Scott Bain starts his first SPFL match in almost a year when Celtic take on Hamilton today.
New signing Vasilis Barkas will watch from the substitute bench following two days of training after completing his £4.5m move from EK Athens.
Neil Lennon’s side is expected to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation with Odsonne Edouard playing as the sole striker. With nine substitutes the strength of the Celtic squad is obvious with Karamoko Dembele joining eight experienced players on the bench.
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Jackie McNamara will unfurl the 9-in-a-row league flag before the match with a two goal victory sending the hoops into top spot on Matchday One.
Next Sunday Celtic are at Kilmarnock kicking off a hectic spell of three matches in seven days followed by games against St Mirren and Aberdeen.
CELTIC: Bain; Frimpong, Ajer, Jullien, Taylor; Brown, McGregor; Forrest, Christie, Elyounoussi; Edouard
SUBS: Barkas, Elhamed, Bitton, Rogic, Ntcham, Klimala, Karamoko, Soro, Bolingoli