Celtic face Kilmarnock this afternoon in the Scottish Premiership. Brendan Rodgers’ side will look to follow up their 6-0 League Cup win over Aberdeen and 3-1 UCL victory over RB Leipzig with a win at Rugby Park…
Killie have won two of their last three meetings against Celtic at Rugby Park but Celtic won in the last meeting, back in May. Brendan’s side won 5-0 to secure the league title in an excellent display.
Celtic Team News
Celtic have no fresh injury concerns from the win over Leipzig, despite Auston Trusty and Cameron Carter-Vickers not making it onto the grass at Lennoxtown.
Kasper Schmeichel will continue in goal. The Dane made a fantastic save at 2-1 before Reo Hatate put the game beyond doubt. In defence, Alistair Johnston will start with the preferred defensive pairing appearing to be Trusty and CCV. Greg Taylor started on Tuesday with Alex Valle replacing him. It remains to be seen who the manager will go with.
In midfield, the preferred trio of Callum McGregor, Arne Engels and Reo Hatate will probably start. Luke McCowan and Paulo Bernardo will look to supplement the midfield when called upon.
In attack, Adam Idah could get the call up to start through the middle with Nicolas Kühn and Daizen Maeda in the wide areas.
Match Officials
The SFA have confirmed the appointment of referee Nick Walsh for the clash. Walsh will be assisted by David McGeachie and Jonathan Bell.
Meanwhile at Clydesdale House, Don Robertson is on VAR duties with Andrew McWilliam assisting.
Kick Off Time
The game kicks off at 3pm (Celtic Park Time).
Where to Watch
The game will be shown on Sky Sports Football with coverage starting at 2:45pm. Celtic TV subscribers based outside of Britain and Ireland can also watch the game live on the club’s own channel.
Celtic will be playing catchup on Aberdeen, who beat Dundee 4-1 Saturday evening. The Dons had a week to lick their wounds after Celtic burst their bubble with that heavy defeat at Hampden last weekend. meanwhile theRangers host Hearts, knowing that they can’t afford to fall further behind.
