Team News: Ange makes six changes with Joe Hart missing first SPFL match of the season
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 six changes to the side that drew with St Mirren for tonight’s trip to face Hibs at Easter Road.
Scott Bain comes in for his first match of the season with Yuki Kobayashi and Alexandro Bernabei restored to the defence.
Tomoki Iwata returns to the midfield with a new look forward line of Liel Abada, Oh Hyeon-gyu and Sead Haksabanovic.
The side is clearly an attempt to give players a start ahead of the Scottish Cup Final in 10 days time with a number of regulars named among the substitutes.
After missing out on the last three squads Stephen Welsh finds a place on the bench, Kevin Clancy will referee tonight’s match with Andrew Dallas on VAR duty.
CELTIC: Bain; Ralston, Starfelt, Kobayashi, Bernabei; McGregor, Hatate, Iwata, Abada, Oh, Haksabanovic
SUBS: Hart, Taylor, Kyogo, Turnbull, Jota, O’Riley, Maeda, Forrest, Welsh