Scottish Cup final live: Hibernian v Heart of Midlothian

James McPake and Marius Zaliukas will lead the teams out at Hampden.SNS Group

It’s game day. After the excitement and tension has been cranked up to record levels, Hearts and Hibs will meet at Hampden this afternoon to contest the first Scottish Cup final between the sides since 1896.

STV will be covering the weekend’s events every step of the way. We’ll tracking the fans on their way to Hampden, bringing you the team news as soon as it’s announced.

When the big game is underway we’ll have live updates from kick-off right through to the final whistle (and penalties if needed and our nerves are up to it). And when it’s all over we’ll have reaction from the victors and regrets from the defeated side.

It wouldn’t be a cup final without a parade of course and on Sunday, one half of Edinburgh will be partying. Be sure to visit STV Sport for all the news from the parade and seeing the fans salute their heroes as the players show off the famous trophy.

You can get involved by sending us your good luck messages for your side through Twitter @stvsport and we would love to see your pictures from the big day. Send them via Twitter or e-mail them to sport.stv.tv and we’ll display the best in our live blog. Just click the blue box above to follow every moment in what is going to be a huge day for the capital and Scottish football.

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