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Team’s Up – Schmeichel, Scales, Bernardo and Hatate start for Celtic

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Wilfried Nancy has named his Celtic starting X1 to face Motherwell at Fir Park this evening in the 8pm kick-off which is live on Premier Sports…

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Celtic Manager Wilfried Nancy arriving at the ground ahead of the Scottish Premiership match between Livingston and Celtic at Set Fare Arena on December 27, 2025. (Photo by WM Sport Media/Getty Images)

The Celtic manager shuffles the pack with four changes from the side that started in West Lothian at the weekend. Kasper Schmeichel returns after sitting out the Livingston match while three are also places for Liam Scales presumably in the back three , Paulo Bernardo in the middle of the park and Reo Hatate further forward.

So Celtic line-up with Schmeichel in goals, a back three of Ralston, Trusty and Scales. Yang and Tierney as wingbacks with Callum McGregor and Bernardo in the middle of the park behind the two number 8s Nygren and Hatate and Daizen Maeda will be up top.

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Celtic celebrate fourth goal during the Scottish Premiership match between Livingston and Celtic at Set Fare Arena on December 27, 2025. (Photo by WM Sport Media/Getty Images)

Viljami Sinisalo, Luke McCowan, Arne Engels and Johnny Kenny all drop to the bench where they are joined by Simpson-Pusey,  Shin,  Murray, Forrest and Donovan.

Kevin Clancy is the referee, Andrew Dallas is on VAR duties and the match is live on Premier Sports, with the build-up starting at 7.30pm ahead of the 8pm kick-off.  The game is also live on Celtic TV for subscribers based outside of Britain and Ireland.

Benjamin Nygren and Kieran Tierney of Celtic celebrate
Benjamin Nygren and Kieran Tierney of Celtic celebrate third goal of the game during the Scottish Premiership match between Livingston and Celtic at Set Fare Arena on December 27, 2025.. (Photo by WM Sport Media/Getty Images)

It’s Celtic’s last match of 2025, hopefully the Bhoys can go out with a bang and bring home the three points that will see us go level with Hearts at the top of the Scottish Premiership table ahead of the Glasgow Derby against theRangers on Saturday lunchtime, 3rd January.

But for now it’s all about beating Motherwell this evening. Let’s do it Bhoys!

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Born just as Celtic were stopping the Ten, Lubo98 follows Celtic home and away and helps run his local Celtic Supporters Club. He goes to all the games and is a Law Graduate. Has a particular fondness for Tom Rogic among the current Celts and both Lubo and Henrik form his earliest Celtic memories.

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  1. Brian meechan on

    The coaches are a joke who appointed them the teams all over the place av said since day one he hasn’t gotta clue get rid rite now get Martin oneill in for Saturday that’s at least we deserve scunnert hh