Team News: Rodgers makes five changes as McCowan returns to favour

Brendan Rodgers has made five changes to the Celtic side that beat Aberdeen in midweek for today’s game at home to Hibs.

The hoops boss has been using his full squad over recent games as he prepares for vital fixtures in the Champions League followed quickly by the League Cup Final at Hampden.

Liam Scales and Greg Taylor come into the defence, Luke McCowan and Arne Engels join Callum McGregor in midfield with Adam Idah replacing Kyogo Furuhashi in attack.

With a seven point lead over Aberdeen the hoops will be looking to continue their almost flawless domestic form which has yielded 40 points from 14 matches.

Celtic beat Hibs in back to back matches in August, in the SPFL and League Cup but the Edinburgh side has shown recent signs of improvement, drawing 3-3 at home with Aberdeen then winning 3-0 away to Motherwell last Saturday.

CELTIC: Schmeichel; Johnston, Trusty, Scales, Taylor: McGregor, Engels, McCowan; Kuhn, Idah, Maeda

SUBS: Sinisalo, Kyogo, Valle, Yang, Carter-Vickers, Bernardo, Hatate, Forrest Ralston