Team News: O’Neill makes one change as Tounekti returns

Martin O’Neill makes just one change to the Celtic side that won the Glasgow Derby for tonight’s match at Fir Park.

Sebastian Tounekti replaced Luke McCowan at half-time on Sunday and starts tonight’s match in place of the former Dundee midfielder.

Other than that there are no changes in the side or on the bench for a vital clash.

The win in the Glasgow Derby took Celtic to one point behind Hearts with two matches left to play.

While Celtic are in action at Fir Park Hearts host Falkirk in a potential title clincher.

If Hearts win and Celtic lose the gap will stretch to four points with the SPFL trophy heading to Tynecastle.

Any other combination of results will lead to a title shoot out on Saturday with Celtic having home advantage over Derek McInnes’ side.

THE O’NEILL FACTOR- MOTHERWELL V CELTIC BACKGROUND

Either side of that doomed visit from Wilfried Nancy to Fir Park in December Celtic have recorded two home wins over Motherwell.

Both of those wins were hard earned, in October it took a stoppage time winner from Daizen Maeda to secure a home win.

Motherwell then went on an impressive run, delivering the points to match the plaudits that they play was attracting.

In December Celtic barely got a look in as Motherwell delivered a performance more emphatic than the 2-0 scoreline suggested.

Nancy left Celtic less than a week later, since January 5 O’Neill has been battling to undo the damage of the Frenchman’s 33 day reign.

A draw keeps Celtic in the title race, a win gives them the chance to clinch the title on Saturday by beating Hearts at home.

John Beaton will referee tonight’s match with Andrew Dallas on VAR duty.

CELTIC; Sinisalo; Johnston, Trusty, Scales, Tierney; McCowan, McGregor, Engels, Nygren; Maeda, Yang

SUBS: Doohan, McCowan, Iheanacho, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Saracchi, Hatate, Murray, Forrest, Ralston