Ange Postecoglou has named his Celtic team vs St Johnstone in the Scottish Premiership this afternoon, per the official club website.
The full match squad is as follows:
Starting XI – Hart, Ralston, Carter-Vickers, Starfelt, Juranovic, McGregor, Turnbull, Rogic, Jota, Kyogo, Giakoumakis.
Substitutes – Bain, Bitton, Ajeti, Abada, Johnston, Montgomery, Welsh.
A victory today is as important as ever. A win would see the Bhoys move to within one point of Rangers, who don’t play until tomorrow. We haven’t had the opportunity to put this kind of pressure on Steven Gerrard’s side for quite a while.
It’s also an opportunity to continue the good feeling that is again building at Celtic following a run of three promising results.
Postecoglou has named as strong an eleven as you’d expect for the encounter.
The big, rather surprising, news is that Giorgos Giakoumakis makes his first start in attack, with Kyogo and Jota supporting on the flanks.
Elsewhere, Josip Juranovic comes back into the team after a month-long injury absence.
Broadcast details
Today’s match is on the Pass To Paradise service for season ticket holders.
Subscribers to Celtic TV outside of the UK & Ireland can also watch the fixture.
Celtic have also made the game available on a pay-per-view service in Scotland, Wales and Ireland. UEFA rules prevent any broadcast in England. You can purchase via this link for £12.99.
The match is not on Sky Sports but BBC Radio Scotland will be providing live audio commentary.
Fan reaction to Celtic team vs St Johnstone
There is obvious excitement that Giakoumakis makes his first start in a Celtic shirt. He was impressive off the bench on Tuesday and it’ll be very interesting to see what he can do today.
Juranovic’s return is also a boost for fans, most of whom feel the team today has enough to get the win against the Perth side.
Come on Celtic!
These fans have taken to Twitter to share their thoughts on it all…
In other news, Ange delivers the latest on James Forrest’s Celtic return; it sounds good.
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