Scottish Cup quarter-finals
Venue: Caledonian Stadium Date: Wednesday, 18 March Kick-off: 1945 GMT
Coverage: BBC Sport Scotland website, BBC Radio Scotland 810 MW

The Scottish Cup quarter-final between Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Celtic has been postponed because of a waterlogged pitch.

Caley Thistle had been confident on Saturday evening that the game would go ahead despite snow throughout Scotland.

But a provisional pitch inspection had been arranged for 0800 GMT, at which stage the match was called off.

The match will now go ahead at Caledonian Stadium on Wednesday, with a 1945 GMT kick-off.

And it means that Wednesday's Scottish Premier League game - Hibernian were due to be the visitors to Celtic Park - will have to be re-arranged.

Snow had forced the postponement of five Scottish Football League games on Saturday.

Two Scottish Cup ties - Brechin City hosted St Johnstone, while St Mirren faced Aberdeen - did survive the weather, with both ending in draws.

Sunday's other quarter-final, between Dundee United and Motherwell at Tannadice, is expected to go ahead - as is the SPL match at Ibrox between Rangers and Kilmarnock.

A three-day delay will give Caley Thistle wingers Jonny Hayes and Aaron Doran additional time to recover for their tie as they both faced fitness tests ahead of the original game.

Celtic striker Gary Hooper is in a similar position as he was rated as having an outside chance of returning to the side following a knee injury.

However, Daniel Majstorovic has been ruled out for up to eight weeks and definitely missed the tie, while fellow defender Mark Wilson and skipper Scott Brown are suspended.

Caley Thistle defender David Proctor and forward Dani Sanchez are also expected to again be on the sidelines.

Inverness Caledonian Thistle manager Terry Butcher:
"When the draw was made, I knew we were playing one of the Old Firm and I thought 'oh no', but, the more I think about it, I think 'brilliant'.

"We have got nothing to lose, it's a great game for everybody.

"It's a cup tie and we can forget about three points or going up or down the table.

"We had a boost last weekend against Motherwell and it's great to relax a bit this week knowing we played very well, scored three goals, kept a clean sheet.

"We are still in a fantastic position in the SPL and we can use that experience to really get out there and give everything we have in the game."

"Upsets come about with everyone knowing their jobs but also playing with a freedom that we do enjoy against Rangers and Celtic."

Celtic striker Anthony Stokes:
"It's a massive week, but we are just focusing on Sunday and getting that out the way first.

"It's a tough place to go to play a very direct team with some very good players in it.

"After beating Rangers in this competition, everyone more or less thinks it's over, but it is never going to be that easy.

"You have to give them the same respect that we gave to Rangers in the last round."

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