Team News: Rodgers makes two changes as Turnbull and Johnston drop out
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
Brendan Rodgers has made two changes to the Celtic side that lost to Hearts last week with David Turnbull and Mikey Johnston replaced by Paulo Bernardo and Daizen Maeda.
Importantly there will be one change in the crowd with the Green Brigade back after being suspended for 13 weeks.
Maeda was a half time substitute for Johnston against Hearts but is in for his first start since the Champions League tie away to Atletico Madrid on November 7.
Bernardo is the latest player to fill the third midfield slot with Turnbull and Tomoki Iwata starting the last two matches.
In their previous meeting this season Celtic won 3-0 away to Livi but did it the hard way with Joe Hart sent off during the first half.
CELTIC: Hart; A Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Scales, Taylor; McGregor, O’Riley, Bernardo; Maeda, Kyogo, Palma
SUBS: Bain, Yang, Turnbull, Oh, Kwon, Forrest, Ralston, Welsh, M Johnston
Yaaassssss!!! Green Brigade return for today’s Celtic – Livingston game.
Let’s hope they can inspire the team to a convincing victory as Martindale will no doubt have Livy fired-up to give his first-love clubs (Rangers v1.0 & v2.0) an early Xmas present. pic.twitter.com/aElW7qpkMv
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