| DID YOU KNOW? |
- This is the first Old Firm Scottish Cup replay since goals for Harry Hood and Lou Macari secured a the trophy for Celtic in a replay at Hampden Park on May 12, 1971.
- The Parkhead side lost their 16-game undefeated run against Motherwell on Sunday, when John Sutton hit a double to hand Neil Lennon’s side their first defeat since November.
- The Hoops will be without first choice keeper Fraser Forster, who was sent off just before half-time in the original tie, when the on-loan Newcastle stopper brought down Steven Naismith, who will also be unavailable for the Ibrox side after receiving a red card later on in the game.
- Celtic midfielder Kris Commons is the only Hoops player to have scored on his debut, the League Cup semi-final victory over Aberdeen. Then in his Old Firm debut in the Scottish Cup tie at Ibrox, before scoring on his Parkhead debut in the league win over Rangers.
- Striker Anthony Stokes is still looking to open his scoring account in the Old Firm, having already scored 17 goals for Celtic this season.
- Rangers will be looking to secure the Scottish Cup this season in order to level the Parkhead side’s record of 34 cup victories, with the Ibrox side only being one behind their rivals.
- The Ibrox side’s bad boy midfielder El Hadji Diouf will be looking for his first goal in Scotland after having scored in the Europa League draw with Sporting Lisbon on Thursday evening.
- Inverness Caledonian Thistle await the winners of the Old Firm clash in the quarter-final of the Scottish Cup at the Tulloch Stadium in the Highland capital.
- This Old Firm game will be the fifth game in a season in which the Glasgow giants will square up to one another a record seven times, with a League Cup final clash upcoming on March 20.
- Rangers captain David Weir is set to return to action at the age of 41, after having missed his first league game of this season. The four goal victory over St Johnstone which saw Walter Smith’s side cut the lead enjoyed by Celtic to five points.
| LAST MEETING |
February 20, 2010: Celtic 3-0 Rangers
Celtic looked to place a huge marker on the league title race with a dominant victory over their Glasgow rivals, with Gary Hooper grabbing a first-half double, before Kris Commons finished the game off late on.
Players to watch
Beram Kayal: The Israeli playmaker has been centre to everything that Celtic have done right, in going to the top of the Scottish Premier League. And his importance to the Parkhead side was illustrated during their weekend defeat to Motherwell, which Kayal was suspended for.
Nikica Jelavic: The Rangers hitman scored against the Parkhead side last season when he played for Rapid Vienna. The Croatian will be the key to victory for the Ibrox side after they lost top scorer Kenny Miller who left during the January transfer window.
| PROBABLE LINE-UPS |
| Celtic: Zaluska; Juarez, Majstorovic, Mulgrew, Izaguirre; Brown, Kayal, Ledley, Commons; Samaras, Hooper. |  |
| Rangers: McGregor; Whittaker, Weir, Bougherra, Papac; Diouf, Davis, Bartley, Edu, Lafferty; Jelavic. |  |
After one of the best Old Firm fixtures for years in the first tie, expect this one to be full of fireworks as both sides look to gain the victory that will make them the favourites for the trophy. But home advantage should help Celtic as they look to bounce back from their weekend defeat.
Celtic 2-1 Rangers
