SPFL PREMIERSHIP TEAM SHEETS
DUNDEE Subs from: Bain, Irvine, Davidson, MacDonald, Boyle, Wighton, Riley, Benedictus. Team news: Skipper Kevin Thomson is set to miss out with a calf injury. Fellow midfielder Kevin McBride is also doubtful because of the same problem, while striker Phil Roberts is still suspended serves the third game of his four-match ban. Today 12.45pm Venue Celtic Park Referee Craig Thomson Odds H 2/5, A 13/2, D 7/2 Last league meeting Celtic 3 Dundee United 1 (11 May) Scotsman prediction Celtic 1 Dundee United PARTICK THISTLE Subs from: Gallacher, Muirhead, Craigen, Doolan, Elliott, McDaid, Keenan. Team news: Alan Archibald can call on an unchanged squad and looks likely to name the same team that thrashed Ross County 4-0 on Wednesday. Midfielder Sean Welsh is the only absentee as he battles a long-term groin problem. STEPHEN HALLIDAY Ronny Deila finally makes his home debut as Celtic manager after a tumultuous start to his tenure. As he looks to make the most of his extraordinary Champions League reprieve, he first faces an intriguing domestic test against Jackie McNamara’s early season pacesetters who have responded impressively to the summer loss of key players.”
Today 3pm Venue Dens Park Referee Craig Charleston Odds H 5/4, A 11/5, D 9/4 Key battle James McPake v Ryan Stevenson Last league meeting Dundee 0 Partick Thistle 3 (First Division, 21 April 2012) Scotsman prediction Dundee 0 Partick 2
KEY CLASH ANTHONY STOKES V JAROSLAW FOJUT Stokes got Celtic’s first goal of the Premiership season in the victory over St Johnstone and is set to lead the attack again
today. The Irishman will have to find a way past Fojut, the towering Polish defender who has helped United to back-to
back clean sheets in his first two games for the club.
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McPAKE
McALISTER
STEWART
STEVENSON
FRASER
BALATONI
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KONRAD
HARKINS
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CELTIC Subs from: Zaluska, Ambrose, Boerrigter, Berget, Pukki, Kayal, Denayer, Griffiths, Forrest, Henderson. Team news: Charlie Mulgrew returns from suspension. Leigh Griffiths is available again after sickness ruled him out of Wednesday’s trip to St Johnstone while captain Scott Brown remains out with a hamstring injury. New signing Aleksandar Tonev is also likely to miss out again. DUNDEE UNITED Subs from: McCallum, Graham, Erskine, Bilate, Telfer, Smith, Spittal, Butcher, Gardyne. Team news: Defenders Sean Dillon, Mark Wilson and John Souttar remain on the sidelines, but manager Jackie McNamara is able to pick from an unchanged squad. Partick have won on their last two visits to Dens Park and have kept clean sheets in the last three meetings between the teams. Dundee have drawn both of their games so far since making their return to the top flight. Partick will be looking to maintain their perfect start to the season after beating Ross County 4-0 in their opening match.
HAMILTON Subs from: Hendrie, Devlin, Scotland, Currie, Brophy, Docherty, Ryan, Longridge, Andreu, Routledge. Team news: Tony Andreu could return to the squad after missing out recently with a knee injury. Midfielder Jon Routledge has recovered from his knee injury but is still building up his fitness.
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Today 3pm Venue New Douglas Park Referee Bobby Madden Odds H 15/8, A 7/5, D 23/10 Key battle Martin Canning v Steven MacLean Last league meeting St Johnstone 0 Hamilton 1 (SPL, 10 May 2011) Scotsman prediction Hamilton 1 St Johnstone 1 ST JOHNSTONE Subs from: Banks, Miller, Kane, Caddis, Croft, Easton, Morgan, Gilchrist. Team news: Dave Mackay is available after Saints appealed against his red card against Celtic in midweek. Midfielder Murray Davidson is still working on his fitness following knee surgery.
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JOHANSEN
STOKES
CIFTCI
PATON
FOJUT
VAN DIJK
BITON
McGREGOR
ARMSTRONG
RANKIN
MORRIS
CIERZNIAK
GORDON
IMRIE
WOTHERSPOON
SCOBBIE
IZAGUIRRE
MULGREW
WATSON
McGOVERN
CANNING
NEIL
MacLEAN
BROWN
WRIGHT
TENA
MacKINNON
REDMOND
O’HALLORAN
MILLAR
ANDERSON
MANNUS
GILLESPIE
CRAWFORD
McDONALD
MACKAY St Johnstone are unbeaten in their last four meetings between the teams, with failing to score in each of the last four encounters. Hamilton, 2-0 winners at St Mirren in midweek, have won only one of their last 21 home games in the top flight. Saints are unbeaten in their three competitive away matches this season, including two in the Europa League.