Celtic captain Callum McGregor has been named in SPFL’s Team of the Week following his key influence in Celtic’s important 2-1 victory over Kilmarnock in the Scottish Cup on Saturday evening…

Callum McGregor applauds the support after the 2-1 win over Kilmarnock in the Scottish Cup on 18 January 2025 at Celtic Park. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

The skipper opened the scoring with a trademark strike into the bottom right-hand corner for his seventh goal of the season in all competitions.

Callum McGregor has played 32 games this season for Celtic and will be aiming to land an historic 24th and 25th domestic honour by clinching both the Scottish Premiership and Scottish Cup trophies in May.

Celtic’s hard-fought win

Celtic’s hard-fought 2-1 win over Premiership opponents Kilmarnock on Saturday night saw Brendan Rodgers’ men book their place in the fifth round of the oldest cup competition in world football.

Callum McGregor arrives at the stadium ahead of the Scottish Cup Fourth Round match between Celtic and Kilmarnock at Celtic Park on January 18, 2025. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

The Hoops will now face Scottish Championship side Raith Rovers managed by ex-Celt Barry Robson on the weekend of 7 February at Paradise.

Craig Fowler, host of A View From The Terrace, selected his SPFL Team of the Week comprising of players such as Callum McGregor, who featured in the weekend’s Scottish Cup fourth round fixtures.

The full TOTW and Scottish Cup fifth round draw is shown below:

GK: Trevor Carson [Dundee]
DEF: Callum Penman [St Mirren]
DEF: Sam Graham [Airdrieonians]
DEF: Paul Hanlon [Raith Rovers]
DEF: Ewan Otoo [Dunfermline Athletic]
MID: Jay Henderson [Ayr United]
MID: Callum McGregor [Celtic]
MID: Sven Sprangler [St Johnstone]
MID: Duk [Aberdeen]
FW: Robbie Muirhead [Livingston]
FW: Cyriel Dessers [theRangers]

Callum McGregor – the Celtic captain holds the Scottish Cup after the 2024 Scottish Cup Final win over theRangers at Hampden. Photo Vagelis Georgariou for The Celtic Star

Celtic v Raith Rovers
Aberdeen v Dunfermline Athletic
Dundee v Airdrieonians
Livingston v Cove Rangers
St Johnstone v Hamilton Accies
St Mirren v Hearts
theRangers v Queens Park

Scottish Cup Draw – 5th Round. Image Scottish FA

🌟 @AyrUnitedFC‘s Jay Henderson is the Star Man in our #TOTW!

Read about our picks 👉 https://t.co/7R1Jd0nlLY @WilliamHill pic.twitter.com/iukzciW9JT

— SPFL (@spfl) January 21, 2025