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Celtic huddle newsNeil Lennon has made two changes to the Celtic side that beat Kilmarnock on Saturday to face Rangers tonight.

Adam Matthews and Thomas Rogne are drafted into the side with Korean duo Cha Du-Ri and Ki Sung-Yeung dropping out

Matthews is a straight replacement for Cha with Rogne partnering Charlie Mulgrew in central defence allowing Victor Wanyama to join Scott Brown and Biram Kayal in central midfield. James Forrest and Georgios Samaras are both in the starting XI despite being substituted against Kilmarnock.

Anthony Stokes is on the bench with Emilio Izaguirre making way.

Rangers have brought in Kyle Bartley to replace the suspended Dorin Goian with Kirk Broadfoot and SoneAluko also starting in place of Steven Whittaker and Gregg Wylde.

As expected Lee McCulloch starts the match after Rangers appealed against the red card that he received against St Mirren

CELTIC: Forster; Matthews, Rogne, Mulgrew, Ledley; Forrest, Brown, Wanyama, Kayal, Samaras; Hooper

SUBS: Zaluska, Stokes, Cha, Bangura, Ki, K Wilson, McCourt

RANGERS McGregor, Broadfoot, Bocanegra, Bartley, Papac, Aluko, Davis, McCulloch, Wallace; Lafferty, Jelavic

SUBS;  Alexander, Weir, Edu, Fleck, Healy, Wylde & Bendikson

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