CELTIC remain unchanged from the team that kicked off the Premiership with a 1-0 win over Dundee when they take on Kilmarnock at Rugby Park this afternoon.
Kasper Hogh again leads the line with Camilo Duran once more wide on the right.
Auston Trusty again partners Cameron Carter-Vickers in central defence with Liam Scales serving the second of his two-game ban.
TEAM: Sinisalo; Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Trusty, Tierney; Nygren, McGregor, Engels; Duran, Hogh, Yang. Subs: Doohan, McCowan, Tounekti, Osmand, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Hatate, Murray, Forrest and Donovan.
Earlier today, we asked how much you could remember about past associations with Killie in CQN’s fun five-minute quiz to test your knowledge.
Now we repeat those questions and provide the answers.
BANG ON, BENJI…midfielder Benjamin Nygren calmly lobs in the equaliser in Celtic’s rousing 3-2 comeback victory over Kilmarnock at Rugby Park last season. (See Question 2.)
QUESTIONS:
1: An amazing SIX of the of the 16 players utilised by Martin O’Neill during the team’s dramatic 3-2 triumph at Rugby Park in February have since left the Hoops. Can you name them?
2: Julian Araujo scored the stoppage-time winner on that occasion. Can you remember the two other Celts who got on the scoresheet that afternoon?
3: Who netted Celtic’s late winner when the teams met at the same venue in September?
4: True or false: The Hoops won all three Premiership encounters against the Ayrshire club last season?
5: Which Celtic legend managed both Celtic and Killie?
ANSWERS:
1: Kasper Schmeichel, Julian Araujo, Marcelo Saracchi, Junior Adamu, Tomas Cvancara and Daizen Maeda.
2: Sebastian Tounekti and Benjamin Nygren.
3: Kelechi Iheanacho.
4: True. Celtic won 4-0 at Parkhead in November and 2-1 and 3-2 in Ayrshire.
5: Jimmy McGrory.
Well done if you got five out of five. Go to the top of the class!
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