MARTIN O’NEILL has brought in Junior Adamu to lead the Celtic frontline against Kilmarnock in the 2pm kick-off at Rugby Park today.
Tomas Cvancara drops to the substitutes’ bench alongside Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, the midweek match winner against Livingston.
The Hoops boss has also given the nod for Yang Hyun-jun to start with Sebastian Tounekti among the stand-by squad while there is also a starting place for Reo Hatate.
TEAM: Schmeichel; Araujo, Trusty, Scales, Tierney; Nygren, McGregor, Hatate; Yang, Adamu, Maeda. Subs: Sinisalo, Cvancara, McCowan, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Tounekti, Saracchi, Murray, Forrest and Donovan.
Earlier today, we asked how much you could remember about recent encounters with Killie in CQN’s fun five-minute quiz to test your knowledge.
Now we repeat those questions and provide the answers.
AIR WE GO…Kelechi Iheanacho celebrates his stoppage-time penalty-kick winner against Kilmarnock at Rugby Park in September. Colby Donovan and Benjamin Nygren race to congratulate the new Bhoy. (See Question 3.)
QUESTIONS:
1: An amazing EIGHT of the of the 16 players utilised during Celtic’s 5-0 win at Kilmarnock on May 15 2024 to seal the club’s third successive title have since left the Hoops. Luis Palma is currently on loan to Lech Poznan, but the other seven have left on a permanent basis. Can you name them?
2: True or false: Celtic beat Kilmarnock 2-1 at Rugby Park on September 14 last year with Brendan Rodgers in charge. Was this the Irishman’s last away league win as Hoops manager?
3: Who scored Celtic’s winner that day?
4: True or false: Sebastian Tounekti made his debut in the same game?
5: Which Celtic legend played and managed both the Hoops and Killie?
ANSWERS:
1: Joe Hart, Greg Taylor, Matt O’Riley, Tomoki Iwata, Nicolas Kuhn, Adam Idah and Kyogo Furuhashi.
2: True. Brendan Rodgers was in charge when Celtic drew 0-0 with Hibs and beat Motherwell 3-2 at Parkhead, but lost the next two away league outings, 2-0 against Dundee at Dens Park and 3-1 against Hearts at Tynecastle.
3: Kelechi Iheanacho.
4: True. The 2-1 win at Rugby Park was Sebastian Tounekti’s first Celtic appearance.
5: Tommy Burns.
Well done if you got five out of five. Go to the top of the class.
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