The corners keep coming... Dunfermline make a better job of this one as a header from Nurudeen Abdulai flies over the top.

Now Hibs have a corner. Rocky Bushiri gets his head to Jordan Obita's delivery but he can't get a clean contact and it's an easy save for Deniz Mehmet.

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Former Scotland forward on BBC One Scotland

Andrew Tod has had a fantastic season so far in the Championship and this is a fantastic test for him. I'm really excited to see how he does.

*Tod came through the academy at Hibs, so he might be extra fired-up for this one.

A rumble of anticipation from the home fans as Dunfermline earn a corner after the ball smacks off the face of Jamie McGrath.

It's played short, then an offside flag goes up.

A real mess.

Here we go at a packed East End Park.

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Here come the teams.

All the Dunfermline players have a small number four on the front of their shirts to mark the 30th anniversary of the death of club hero Norrie McCathie.

Hibernian head coach David Gray: "It's great to see the club captain (Joe Newell) getting his first start in over a year. He's been training really well so we're looking forward to seeing what he does.

"We're taking the game very seriously as you can imagine. You want to keep playing games and I'm sure if you asked Neil (Lennon) he would say the same.

"The big message this week has all been about mentality. We're making sure the players are in the best possible frame of mind.

"It's the Scottish Cup, everyone talks about the magic of the cup and there's a reason the TV cameras are here today. We have to deal with that and make sure we apply ourselves properly."

Dunfermline won the Scottish Cup twice in the 1960s, under Jock Stein and George Farm. They also lost the 1965 final.

There were two more runners-up finishes in 2004 and 2007.

Hibs picked up the famous old trophy for a third time in 2016 and, of course, it was current manager David Gray who thumped in a stoppage-time header to end a 114-year drought in the tournament.

Neil Lennon can trump that by quite a distance though. He's got four winners' medals as a player and five more as a manager.

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There's a wee doubt over Dundee United v Ayr United now, with the match referee scheduled to undertake a pitch inspection in around an hour's time.

Dunfermline Athletic manager Neil Lennon: "It's important we play the game and not the occasion, but I'm obviously excited.

"It's good to have a big club like Hibs here at East End Park but we want to compete and prevail and get through to the next round so we're going to ignore all the excitement, that's for the supporters, and just play the game.

"I've been through it many, many times but you just never know in a cup competition. It's important that we start the game well because you only get one crack at this and Hibs are an excellent side with excellent players, but on any given day we feel we can give any team in the country a game.

"We'll see how the game goes, it's been a bit of a whirlwind for him (Callumn Morrison). We've chased him for a little while and I'm glad that he's here. He brings something a little bit different for us so you may see him on the pitch today."

Neil Lennon was in charge of Hibs for 123 games between June 2016 and January 2019.

He may have left under something of a cloud but remains a popular figure among supporters, having achieved the club's record top flight points tally in a swashbuckling 2017-18 campaign.

Those 67 points were only good enough for fourth place though, while 58 got them third last term.

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These two have not met since they were Championship rivals in season 2016-17.

There were two wins for Hibs and two draws as the Edinburgh side cantered to the title, ending a three-year stint in the second tier.

And who was the Hibs boss back then? None other than Pars manager Neil Lennon.

This is Dunfermline's first game of 2026 after two successive postponements in the Championship, so they might be a little rusty.

Hibs skipper Joe Newell makes his first start since 29 December 2024.

The 32-year-old midfielder has been building up his fitness with six appearances as a sub since recovering from long-term abdominal issues.

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The home side completed a deal for former Falkirk winger Callumn Morrison yesterday, paying Linfield an undisclosed fee for the 26-year-old.

He could make his Pars debut from the bench today.

Morrison left the Bairns during their Scottish Championship-winning campaign, putting in a surprise transfer request mid-season.

He started his career at Hearts, making 25 top flight appearances in 2018-19, so he's sure to get a warm reception from the visiting fans.

Rangers are safely through to the fifth round after banging five goals past Annan Athletic at Ibrox last night.

Dunfermline Athletic: Mehmet, Oakley-Boothe, Chilokoa-Mullen, Abdulai, Ngwenya, Fraser, Tod, Gilmour, Tod, Thomas, Rudden.

Substitutes: Terrell, Benedictus, Hamilton, Kearney, Caceres, Amade, MacLeod, Cooper, Morrison.

Hibernian: Sallinger, O'Hora, Bushiri, Obita, Megwa, Mulligan, Newell, McGrath, Hoilett, Bowie, Klidje.

Substitutes: Smith, Hanley, Youan, Boyle, Chaiwa, Iredale, N Cadden, Barlaser, Molotnikov.

There should have been eleven matches at three o'clock but Stranraer v Queen's Park is off due to a waterlogged pitch.

Today's Scottish Cup fourth round marathon starts at lunchtime in Dunfermline, with Hibs the visitors for a game you can watch live with the BBC.

The action ends with a 20:00 GMT kick-off at Tynecastle as Hearts take on Falkirk.

In between, there are 10 games at 15:00 to keep us busy.

• Dunfermline Athletic v Hibernian (12:30)
• Airdrieonians v Arbroath
• Camelon Juniors v Elgin
• Dundee Utd v Ayr Utd
• Kelty Hearts v Cove Rangers
• Kilmarnock v Dundee
• Livingston v St Mirren
• Motherwell v Ross County
• Partick Thistle v Montrose
• Stenhousemuir v Morton
• The Spartans v Inverness CT
• Hearts v Falkirk (20:00)

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