Match

Confirmed Celtic lineup vs Hearts: Lennon goes for favourites, TV details, fans react

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Neil Lennon has named his cup final Celtic team for todayโ€™s match against Hearts at Hampden.

The full match squad is as follows:

Starting XI โ€“ Hazard, Ajer, Jullien, Duffy, Taylor, Brown, McGregor, Christie, Turnbull, Elyounoussi, Edouard.

Substitutes โ€“ Barkas, Bitton, Griffiths, Klimala, Soro, Rogic, Johnston, Frimpong, Laxalt.

The big debate heading into todayโ€™s match was the managerโ€™s decision on Scott Brown and Ismaila Soro. He has decided to go with the club captain for what could be a historic occasion.

Elsewhere the big calls include starting Conor Hazard instead of Vasilis Barkas, Greg Taylor instead of Diego Laxalt and Ryan Christie instead of Jeremie Frimpong.

Odsonne Edouard leads the line up top.

David Turnbull also gets a huge opportunity in midfield.

Broadcast Details

Todayโ€™s match is not on the clubโ€™s โ€˜Pass To Paradiseโ€™ streaming service for season ticket holders.

Celtic TV will be broadcasting live coverage for subscribers to the separate service outside of the UK & Ireland.

The final is also on BBC One Scotland and the BBC iPlayer. Premier Sports will be providing their own live coverage.

For those who cannot watch the match, BBC Radio Scotland is providing live audio commentary online and over the airwaves.

Over in the USA, the match will be on ESPN+. The details for other countries can be found here.

Fan reaction

As you can imagine the decision in midfield has provoked plenty of debate. Many are unhappy to see Brown in the starting eleven, while many others reckon heโ€™ll be solid enough.

Itโ€™s unfortunate for Soro, but we can only hope this team can get the job done today.

I can see why Lennon has gone with this selection.

Ultimately we have enough talent on the pitch to end Hearts.

Letโ€™s get this done Bhoys.

These fans have taken to Twitter to share their thoughts on it allโ€ฆ