearts winger on BBC One Scotland

I thought he was just offside. But, nonetheless, is there a better finisher in Scottish football right now?

That is absolutely sublime. Cool as you like, son.

GOAL! Airdrieonians 1-4 Hearts

Game, set, match.

Scott Fraser slips Lawrence Shankland in behind and he just lifts a gorgeous wee finish over the keeper.

Never any doubt. A fantastic footballer.

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Ouch!

That's a sore one.

Calem Nieuwenhof catches his man just above the ankle and the referee doesn't even award a foul.

With VAR in use, I reckon they're having a good look at that.

Time to get the diaries out?

Jonathan Sutherland

BBC Sport Scotland at Excelsior Stadium

A tame second half in comparison to the first. Hearts look fairly comfortable.

Things can change quickly, of course, with Airdrie still getting up the field at times.

If it continues like this, Morton will have a big week in early March as they host Championship leaders Dundee United at Cappielow on the Tuesday before welcoming Hearts the following weekend.

Airdrie have limited Hearts pretty well since they last scored, only issue is they had scored three by then.

That's only half the battle as well, they need to find a goal soon to make a real game of this.

Approaching minute 70.

Dexter Lembikisa looks to slip in Lawrence Shankland, but it's just too heavy.

Lewis McGregor dinks one to the back post, but no-one is there again.

Nikolay Todorov was at the front post.

Comical stuff.

Jorge Grant winds up a long-ranger, only to completely fresh air it then hit the deck.

He wants a foul. Wouldn't blame the ref is he just laughed.

Joshua Rae has his palms stung with a strike from range.

Game's hit a bit of a lull.

CLOSE!

How's he missed the target?

Lawrence Shankland highlights again why he's so much more than a goalscorer, holding the ball up before backheeling to Alan Forrest.

The winger smashes over the bar from close range though.

Airdrie remain really patient in their approach.

There will come a time they need to start forcing it.

We're not even an hour in yet though.

Maybe not.

Doesn't beat the first man.

A pet hate for EVERY football fan.

A chance for Hearts with a wide free-kick now...

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Airdrie are starting to probe.

Again another brilliant move is rounded off with a good cross from Charlie Telfer, but Craig Gordon has safe hands again.

Airdrie get out so well, it's some move, but no-one is in the box to claim a fine ball in.

Callum Fordyce catches Lawrence Shankland offside as he threatens to get to the bye-line.

Hearts change at the break.

Goalscorer Kenneth Vargas is off and Kyosuke Tagawa is on.

KICK-OFF

For the final time this weekend.

Unless...