St Johnstone 0-5 Celtic LIVE reaction: Hoops thrash Saints to book Scottish Cup final date

Reaction on the whistle as Celtic make their way into the Scottish Cup final.

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00:00Full time here at Hampton Park. Celtic 5 St. Johnston 0. They booked their place to go and face Aberdeen in Mays.

00:10Hampton final to try and retain the trophy which has become very accustomed to winning over the last decade or so.

00:16It's quite a stuffy opening 25 minutes or so. St. Johnston beat Celtic 1 now the last time in the Dermot Parking Elite.

00:22Using the same low-bought tactics that got them in the win that day.

00:25For the Hampton pitch it's very different to the one I've encountered. It's much wider and it's far less wobbly.

00:30And eventually Callum McGregor picked off the St. Johnston defence. A curling shot into the bottom corner.

00:36And that was the ignition to a thumping. It was 4-0 by half. Dyson Maida 2.

00:43Adam Ida also got it in the act and he ought to finish off the scoring before the end of the game.

00:48The second half. A bit of an odd end really. Both teams could have packed up and went home.

00:52Knowing the outcome of this one at the 45 minute mark.

00:55So Celtic go on to face Aberdeen and they turn their attention to next weekend.

00:58Where they face Dundee right to the Panadise for the chance to win the Premiership title Mathemat.