Team News: Celtic make two changes as Bain and Ajer start

BRENDAN RODGERS has made two changes to the team that has started the last three matches, to take account of the playing surface at Livingston’s Tony Macaroni Arena.

Scott Bain replaces Craig Gordon in goals and Kristoffer Ajer, as expected, starts with Filip Benkovic dropping to the bench. The regular first choice Celtic keeper gets the day off completely with Conor Hazard being selected as the spare keeper.

The other subs are Jack Hendry, Jonny Hayes, Lewis Morgan, Youssouf Mulumbu and Anthony Ralston.

The starting eleven therefore is

Scott Bain

Mikael Lustig, Kristoffer Ajer, Dedryck Boyata, KieranTierney

Callum McGregor

James Forrest, Ryan Christie, Tom Rogic, Scott Sinclair

Odsonne Edouard

The Livingston team is Kelly, Gallagher, Halkett, Lithgow, Burns, Lawless, Byrne, Jacobs, Lawson, Pittman and Menga. Their Subs today are Stewart, Kaja, Robinson, Hamilton, Sibbald, van Schaik and Cadden.

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