Celtic team vs Hibs confirmed: One change, streaming details, instant reaction

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Manager Brendan Rodgers has named his Celtic team vs Hibs for today’s Scottish Premiership match at Easter Road.

The full squad is as follows:

Starting XI – Hart, Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Scales, Taylor, McGregor, Bernardo, O’Riley, Palma, Maeda, Kyogo.

Substitutes – Bain, Phillips, Yang, Turnbull, Oh, Iwata, Forrest, Ralston, Johnston.

Celtic have the chance to move ten points clear at the top of the table today with second-placed Rangers not playing their fixture against Hearts until tomorrow.

Despite the exertions of Wednesday night, Rodgers has named pretty much the same team as the one that drew with Atletico Madrid.

The only change is Paulo Bernardo coming in to replace the injured Reo Hatate. The Portuguese got a lengthy spell on the pitch as Hatate’s alternative mid-week.

Broadcast details

There is no official way to watch a live video feed for today’s fixture in this country. The game is not being broadcast within the UK & Ireland, either on television or via a pay-per-view service.

However, many will likely look to source a less conventional way to watch Celtic TV and Hibs TV streams of the fixture, with both club internet services providing live coverage to worldwide subscribers.

If you’re stuck, BBC Radio Scotland are bringing listeners live audio commentary across the airwaves and online.

Instant verdict on Celtic team vs Hibs

This is definitely the strongest eleven available to the manager this afternoon. In fact, it’s exactly the team we wanted and predicted would be on the pitch in our preview earlier this morning – so there are no complaints here.

All eyes will be on Bernardo to see how he fairs in his first league start. He’s here on a loan-to-buy basis and it could be days like today that determine whether or not he has a long-term future at the club.

With a virtually unchanged side, it’s important Celtic start well to shake off any fatigue for the Champions League clash. Hibs will be looking to capitalise on that but the champions should have the quality to get the job done today.

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