Will Saints be another Livi cup scalp?

No wonder David Martindale thinks his Livingston side have "more than a wee chance" of knocking Premiership visitors St Johnstone out of the Scottish Cup on Monday.

They have already sent one top-flight team - Ross County - packing this season and this time they have home advantage.

Not only that, the visitors are three points adrift at the bottom, in danger of relegation, while Livingston are in the mix for a swift return to the Premiership.

Draws with Partick Thistle and, on Wednesday, at home to Raith Rovers mean Martindale's side have dropped to third, three points behind Falkirk, but they remain unbeaten in 11 outings, including six at home.

However, Saints will look to take positives from a draw away to Dundee on Saturday that prevented the second-bottom side extending the gap between them and Simo Valakari's improving side, who have now only lost twice in eight.

A close encounter is on the cards in front of BBC Scotland television channel cameras before the live draw for the semi-finals.

• Livingston lost 4-2 away to eventual winners Celtic in the quarter-finals last season.

• This is the furthest St Johnstone have gone in the cup since lifting the trophy for a second time in 2021.

• Livingston last reached the Scottish Cup semi-finals in 2004, losing to Dundee United.

• Livingston won the latest meeting between the sides, 2-1 at home in May, having drawn the previous three in their relegation season.

• Livingston are five unbeaten at home to Saints since a 2-1 defeat in February 2022.

• Saints won 2-0 in Perth in their latest Scottish Cup meeting with Livi in November 2013 and have won once in Livingston in the cup, 3-1 in February 1999.

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