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Gabriel McKay

How Celtic could line up against Hearts as Tom Rogic return boosts Ange Postecoglou options

Celtic could bring Tom Rogic back into the fold as they host Hearts in an exciting Premiership clash.

While Ange Postecoglou and his team will insist that the focus is all on themselves, they can't have failed to notice Rangers grabbing. a late winner away at Hibs to go seven clear.

It's a result that puts the pressure on to close that gap back to four, with the added incentive of going five clear of Hearts with a game in hand and surely cutting them adrift in the title race.

Postecoglou has been handed a double injury boost ahead of the match as he welcomes back his compatriot Tom Rogic as well as Nir Bitton.

The hosts are unbeaten in their last eight Premiership games but there's a draw with Livingston in there and only three points will do tonight.

That means that despite a trip to Dundee United looming at the weekend the Celtic manager can be expected to go with his strongest available XI.

With Rogic having been absent for more than a month it's likely too soon for him to start, but Biton may well come back into the fold.

Greg Taylor is still sidelined so Josip Juranovic is likely to continue on the left, with Anthony Ralston on the right of the defence.

Callum McGregor and David Turnbull will likely flank Biton if the Israeli starts, with Jota and Kyogo Furuhashi the first two names on the team sheet.

That leaves the question of whether Postecoglou goes with James Forrest or Liel Abada on the right, with the Scotland international favourite after Abada's underwhelming performance at the weekend.

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