Team News: Ange makes three changes with Jota named among subs
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 just three changes to the Celtic side that drew with Shakhtar Donetsk for today’s clash with Livingston.
Josip Juranovic, Giorgos Giakoumakis and Liel Abada drop out with Tony Ralston, Aaron Mooy and James Forrest named in the starting XI. Sead Haksabanovic looks like switching from an attacking midfield role onto the left wing.
After three weeks out of action Jota is on the substitute bench but there is no place for Stephen Welsh or Carl Starfelt despite being back in training.
Last season Celtic lost 1-0 at Livingston in September but despite the jinx talk they returned in September to win 3-1.
Willie Collum will referee Celtic for the first time today in the SPFL, Alan Muir will be the VAR with the match shown live on Sky Sports.
CELTIC: Hart; Ralston, Carter-Vickers, Jenz, Taylor; O’Riley, Hatate, Mooy; Forrest, Kyogo, Haksabanovic
SUBS: Siegrist, Giakoumakis, Abada, Turnbull, Jota, Bernabei, Abildgaard, Maeda, Juranovic