Rangers and Celtic reach Scottish Cup semis with Hibs and Livingston wins

Rangers booked their place in the Scottish Cup semi-finals with a 2-0 win over nine-man Hibernian at Easter Road.

The midfielder John Lundstram bundled in the opener in the 23rd minute after the Hibs keeper David Marshall had saved a penalty from the Rangers captain, James Tavernier. Hibs’ Martin Boyle was taken to hospital with an injury after a duel with John Souttar and Philippe Clement’s side wobbled at the start of the second half, looking weary after their battling 2-2 draw with Benfica in the Europa League in Lisbon on Thursday night.

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However the Hibernian defender Jordan Obita was sent off in the 68th minute for picking up a second yellow card for a foul on Rabbi Matondo, before Nathan Moriah-Welsh was shown a straight red by the referee, Steven McLean, three minutes later for a foul on Lundstram.

The Portuguese striker Fábio Silva added a second in the 83rd minute to take Rangers into the last-four draw along with Aberdeen and Celtic, with Championship side Morton hosting Hearts on Monday night.

Daizen Maeda marked his 100th Celtic appearance with a match-winning hat-trick as the holders saw off a spirited challenge from Livingston. Maeda put Celtic ahead for the third time in the 86th minute to take his tally for the club to 27 goals after the Premiership’s bottom side had twice equalised at Celtic Park through Daniel MacKay and Tete Yengi. Kyogo Furuhashi was on target deep into stoppage time as Celtic sealed a 4-2 triumph.