MARTIN O’NEILL has handed new Bhoy Tomas Cvancara a quickfire debut against Hearts at Tynecastle this afternoon.
The on-loan Czech Republic forward goes straight into the line-up for a baptism of fire in the capital.
Julian Araujo also returns with Colby Donovan and Anthony Ralston among the stand-by squad. Reo Hatate, sent off in the 2-2 draw in Bologna, also drops out with Benjamin Nygren taking his midfield place alongside Callum McGregor and Arne Engels.
TEAM: Schmeichel; Araujo, Trusty, Scales, Tierney; Engels, McGregor, Nygren; Yang, Maeda, Cvancara. Subs: Sinisalo, McCowan, Tounekti, Bernardo, Hatate, Murray, Forrest, Donovan and Ralston.
The champions go into the crucial encounter six points adrift of Derek McInnes’ team after losing their previous two Premiership outings in Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Earlier today, we asked how much you could remember about past associations with the capital club in CQN‘s fun five-minute quiz to test your knowledge.
Now we repeat those questions and provide the answers.
CAPITAL GLEE…Callum McGregor celebrates hitting the equaliser at Tynecastle in October. (See Question 5.)
QUESTIONS:
1: True or false: Celtic had a 100 per cent league record against Hearts last season?
2: Kyogo Furuhashi was on target when the champions won 4-1 at Tynecastle in November 2024. Nicolas Kuhn also netted on that occasion, but can you remember which Celt claimed a double? Clue: Like Kyogo and Kuhn, he is no longer at the club.
3: Which Celtic Invincible is likely to face Celtic this afternoon?
4: Who was the legendary Lisbon Lion who was bought by Jock Stein from Hearts in 1966?
5: Two Celtic players have scored against the Edinburgh club this season. Can you name them?
ANSWERS:
1: True. Celtic won all three league games against Hearts last season – 2-0 and 3-0 at Parkhead and 4-1 at Tynecastle.
2: Adam Idah.
3: Craig Gordon.
4: Willie Wallace.
5: Callum McGregor in the 3-1 loss in Edinburgh in October and Kieran Tierney in the 2-1 defeat last month.
Well done if you got five out of five. Go to the top of the class!
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