Celtic FC Women’s player Jodie Bartle says she loves a cup game and will be ready to battle on in the SWPL Cup semi-final this Sunday against Hibernian.

The defender knows it will be a tough tie at Forthbank Stadium against a Hibs side who they narrowly beat 2-1 in their most recent meeting.

Speaking ahead of Sunday's game, Jodie Bartle said: “A chance to win a bit of silverware means everything. You play to win leagues, you play to win trophies, you play to win games so it would mean an awful lot.

“I think we controlled that last game against Hibs mostly, but they quite clearly love a cup. I don’t quite understand how there’s such a different feeling when there’s a cup game compared to a league game, but some teams revel in a cup.

"It was very close the last time we played them. We’ll just have to wait and see but we’re confident, we’ve got to be."

The Hoops are also aiming to get back to winning ways after last weekend's derby defeat, and Bartle believes the squad can do just that.

“We move on , we go again, we’ve got this Sunday to look at and we haven’t got time to dwell on things like that," she said. "We’ll meet them again and we can look forward to it then.

“We’re a team unit. We haven’t been to a final, and the club hasn’t been to a final in a while so I think it would mean a lot to us as a group of players.

"We want to do it for our manager because he puts so much belief in us all the time. He always speaks so highly of us, so we’d love to do it for him and for ourselves, the club and for the fans as well.”

Celtic FC Women play Hibernian in the semi-final of the SWPL Cup this Sunday, November 14, at Forthbank Stadium (KO: 4.30pm)

The first semi-final will take place at the stadium in Stirling at 12noon – Glasgow City vs Spartans.

Tickets are £5 for adults, £2 for children/concessions. The matches will be streamed live on Scottish Women’s Football’s YouTube channel.

Jodie Bartle is gearing up for semi-final challenge