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Celtic team vs Hibs confirmed; Debuts, surprise sub, stream details, fans react

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Manager Ange Postecoglou has named his Celtic team vs Hibs for tonight’s match in the Scottish Premiership, per the official club website.

The full match squad is as follows:

Starting XI – Hart, Juranovic, Carter-Vickers, Starfelt, Taylor, McGregor, Hatate, Rogic, Abada, Forrest, Maeda.

Substitutes – Bain, Scales, Giakoumakis, Jota, McCarthy, Johnston, Guchi, Ralston, Welsh.

Real football is back and thousands of fans are on their way to Celtic Park to take in tonight’s entertaining match up against Hibernian.

Shaun Maloney returns to his old club as Hibs boss looking to ruin the good feeling at the Bhoys, but Postecoglou has managed to name a very strong side for the encounter.

The headline news is that Reo Hatate and Daizen Maeda make there Celtic debuts, while Guchi finds himself on the bench. Jota also returns from injury to take his place as a substitute.

No excuses tonight Celtic!

Broadcast details

Tonight’s match is on the Pass To Paradise for season ticket holders who couldn’t make it to the stadium.

Celtic TV are also carrying live coverage for subscribers outside of the UK & Ireland.

On these shores, Stream Digital are selling a £12.99 pay-per-via stream from this link.

The fixture is not on Sky Sports.

However, BBC Radio Scotland are providing live audio commentary across their platforms.

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Fan reaction to Celtic team vs Hibs

As you can imagine there is great excitement about seeing our new Bhoys in action, as well as the return of Jota. With attacking prowess throughout the entire team, we should have enough to really put the away side under pressure.

Can Hatate and Maeda make themselves instant heroes in a Celtic jersey?

These fans have taken to Twitter to share their thoughts on it all…

In other news, Celtic boss Postecoglou delivers verdict on Shaun Maloney appointment at Hibs.