EVERGREEN James Forrest is in at the start for Celtic’s crucial Premiership encounter against Dundee at Dens Park this afternoon.
The winger transformed the team when he replaced Yang Hyun-jun after the hour mark in the Scottish Cup semi-final against Aberdeen last weekend when he scored the second goal in the 3-3 draw.
Skipper Callum McGregor, who was replaced by Tomoki Iwata at the same time. will lead the champions once again.
TEAM: Hart; Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Scales, Taylor; O’Riley, McGregor, Hatate; Kuhn, Kyogo, Forrest. Subs: Bain, Palma, Idah, Yang, Nawrocki, Iwata, Bernardo, Kelly and Ralston.
The champions triumphed 3-0 at the venue on Boxing Day and have also claimed maximum points from the encounters at Parkhead, winning 3-0 in September and 7-1 in February.
Earlier today, we asked you how much you could remember about past encounters with the Dens men in CQN’s fun five-minute quiz to test your knowledge.
Now we repeat those questions and provide the answers.
FIRST STRIKE…Paulo Bernardo squeezes a shot past Dundee keeper Trevor Carson to give Celtic the lead in the 3-0 win at Dens Park on Boxing Day. (See Question 3)
QUESTIONS:
1: The player who scored Celtic’s first goal against Dundee in this campaign is no longer at the champions. Can you name him?
2: Which player claimed his first-ever strike for the Hoops in the 7-1 rout?
3: Which player scored his first-ever goal for Celtic in the Boxing Day victory?
4: A Hoops star netted a double in the 3-0 win on the same night. Can you name him?
5: True or false: Kyogo Furuhashi netted his first Premiership goal against Dundee?
ANSWERS:
1: David Turnbull netted with a penalty-kick. The midfielder joined Cardiff City in a £2million deal in January.
2: Daniel Kelly.
3: Paulo Bernardo.
4: Mikey Johnston.
5: True. The Japanese striker claimed a hat-trick on his Parkhead debut in a 6-0 win over the Tayside outfit in August 2021.
Well done if you got five out of five. Go to the top of the class!
* DON’T miss the unbeatable match report and best action images from Dundee v Celtic this afternoon – only in your champion CQN.
