MARTIN O’NEILL has dropped Reo Hatate from his Celtic starting line-up for the crucial Premiership encounter against Dundee at Dens Park in today’s 4.30pm kick-off.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain gets the nod to take his midfield place alongside skipper Callum McGregor and Benjamin Nygren.
Tomas Cvancara, who has scored two goals since joining on loan in January, will lead the attack with Kelechi Iheanacho dropping to the bench alongside Hatate.
Benjamin Arthur, who played in the 2-0 loss at Dundee United last time out, is also among the stand-by squad with Auston Trusty returning to central defence.
TEAM: Sinisalo; Donovan, Trusty, Scales, Tierney; Nygren, McGregor, Oxlade-Chamberlain; Yang, Cvancara, Meada. Subs: Doohan, McCowan. Iheanacho, Tounekti, Saracchi, Hatate, Arthur, Forrest and Ralston.
Earlier today, we asked how much could you remember about past associations with the Dens men in CQN’s fun five-minute quiz to test your knowledge.
Now we repeat those questions and provide the answers.
PICK IT OUT…Luke McCowan sends a header past Dundee keeper Trevor Carson to give Celtic an early lead in the 3-3 draw at Dens Park in January last year. (See Question 3.)
QUESTIONS:
1: True or false: Martin O’Neill has never lost a game to Dundee?
2: Who scored the only goal of the match against the Dens Park visitors in O’Neill’s last game of his first interim stint on December 3 last year?
3: Arne Engels netted a late penalty-kick equaliser in the 3-3 draw on Tayside on January 14 last year. Can you name the other two Celtic scorers?
4: Which Celtic player put through his own goal for Dundee’s second strike in the home side’s 2-0 win on October 19?
5: True or false: The defeat at Dens Park that afternoon was Brendan Rodgers’ last Premiership game as manager of Celtic?
ANSWERS:
1: False. Martin O’Neill has lost once to Dundee – a 2-0 defeat at Parkhead on May 13 2001 in the Irishman’s treble-winning debut season. The title had been sealed three games earlier with a 1-0 success over St Mirren at the same venue.
2: Daizen Maeda.
3: Luke McCowan and Yang Hyun-jun.
4: Cameron Carter-Vickers.
5: False. Brendan Rodgers’ last Premiership game in charge of Celtic came the following weekend following a 3-1 loss to Hearts at Tynecastle.
Well done if you got five out of five. Go to the top of the class!
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