CELTIC boss Brendan Rodgers has left out Luke McCowan and given the nod to Reo Hatate to face Aberdeen at Pittodrie this evening.
It was reckoned in some circles the £1million recruit, who scored and assisted in two other goals in the 5-0 weekend win over Ross County, may have got a starting spot against the Dons.
However, Japanese international Hatate, who started on the bench against the Highlanders, in in for the kick-off.
Kyogo Furuhashi also leads the attack with Adam Idah among the stand-by squad while Auston Trusty and Nicolas Kuhn replace Liam Scales and James Forrest.
TEAM: Schmeichel; Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Trusty, Valle; Bernardo, McGregor, Hatate; Kuhn, Kyogo, Maeda. Subs: Sinisalo, Taylor, Scales, Idah, McCowan, Engels, Forrest and Ralston.
Earlier today, we asked how much you could remember about past associations with the north east club in CQN’s fun five-minute quiz to test your knowledge.
Now we repeat those questions and provide the answers.
HAT-TRICK HERO…Scott Sinclair is congratulated by Tom Rogic after scoring one of his treble in Celtic’s 4-3 win over Aberdeen at Pittodrie on Boxing Day 2018. (See Question 1.)
QUESTIONS
1: In Brendan Rodgers’ last visit to Pittodrie in his first spell as Celtic boss, the Hoops won 4-3 in a remarkable Boxing Day encounter in 2018. Odsonne Edouard scored one of the goals, but which Celt netted a hat-trick? Was it: A: Leigh Griffiths, B: Scott Sinclair or C: James Forrest?
2: After losing at Tynecastle, Ibrox and Livingston, one of Ange Postecoglou’s biggest tests came at Aberdeen in October 2021 when he guided the team to a vital 2-1 win. Two of his summer signings claimed the strikes. Can you name them?
3: Which Celtic player celebrated his comeback after missing nine games through onjury by scoring the only goal of the match against the Dons at Pittodrie in December 2022?
4: Which former Celtic midfielder was sacked by the Dons last season?
5: Can you name the new Bhoy who scored his first goal for the club in February this year in only his second appearance for the Hoops?
ANSWERS:
1: B: Scott Sinclair.
2: Kyogo Furuhashi and Filipe Jota.
3: Callum McGregor.
4: Barry Robson.
5: Nicolas Kuhn.
Well done if you got ten out of ten – go to the top of the class!
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