Celtic and Hibs will battle it out for the second week in a row with east meeting west in the Premier Sports Cup on Sunday following their Scottish Premiership clash seven days earlier.
Rookie Easter Road boss David Gray will have to hope for a better start then his side managed in Leith where they found themselves a couple of goals down early on and the game effectively over as a contest after strikes from Nicolas Kuhn and a Callum McGregor screamer.
The Scottish League Cup was the only one Brendan Rodgers failed to get his hands on last season and the Irishman will be hoping to put that right having lost at this stage last season against Kilmarnock at Rugby Park.
He has some selection issues with Kyogo a doubt after picking up a shoulder injury against Hibs who will be unable to field latest midfield loan recruit Kwon Hyeok-kyu against his parent club.