Celtic vs St Johnstone Scottish Cup semi-final details confirmed, date and kick-off time revealed

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Celtic have confirmed the details for their Scottish Cup semi-final vs St Johnstone.

The Hoops saw off Hibs 2-0 in the quarter-finals to book their spot among the final four for the Hampden Park showpiece to come at the end of the season.

Celtic discovered they would face St Johnstone with the other two semi-finalists – Hearts and Aberdeen – to square off in the other fixture in a bid to get to the final.

Now the club have revealed the details of their semi-final tie which is to be played next month at the national stadium.

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Celtic face St Johnstone in the Scottish Cup semi-final

Celtic will play the Saints – managed by Simo Valakari – on April 20 which is the Sunday afternoon. Kick-off will be at 3pm.

The other match between the Jambos and Dons will take place one day earlier on Saturday, April 19, in a 12.30pm kick-off time.

Celts took out David Gray’s Hibs in the last round thanks to goals from red-hot Daizen Maeda and Adam Idah. And with the Premier Sports Cup already in the bag, another Treble is on for Brendan Rodgers’ troops.

How Celtic compare to St Johnstone this season

It all comes as Celtic have a significant 16-point lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership table with their Scottish Cup rivals, St Johnstone, languishing at the bottom of the division with just seven wins from their 29 matches this campaign so far.

Position	Team	Played MP	Won W	Drawn D	Lost L	For GF	Against GA	Diff GD	Points Pts
1	CelticCeltic	29	24	3	2	87	17	70	75
2	RangersRangers	29	18	5	6	59	26	33	59
3	HibernianHibernian	29	11	10	8	44	40	4	43
4	AberdeenAberdeen	29	12	6	11	38	46	-8	42
5	Dundee UtdDundee Utd	29	11	8	10	36	36	0	41
6	MotherwellMotherwell	29	11	4	14	34	48	-14	37
7	Heart Of MidlothianHeart Of Midlothian	29	10	6	13	41	40	1	36
8	Ross CountyRoss County	29	9	8	12	31	49	-18	35
9	St MirrenSt Mirren	29	10	4	15	35	47	-12	34
10	KilmarnockKilmarnock	29	8	7	14	33	47	-14	31
11	DundeeDundee	29	7	7	15	41	61	-20	28
12	St JohnstoneSt Johnstone	29	7	4	18	32	54	-22	25

Valakari’s side needed a relatively late winner from ex-Celtic kid Graham Carey to see off Championship outfit Livingston and it was a rocket from distance which won the day.

It is all set up to be an entertaining contest in the competition with manager Rodgers incredibly boasting a 100 percent success rate in the Scottish Cup.

The Irishman has lifted the trophy three times in his two stints at Celtic Park and he will be desperate to keep the winning momentum going.