Team News: First start of 2022 for midfielder as Ange makes one change

David Turnbull starts his first Celtic match since December as the hoops take on Hearts looking to close in on the SPFL Premiership title. 

The former Motherwell midfielder suffered a hamstring injury during the first half of the League Cup Final against Hibs and had to wait until late March to make his return off the bench. 

With Celtic just four points away from claiming the title Reo Hatate drops down to the bench in the only change to the starting XI from the Glasgow Derby. 

The same defence and front three are in place as Celtic look to record their fourth win of the season over Robbie Neilson’s side with all of the previous matches decided by a single goal. 

Don Robertson will referee today’s match, earlier this season the SFA upgraded yellow cards to reds for Dundee United and Alloa players in matches against Celtic. 

CELTIC: Hart; Ralston, Carter-Vickers, Starfelt, Taylor; McGregor, Turnbull, O’Riley; Jota, Giakoumakis, Maeda 

CELTIC: Bain, Bitton, Giakoumakis, Abada, McCarthy, Rogic, Hatate, Forest, Welsh