The Premier Sports Cup kicks off tonight for Celtic as the Parkhead club welcomes Falkirk.
John McGlynn’s Falkirk return to Celtic Park almost a year after they took part in a thrilling 5-2 win for Celtic last September.
As Brendan Rodgers prepares his side to kick off their defence of the cup at 7:45pm tonight, there are still plenty of tickets available for the Celtic vs Falkirk tie.
However, with Rangers hoping to put their trophyless season last year behind them, Go Radio pundit Richard Foster has delivered a Celtic prediction that makes grim reading for Ibrox boss Russell Martin.
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Russell Martin told Celtic ‘will win’ the Premier Sports Cup, not Rangers
Former Rangers man Foster couldn’t even try to put a positive spin on the League Cup for his old club as he made this bold prediction about Celtic, which makes grim reading for Russell Martin.
Foster told The Go Radio Football Show, “I struggle to look past Celtic again this year. I think they’re still the strongest team. I think they’re only going to get stronger.
“And I get it. Cup ties, we’ve seen it last year with Aberdeen. You can have an off day, a lucky goal, then losing penalties.
“But I think Celtic are huge, huge favourites. I just don’t see anyone being able to stop them at the moment. I think the only team probably that can beat Celtic is going to be Rangers.
“But we don’t know which Rangers are going to turn up. But I just think Celtic are favourites to win it, and I think they will win it.”
Who Celtic could face in the Premier Sports Cup if they beat Falkirk
It’s the quarter-final stage of the Premier Sports Cup tonight and Celtic could still face some of Scotland’s biggest clubs in the semis if they beat Falkirk tonight.
Here is a full list of teams still in the competition:
- Morton vs Aberdeen
- Partick Thistle vs Ayr United
- St Johnstone vs Motherwell
- St Mirren vs Hearts
- Rangers vs Alloa
- Kilmarnock vs Dundee United
- Livingston vs Hibs
It’s the first cup in the route to a treble and Celtic fans will be desperate to keep their excellent record in the competition going.
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