By Matthew Elder

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Celtic and Rangers have been drawn to face each other in the Premier Sports Cup semi-finals. There will be no repeat of last year’s Old Firm final, which Celtic won on penalties after a 3-3 draw, with the Glasgow giants set to face each other in a derby showdown at Hampden Park in the last four. Motherwell and St Mirren will contest the other semi-final with each club given the chance to reach a Hampden final for the first time in several years with ‘Well’s last appearance being the Scottish Cup final defeat to Celtic in 2018 while Saints were last in a national final when they won the Scottish League Cup by defeating Hearts in 2013. Holders Celtic became the last side to book their place in this year’s Premier Sports Cup semis on Sunday as they secured a comfortable 4-0 victory over Championship side Partick Thistle at Firhill with goals from Hyun-jun Yang, Liam Scales, Sebastian Tounekti and Luke McCowan. Rangers made it through on Saturday as they eased some of the pressure on head coach Russell Martin with a 2-0 win over Hibs following pre-match protests outside Ibrox Stadium while Motherwell claimed a 1-0 victory over Aberdeen at Pittodrie to continue their unbeaten start to the campaign. St Mirren booked their semi-final place with a penalty shoot-out win over Kilmarnock on Friday after a 2-2 draw at Rugby Park. The semi-finals will take place at Hampden Park on the weekend of November 1 and 2 with the final scheduled for Sunday, December 14.