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Will 29-goal Celtic B talent earn his league debut as Adam Idah call is made? Predicted XI vs Hibs

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Celtic face Hibs in their first game since their title-winning game at Dundee United two weeks ago.

Brendan Rodgers and his Celtic squad will get the chance to celebrate in front of 60,000 fans inside Celtic Park after the last two fixtures were played away from home.

The win against Dundee United was offset by Celtic’s draw at Rangers and now, against Hibs, fans will have the chance to party at Parkhead and hail their title-winning heroes.

With a potential treble on the line, Rodgers is widely expected to make some changes to his Celtic starting XI against Hibs with the Scottish Cup final against Aberdeen in mind.

So with that in mind, here is 67 Hail Hail’s predicted XI as Celtic prepare to enjoy their title win against Hibs at Parkhead.

Daniel Cummings shoot's for Celtic in the UEFA Youth League.
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Daniel Cummings makes Celtic bench as Rodgers makes two changes vs Hibs

There are a number of players who Rodgers is likely to rest as the Celtic manager looks to give the fringe men an opportunity.

And whilst winning the game is still high on the list, Rodgers makes just two changes to the squad that earned the draw against Rangers at Ibrox last Sunday.

Celtic predicted XI to face Hibs at Celtic Park

Injury issues mean that wholesale changes to the Celtic starting XI are limited but back in comes Auston Trusty for his first start since the defeat to St Johnstone and Paulo Bernardo comes in to get some much-needed minutes since returning from injury.

Adam Idah keeps his starting spot after his goal earned Celtic a draw against Ibrox in last week’s Glasgow Derby.

Daniel Cummings makes the Celtic bench after the young forward’s impressive 29-goal haul for Celtic B this season and could make his first-team league debut from the bench.

Brendan Rodgers’ big Celtic injury update vs Hibs

Rodgers gave a big injury update and has confirmed that four Celtic players will miss the game against Hibs this afternoon.

Rodgers told Celtic TV, “Ali [Johnston] is still out, but we’ll have a look for him in midweek against Aberdeen.

“Cam [Carter-Vickers] is still out, we’re looking for him for the St Mirren game. We are sticking to the original plan with these two players.

“Nicolas did it the other day [hurt his eye]. He jumped for a header, and he got five stitches, and it was just down below his eye. He’s fit to play. He’s trained well this week, so he’ll have the warrior spirit for him tomorrow.

“I think we just have to be careful with Kasper, and we’ll wait to see until later on how his shoulder has reacted, and then we can make a decision then who will play tomorrow,”