WILFRIED NANCY has put his stamp on Celtic in his first team selection for this afternoon’s Premiership encounter against Hearts at Parkhead.
Colby Donovan and Luke McCowan are left out from the side that beat Dundee in midweek as the curtain came down on Martin O’Neill’s eight-game interim stay.
Nancy has gone with three at the back while Daizen Maeda will lead the attack with Sebastian Tounekti returning on the left flank and Yang Hyun-jun on the right.
TEAM: Schmeichel; Trusty, Scales, Tierney; Nygren, Engels, McGregor, Hatate; Yang, Maeda and Tounekti. Subs: Sinisalo, Balikwisha, McCowan, Iheanacho, Kenny, Bernardo, Murray, Donovan and Ralson.
Earlier today, we asked how much could you remember about past associations with the Edinburgh club in CQN‘s fun five-minute quiz to test your knowledge.
Now we repeat those questions and provide the answers.
FORREST v FORREST…Celtic’s James and his brother Alan, of Hearts, in a a flat-out tussle for possession. (See Question 3.)
QUESTIONS:
1: True or false: Arne Engels and Luke McCowan scored their first Celtic goals against Hearts?
2: True or false: Celtic had a 100 per cent success league record against the Tynecastle club last season?
3: Which Celtic player has a brother in the Hearts squad?
4: Who is the Celtic Invincible currently at the Edinburgh team?
5: Who claimed Celtic’s consolation goal at Tynecastle in October?
6: True or false: Brendan Rodgers kicked off his Celtic league career at Tynecastle?
ANSWERS:
1: True. Arne Engels, with a penalty-kick, and Luke McCowan scored their first Celtic goals in a 2-0 win over Hearts at Parkhead on September 14 2024, about a fortnight after joining the club.
2: True. Celtic won all three Premiership games against Hearts last season – 2-0 at home in September, 4-1 away in November and 3-0 home in March.
3: James Forrest. Brother Alan plays for Hearts.
4: Craig Gordon.
5: Callum McGregor.
6: True. Brendan Rodgers’ debut league game for Celtic was at Tynecastle on August 7 2016, winning 2-1 with goals from James Forrest and new signing Scott Sinclair.
Well done if you got six out of six. Go to the top of the class!
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