Team News: Carter-Vickers misses out as Rodgers makes two changes to face Livi
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
Cameron Carter-Vickers is missing from the Celtic side to face Livingston in the Scottish Cup today.
Stephen Welsh comes in to partner Liam Scales in the centre of defence with the former Spurs man missing out after being involved in three matches in the space of eight days culminating in last Sunday’s match away to Hearts.
Nicolas Kuhn replaces the suspended Yang Hyun-jun on the right wing with the same midfield trio as last week in place with Callum McGregor still unavailable.
With Livingston rooted at the bottom of the SPFL Premiership today’s match is expected to be a routine home win to take Celtic into the semi-final draw which will take place tomorrow night.
Carter-Vickers’ absence is bound to be a talking point, already this season he has missed out due to injury four times with Joe Hart taking on the captaincy today.
Willie Collum will referee his second Celtic match in 15 days with Nick Walsh on VAR.
CELTIC: Hart; Johnston, Welsh, Scales, Taylor; Tomoki, O’Riley, Bernardo; Kuhn, Idah, Maeda
SUBS: Bain, Lagerbielke, Kyogo, Holm, Oh, Vata, Kelly, Forrest, Ralston