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Celtic beat Rangers to lift the Scottish Cup last season It is Scottish Cup quarter-final weekend and all four ties have their own day to glory in the headlines. Live television coverage means there is one each day from Friday, with Championship sides Livingston and Queen's Park vying with six teams from the top flight, including holders Celtic, for a place in the semi-finals. Here are some things to look out for. Livingston within 'weeks' of fresh investment deal Aberdeen v Queen's Park & Livingston v St Johnstone live on BBC Hearts will still be smarting from the Edinburgh derby defeat that leaves Neil Critchley's side four places behind city rivals Hibernian in seventh spot in the Premiership as the quarter-finals open with an all-top-flight tie. However, the Englishman will be reminding his players that Sunday was only their second loss in 12 outings during a generally upward curve of results and performances. Included in that run was a 6-0 hammering of Friday's visitors at Dens Park at the start of February and they have also beaten Dundee in their latest three visits to Tynecastle since a 2-1 loss in February 2022. On this occasion, Tony Docherty's side also arrive having suffered three straight away defeats and therefore as underdogs. However, while their 1-1 draw at home to St Johnstone on Saturday meant they failed to increase the three-point gap between themselves and the bottom side, it at least ended a run of three consecutive losses overall. This is the first Scottish Cup meeting between the sides since Hearts won 1-0 at Dens Park in a March 2001 fourth-round replay. Slovakia midfielder Robert Tomaschek was the match winner that day after Argentine striker Juan Sara's opener for Dundee at Tynecastle had been cancelled out by winger Juanjo's late reply. Hearts lost to Rangers in the semi-finals last season. Dundee, who lost to Rangers the last time they reached the quarters in 2022, are looking to reach the last four for the first time since they lost to Gretna in 2006. Dundee have not lifted the cup since 1910, while Hearts won it for the eighth time in 2012. Queen's Park shocked Premiership hosts Rangers in the last round Queen's Park were the story of the previous round, knocking out Rangers at Ibrox and contributing to the eventual demise of Ibrox manager Philippe Clement. It is not only that historic result - the first side outside the top tier to have beaten Rangers in the cup on their own patch - that ensures there will be no element of surprise this time. The Spiders have visited Pittodrie once before this season, when top-flight Aberdeen had to wait until stoppage time before Topi Keskinen's solitary goal secured progress in August to the League Cup quarter-finals. Including Ibrox, Callum Davidson's side are three unbeaten on the road, all without conceding, but will need to recover from Tuesday's 3-2 home defeat by Ayr United that leaves them down in sixth place in the Championship. Jimmy Thelin's hosts have themselves dropped to fourth in the top flight after a 5-1 thumping at Celtic Park and Sunday's 2-2 draw at home to Dundee United. However, the Dons' recent inconsistency is at least an improvement on their previous dismal run of one win in 15, they have now only lost once in five outings and they are unbeaten in their latest three at home. Which all points against Queen's Park causing another major shock in front of a live television audience on BBC One Scotland and BBC i Player. Then again, that 2023 humiliation by sixth-tier Darvel is still fresh in Aberdeen's memory. Aberdeen lost in the cup semi-finals on penalties to eventual winners Celtic last season. Queen's Park last reached the Scottish Cup semi-finals in the 1927–28 season, when they lost to Celtic. The Spiders last reached the quarter-finals in the 1981–82 season, losing 2-1 at home to Forfar Athletic. Queen's Park have not beaten Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup since their first-ever meeting in November 1889 - when the Glasgow side won 13-1 away from home. However, Queen's Park did beat the Dons on penalties in the League Cup in 2006 after 0-0 draw. Aberdeen lifted the cup for a seventh time in 2014. Queen's Park won cup for their 10th and final time in 1893. Cup top scorer Daizen Maeda (right) has scored three times against Hibs this season The enormity of Hibs' task on Sunday is highlighted by the fact they have never previously beaten Celtic away from home in the Scottish Cup. However, on this occasion, they head to Celtic Park having triumphed over the cup holders and Scottish champions just last month, 2-1 at Easter Road in the Premiership. That has contributed to a 15-game unbeaten run that has lifted David Gray's side to third in the table and they arrive in Glasgow fuelled by the pride of Sunday's derby win over Hearts. Celtic, though, have responded to that defeat by Hibs - and their narrow Champions League exit at the hands of Bayern Munich - by thrashing Aberdeen 5-1 and St Mirren 5-2. Brendan Rodgers' side remain unbeaten at home by a Scottish side since losing to Hearts in December 2023 and have beaten Hibs on their latest six visits to Celtic Park, the latest five by an aggregate on 19-4. If they want to secure a rare consecutive win over the cup holders, they will no doubt have to shackle Daizen Maeda, who has embraced the added responsbility of leading the Celtic line following fellow Japan forward Kyogo Furuhashi exit to pick up the player of the month award. He is also top scorer in the cup so far this season with four goals - and has three against Hibs this season already too. Celtic are unbeaten at home to Hibs in 20 meetings since a 2-1 defeat in January 2010, when Danny Galbraith scored a last-minute winner. Hibs lost 2-0 at home to Rangers in the quarter-finals last season and last reached the semis in 2022, when they lost to Hearts. Hibs last beat Celtic in the Scottish Cup in March 1986, 4-3 at Easter Road. Celtic defeated Hibs 3-1 at Celtic Park in the League Cup in August. Hibs last beat Celtic twice in one season in 1992-93. Celtic beat Rangers in last season's final to lift the cup for a 42nd time. Hibs won the Scottish Cup for a third time in 2016. No wonder David Martindale thinks his Livingston side have "more than a wee chance" of knocking Premiership visitors St Johnstone out of the cup on Monday. They have already sent one top-flight side - Ross County - packing this season and this time they have home advantage. Not only that, the visitors are three points adrift at the bottom, in danger of relegation, while Livingston are in the mix for a swift return to the Premiership. Draws with Partick Thistle and, on Wednesday, at home to Raith Rovers mean Martindale's side have dropped to third, three points behind Falkirk, but they remain unbeaten in 11 outings, including six at home. However, Saints will look to take positives from a draw away to Dundee on Saturday that prevented the second-bottom side extending the gap between them and Simo Valakari's improving side, who have now only lost twice in eight. A close encounter is on the cards in front of BBC Scotland television channel cameras before the live draw for the semi-finals. Livingston lost 4-2 away to eventual winners Celtic in the quarter-finals last season. This is the furthest St Johnstone have gone in the cup since lifting the trophy for a second time in 2021. Livingston last reached the Scottish Cup semi-finals in 2004, losing to Dundee United. Livingston won the latest meeting between the sides, 2-1 at home in May, having drawn the previous three in their relegation season. Livingston are five unbeaten at home to Saints since a 2-1 defeat in February 2022. Saints won 2-0 in Perth in their latest Scottish Cup meeting with Livi in November 2013 and have won once in Livingston in the cup, 3-1 in February 1999. Premier League news conferences and team news - latest on Isak, Solanke and Botman What is at stake at under-pressure Red Bull? 'Calm down, it's not over', Mourinho warns Rangers What are the secret ingredients for a hit cooking show? A tragic story of the consequences of trolling Helena Bonham Carter shines a light on secret WW2 stories Will the Dragons find their next investment? When Romanov picked Rix - and the Hearts team 'Scotland is about to lay king to rest. 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