Team News: First start for summer signing as Celtic look to go 10 points clear
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
Paulo Bernardo comes in to replace Reo Hatate in the only change to the Celtic side that started the Champions League tie at home to Atletico Madrid.
Hatate looks like being out of action for at least a month which gives the on loan Benfica man the chance to make an impression.
With David Turnbull and Tomoki Iwata on the bench Brendan Rodgers has a couple of options with Callum McGregor and Matt O’Riley fixtures in the centre of the park.
Celtic are at the start of a hectic run of fixtures with give matches to be played until the November break following the visit from Aberdeen on November 12.
A sixth successive away win today will put the hoops 10 points clear at the top of the table with the first batch of matches completed on Wednesday when St Mirren visit Celtic Park.
Alan Muir will referee today’s match, in his previous appointment this season he was in charge of the League Cup defeat away to Kilmarnock in August.
CELTIC: Hart; Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Scales, Taylor; McGregor, Bernardo, O’Riley; Maeda, Kyogo, Palma
SUBS: Bain, Phillips, Yang, Turnbull, Oh, Tomoki, Forrest, Ralston, M Johnston