THE DRAW for the fifth round of the Scottish Cup has taken place and there will be a number of intriguing ties in the last 16 of the competition.
Holders Celtic were drawn to play Clyde at Broadwood; the same venue where the home side pulled off one of the biggest shocks in the competition's history by recording a 2-1 win back in 2006.
Rangers face a trip to Hamilton for their tie, while Aberdeen will take on Kilmarnock in an all-Premiership affair at Pittodrie.
BSC Glasgow were rewarded for their 3-1 win over East Kilbride with a home fixture against the winner of Hibernian's replay with Dundee United, while last season's finalists Hearts will play either Arbroath or Falkirk.
Livingston will travel to the Highlands to take on Inverness, St Mirren will host Motherwell and the final tie of the round sees St Johnstone making the journey to Somerset Park to face Ayr United.
The matches will be played on the weekend of Saturday 8 February 2020.
The full draw is as follows:
Inverness v Livingston
Clyde v Celtic
BSC Glasgow v Dundee United/Hibernian
St Mirren v Motherwell
Ayr United v St Johnstone
Aberdeen v Kilmarnock
Hamilton v Rangers
Arbroath/Falkirk v Hearts
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