Celtic Women were knocked out of the Sky Sports Cup after a 2-0 defeat to Glasgow City, completing a miserable Sunday for the club’s senior sides.

Emily Whelan struck early at Petershill Park before Emily Gray’s late second ended Celtic’s hopes of reaching the semi-finals.

The result mirrored the men’s 2-0 defeat at Falkirk, leaving both teams without a goal or a result to take from the afternoon.

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City put Celtic under pressure from the opening stages and took the lead after seven minutes.

Lisa Evans broke down the right and delivered into the box, where Whelan finished to give the hosts an early advantage.

Celtic remained just one goal behind for much of the contest, but could not find an equaliser.

There is little time to dwell on the disappointment, with league football returning in midweek.

Celtic travel to face Hibs at Meadowbank Stadium on Wednesday, November 4, with kick-off at 7.30pm. The SWPL confirmed the rearranged fixture after the original meeting was postponed on October 25.

The cup opportunity has gone. Wednesday offers an immediate chance to prevent that disappointment carrying into the league campaign, where the Hoops sit third heading into the midweek tie.