Predicted Celtic XI as Jota plan still in early stages and Idah has no choice but to produce
This game should have been played last month, but Storm Eowyn had other ideas, damaging Celtic Park causing a postponement.
Celtic fans would have assumed they'd have been going into this one against Dundee with a new striker on the books in place of the now departed Kyogo. Not the case, as the champions were thwarted in their attempts to land a front man on Deadline Day. Therefore, it's guaranteed to be Adam Idah though the middle as long as he stays fit. Utility man Jeffrey Schlupp only arrived in Glasgow on Tuesday evening, so his involvement is likely to be from the bench at the very most.
Jota made a scoring return against Motherwell on Sunday, coming off the bench to make the points safe and it wasn't an emotional moment for the winger. Brendan Rodgers has talked about the need to build up Jota's fitness, so it's likely to be another sub cameo for him against the Dark Blues. That aside, there's little in the way of injury worries for the Hoops.
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Tony Docherty's team probably couldn't have wished for a worse fixture after what happened at the weekend. Hearts battered them 6-0 at Dens Park and a trip to the top team in the country isn't exactly the ideal fixture in which to bounce back.
Lyall Cameron will be a Rangers player next year, although he is an injury doubt and didn't train yesterday, so might not take any part against his future city rivals. Record Sport looks at how the hosts might line up for this one.
Predicted Celtic XI
Provisional Celtic squad
Goalkeepers
Kasper Schmiechel
Viljami Sinisalo
Scott Bain
Defenders
Alistair Johnston
Anthony Ralston
Cameron Carter-Vickers
Auston Trusty
Liam Scales
Maik Nawrocki
Dane Murray
Jeffrey Schlupp
Greg Taylor
Midfielders
Callum McGregor
Luke McCowan
Odin Holm
Paulo Bernardo
Arne Engels
Reo Hatate
Yang
Nicolas Kuhn
Forwards
Jota
Daizen Maeda
Adam Idah
Johnny Kenny
Daniel Cummings
