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Neil Lennon has made two changes in defence to the Celtic side that won at Ross County with Olivier Ntcham coming in for Tom Rogic in the attacking midfield role.

Moritz Bauer and Nir Bitton come in for Jeremie Frimpong and Chris Jullien who are both named among the substitutes as the hoops take on Hamilton in the last match before the League Cup Final on Sunday.

Injuries have forced Lennon into delving deep into his squad with six different full-backs used over the last month while creating a 10 match winning run.

In attack options are starting to emerge with Ntcham pushing hard for a place while Mikey Johnston is determined to keep his place with Moi Elyounoussi expected to be fit for the weekend.

After tonight’s match SPFL business goes on hold but between December 15 and 29 the hoops have five domestic matches which will go a long way to shaping the season.

CELTIC: Forster; Bauer, Ajer, Bitton, Taylor: McGregor, Brown; Christie, Ntcham, Forrest; Morgan

SUBS: Gordon, Frimpong, Sinclair, Jullien, Rogic, Johnston, Griffiths

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