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Josh McCafferty

Celtic XI to face Kilmarnock revealed as youngster handed first senior start

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has named his team to face Kilmarnock this afternoon.

The Parkhead club are back in action after the international break.

Celtic drew 0-0 with Rangers a fortnight ago. A win today would see them move nine points clear of their arch-rivals and ahead of Heart of Midlothian by goal difference at the top of the Scottish Premiership.


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To his team that lined up at Ibrox last time out, Rodgers has made three changes.

Kasper Schmeichel continues between the sticks, while there is a first start for 18-year-old academy right-back Colby Donovan.

He made his senior bow against Livingston in August and appeared off the bench in the second leg of Celtic's Champions League play-off loss to Kairat Almaty.

There is a debut for deadline day signing Sebastian Tounekti in attack, with fellow new recruit Kelechi Iheanacho among the substitutes.

Celtic supporters will stage a pre-match protest against the club's board, in which they won't enter the stands for the first 12 minutes of the game.

Confirmed Celtic XI to play Kilmarnock: Schmeichel, Donovan, Carter-Vickers, Scales, Saracchi, McGregor, Nygren, Hatate, Balikwisha, Tounekti, Maeda.

Subs: Sinisalo, Yang, McCowan, Iheanacho, Engels, Bernardo, Murray, Forrest, Tierney.

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