Terry Butcher returns to one of his former teams as he takes his current side Inverness Caley south to Motherwell. Dundee manager Jocky Scott returns to his home town, as he prepares to take on Aberdeen. Scott made 52 appearances for the Dons between 1975 and 1977 and went on to co-manage the club in the late 80's
There's three all-SPL ties: Hibs take on St Johnstone and Falkirk will play Celtic. Kilmarnock and St Mirren complete the trio of fixtures. Both Hearts and Dundee United face First Division opposition in the shape of Dunfermline and Ross County respectively.
Completing the SPL teams taking part, we have Rangers taking on Queen of the South in a repeat of the 2008 Scottish Cup Final.
Back then, an exhausted Rangers side, recently returned from the UEFA Cup Final (where they lost 2-0 to Zenit St Petersburg) and two days after losing the League on the final day with a 2-0 defeat at Pittodrie, struggled to beat a tenacious Queen of the South. Kris Boyd netted the winner with 20 minutes to go to secure a 3-2 victory for Walter Smiths men.
Can Queen of the South overcome Rangers this year? We'll see!
Scottish League Cup Third Round Draw
Motherwell v Inverness
Hearts v Dunfermline
Dundee v Aberdeen
Hibs v St Johnstone
Falkirk v Celtic
Kilmarnock v St Mirren
Queen of the South v Rangers
Ross County v Dundee United
The games will be played 22nd and 23rd September 2009.
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