Team News: Ange makes four changes as Jota returns
Soccer Football - Scottish Premiership - Celtic v Aberdeen - Celtic Park, Glasgow, Scotland, Britain - July 31, 2022 Celtic players in a huddle before the match REUTERS/Russell Cheyne
Ange Postecoglou has made four changes to the Celtic side tht lost to St Mirren for today’s match with Motherwell.
Josip Juranovic, Matt O’Riley, Reo Hatate and Jota come into the starting XI as the hoops look to get back to winning ways after their first SPFL Premiership defeat in a year.
For the second match running Carl Starfelt and Cameron Carter-Vickers are both missing from central defence with Giorgos Giakoumakis the other notable absentee.
Stephen Welsh and Moritz Jenz continue in central defence, despite being involved in first team training there is no place on the bench for Bosun Lawal.
After changing manager on the eve of the season Motherwell have had a decent start to the season although they lost 3-0 at home to Hearts in their last outing. John Beaton is today’s referee.
CELTIC: Hart; Juranovic, Welsh, Jenz, Taylor; McGregor, Hatate, O’Riley; Jota, Kyogo, Maeda
SUBS: Siegrist, Haksabanovic, Abada, Mooy, Turnbull, Bernabei, Abildgaard, Forrest, Ralston