Hearts U18s have been handed an Edinburgh derby meeting at home to Hibs in the quarter-finals of the Scottish Youth Cup.
David McNeil's Wee Jambos square off against Young Hibs - with a spot in the semis up for grabs when the two sides clash at Oriam on Tuesday 13th January.
Admission for the match is free, and we look at how the two sides shape up ahead of next week's game.
Hearts v Hibs: Tuesday 13th January
19:30 Kick-Off
John Brysdon Arena @ Oriam
Admission free of charge
Straight to penalties in event of a draw at full-time
Tale Of The Tape
Managed by David McNeil, with assistance from Lee Wallace and Angus Beith, the Wee Jambos earned a bye to the first and second rounds of this year's Youth Cup after reaching R4 of last season's competition: where they exited after a 3-0 defeat to St. Mirren.
This year, Hearts started their cup journey with a bang; sweeping aside Ross County 6-0 away from home, with substitute Callen Robb netting a second half hat-trick to book progression to the fourth round.
McNeil's side earned another comfortable victory in Round Four, defeating Bonnyrigg Rose 3-0 at King's Park in Dalkeith courtesy of a quickfire brace from Liam Walker in the first-half before Sam Dickov wrapped up the scoring in the second.
Hibs, managed by Darren McGregor & Guilaume Beuzelin, started their cup campaign with a 6-0 victory at home to Inverurie Loco Works before edging out Partick Thistle away from home with a 2-1 win in Round Four.
Fast Facts
Hearts last won the Youth Cup in the 1999/2000 season, where a young Craig Gordon played between the posts.
Hearts last featured in a Youth Cup final in the 2021/2022 season, with Steven Naismith's side going down 2-1 to Rangers at Hampden.
Macaulay Tait, Finlay Pollock, Callum Sandilands, Bobby McLuckie, and Liam McFarlane all started; with James Wilson, Adam Forrester, and Kenzi Nair featuring among the subs.
Elsewhere in next week's quarter-final ties:
St. Mirren v Kilmarnock
Queen's Park v Musselburgh Athletic
Aberdeen v Dundee
Pre-Match Thoughts:
David McNeil and Alfie Osborne spoke to Hearts TV ahead of the match
