Morton 0 Celtic 1

WELCOME to www.celticfc.net for tonight’s Active Nation Scottish Cup fourth round tie between Celtic and Morton at Cappielow. Kick-off is at 7.45pm.
Tony Mowbray is without a host of key players for tonight’s match, with Danny Fox, Stephen McManus, Jos Hooiveld, Landry NGuemo, Scott Brown, Shaun Maloney, Scott McDonald and Ki Sung Yueng all absent for a variety of reasons.
The Hoops last won the Scottish Cup in 2007 and begin their campaign with a difficult tie against James Grady’s Morton,

CELTIC (4-4-2) Boruc; Hinkel, Loovens, O’Dea, Naylor; McGinn, Zheng, Crosas, McGeady; Samaras, Fortune
Subs: Zaluska, Thompson, Mizuno, McCourt, Forrest

MORTON (4-4-2) Stewart, McGuffie, Shimmin, Greacen, Reid, Finlayson, Jenkins, MacFarlane, McAlister, Weatherson, Wake
Subs: Cuthbert, Graham, Monti, Kane, MacGregor

Kick off is approaching. Celtic are wearing the Bumble Bee kit. Darren O'Dea is expected to captain Celtic

The teams emerge onto the pitch. Kick off is at 7.45pm.

Morton kick off.

McGeady has taken up a central role in midfield.

ZZ is penalised for a push and Morton fire a free-kick into the box but Celtic clear

First chance for Jenkins. Wake flicks the ball to Jenkins and he slices wide from 20 yards

Samaras cuts in from the left and tries to release Fortune but Stewart gathers

Wake goes down in the box under an O'Dea challenge, but no penalty is given

Naylor tries to play a return pass to McGeady on the left wing but overhits it

ZZ plays McGeady in through the middle but Morton clear

McGinn cuts in from the right but his left-footed shotis weak

Loovens' clearance goes straight to Weatherson and he tests Boruc from 20 yards. Good save

Celtic keep the ball and Naylor attempts to pick out Samaras in the box. The cross is just too high

Morton win a corner. The ball is swung into the box and Samaras starts a counter-attack, which ends with Naylor's cross being too hard for Fortune

McGeady wins the ball in midfield and races through before firing wide from 18 yards

McGinn wins a corner. Naylor takes and Stewart claims under pressure from Samaras

Morton win a free-kick 30 yards out on the right. Finlayson takes and Hinkel concedes a corner

Naylor picks out Fortune at the back post but the striker can't get his header on target

Loovens clears from the six-yard box as Morton threaten

Another chance for Celtic. Samaras picks out McGinn's run and he fires a cross over for Fortune. He tries to volley when the header might have been better.

Great play from Celtic leads to McGeady running into the box but Morton clear

Fortune takes Naylor's pass, races into the box and tests Stewart with a low shot

HALF-TIME: MORTON 0 CELTIC 1 - Niall McGinn's brilliant finish gives the Hoops the lead at the break

Celtic kick off second half

The second half starts at a fair pace

Naylor whips in a good ball but Morton clear.

Naylor sends in another fine cross but Morton clear again

McGeady's cross is gathered by Stewart

McGinn and ZZ try to combine on the right but Morton cut out the danger

McGeady's shot is blocked and Crosas then sees a long-range drive diverted wide

Crosas tries to pick out the run of Fortune on the right wing but the pass is too heavy

Great effort from Samaras. He takes a Boruc punt and tries from distance. Stewart saves

McGeady skips in from the left wing and tests Stewart, who saves low to his right

Loovens' clearance is blocked and Morton almost pounce on the loose ball

A good one-two from Fortune and Samaras ends with Greacen almost slicing into his own net

Boruc does well to save Wake's cross

McGinn runs on to a Samaras pass on the right but his cross flies wide

McGinn races into the box and tumbles but there was no contact

McGeady races 80 yards and slips a pass to Fortune, but he is offside

Samaras concedes a corner under no pressure but Celtic deal with the danger

Naylor does well to block Wake's shot

Morton launch a long free-kick into the box but O'Dea clears. Samaras then races free down the left and is taken out of play

Naylor swings a free-kick into the box and Samaras heads wide

McGinn's cross is headed over by Greacen. Crosas takes the corner and Samaras bundles over the line, but the goal is ruled out for handball.

Morton sub - Wake off and Kane on

Morton win a corner. Loocvens clears and O'Dea surges forward to win a foul

McGeady skips inside past three defenders but his shot is blocked

Attendance is 10,191

What a shot from Naylor. He latches on to a Samaras lay-off and crashes a volley off the post

Great chance for Fortune. He's picked out in the box but takes a touch when he should have shot

Morton sub - Graham on for MacFarlane

Hinkel picks out Samaras in the box but he can't get his header on target

Finlayson flights a free-kick into the box and O'Dea clears

There is one added minute

FULL-TIME: MORTON 0 CELTIC 1 - Niall McGinn's goal puts the Hoops into the fifth round, where Celtic will meet Stenhousemuir, providing Dunfermline don't win their appeal.