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Premier Sports last 16 draw confirmed as Celtic and Rangers receive contrasting ties

Rangers have been drawn at home to face Queen of the South while Celtic faces a lengthy trip to Ross County in the last 16 of the Premier Sports Cup.

Partick Thistle have a home tie against fellow Championship club Arbroath as the clubs competing in European competition enter the fold for the knockout phase of this tournament. The Light Blues will be expected to dispatch their League One opposition at Ibrox comfortably but a trickier assignment awaits Celtic, who will be travelling to Dingwall twice in August as they also have County in Premiership action.

Hearts host an all-Premiership affair against Kilmarnock and Annan Athletic will have designs on a giant-killing at home to Aberdeen at Galabank. It's been a cup full of shocks so far throughout the group stages. 2021 finalists Hibs are out after a calamitous group stage involving a 1-0 defeat to Falkirk and 3-0 loss to Morton because of an administrative error.

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Fellow Premiership clubs St Johnstone and St Mirren are also out as the tournament stands two games away from Hampden.

Matches are due to be played 'midweek on the weekend of August 30/31 and are subject to TV selections' according to the SPFL.

Premier Sports Cup round of 16 draw

Rangers v Queen of the South

Partick Thistle v Arbroath

Motherwell v Inverness

Livingston v Dundee United

Dundee v Falkirk

Annan v Aberdeen

Hearts v Kilmarnock

Ross County v Celtic

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