Edit. Team announced. Scales for Trusty, Oxlade-Chamberlain for McGregor and Hassan for Høgh
Celtic return to domestic action this Saturday afternoon after the midweek heartbreak of exiting the Champions League to Austrian side LASK. The Hoops will be hoping they can bounce back domestically with a strong performance and positive result against Falkirk at Celtic Park.
There is no time to dwell on the midweek disaster as the club looks to go 8 points clear of Rangers before their trip to Pittodrie.
Here is everything you should know ahead of the game at Celtic Park this weekend.
What time is kick off?
A rare 3pm kick off at Celtic Park today, Saturday Aug 29. Celtic will look to continue their perfect start after winning their first two domestic games so far.
Celtic team news
Alistair Johnston and Jota remained sidelined. However the manager is likely to have some decisions to make around team selection with several players coming off injured midweek.
The manager confirmed that captain Callum McGregor missed training due to illness, so it is to be seen whether he will make it into the starting 11 this weekend.
The club will see how the likes of CCV and Kasper Høgh are after picking up knocks on Tuesday night. It might be an opportunity for the manager to bring the likes of Liam Scales and Haissem Hassan into the team at Celtic Park.
How have Falkirk started the season?
John McGlynn’s side arrive at Celtic Park searching for their first league win and their first Premiership goal of the new campaign.
Falkirk opened their season with a 2-0 defeat against St Mirren before playing out a 0-0 draw against Motherwell. Leaving them with one point from their opening two matches. Falkirk will no doubt hope that Celtic show signs of vulnerability after a demoralising defeat midweek.
Celtic vs Falkirk prediction
Celtic still go into the game as strong favourites despite the disaster midweek. With something to prove to the supporters and manager, you’d think the team bounces back with a conformable home win. The match does have the potential to become difficult if the team do not start well and the fans get restless. Especially if Falkirk go ahead. It is also to be seen whether the fans protest in any way against the board and whether that has an impact on the team.
Prediction: Celtic 3-0 Falkirk.