BRENDAN RODGERS has brought in new Bhoy Benjamin Nygren for his competitive debut against St Mirren at Parkhead on Flag Day this afternoon.
The £1.7million Swede will line up alongside skipper Callum McGregor and Reo Hatate in midfield with £11million man Arne Engels among the stand-by squad.
Alistair Johnston and Cameron Carter-Vickers, whose pre-season participation was curtailed, take their isual places in defence with Kieran Tierney at left-back after his six-year absence at Arsenal.
TEAM: Schmeichel; Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Scales, Tierney; Nygren, McGregor, Hatate; Yang, Idah, Maeda. Subs: Sinisalo, Trusty, McCowan, Yamada, Kenny, Engels, Bernardo, Forrest and Ralston.
Earlier today, we asked you how much you can remember about past associations with the Saints in CQN‘s fun five-minute quiz to test your knowledge.
Now, we repeat those questions and provide the answers.
THE ONE AND ONLY…Jeffrey Schlupp scores his solitary Celtic goal in the 5-2 win over St Mirren in Paisley in March.
QUESTIONS:
1: Celtic played their first game at Parkhead in 2025 against St Mirren on January 5. The Hoops won 3-0. Can you remember the goalscorers?
2: Which former Celtic player is poised to take his place in the Paisley defence against his old club today?
3: True or false? Frank McGarvey joined St Mirren immediately after scoring Celtic’s Scottish Cup-winning goal in 1986?
4: Who claimed his only Celtic goal in the champions’ 5-2 win in Paisley in March?
5: Nicolas Kuhn is one of three players who featured in the 1-1 draw against the Saints in May and are no longer at Celtic. Can you name the other two?
ANSWERS:
1: Nicolas Kuhn (2), Auston Trusty.
2: Marcus Fraser.
3: True.
4: Jeffrey Schlupp, who was on loan from Crystal Palace and is now at Norwich City.
5: Greg Taylor and Schlupp.
Well done if you got five out of five. Go to the top of the class!
* DON’T miss the unbeatable match report from Celtic v St Mirren this afternoon – only in your champion CQN.
