Celtic will look to keep the pressure on Hearts at the top of the table by beating Rangers in the Scottish Premiership for the first time this season on Sunday (kick-off: 12pm).
Currently three points adrift of the league leaders with just three games to go, Martin O’Neill’s men know failure to pick up three points in this weekend’s derby could be fatal to their title hopes, while it could also prove pivotal to their hopes of finishing in the Champions League spots.
Their visitors, Rangers, are not out of the title race mathematically as it stands, but a defeat to Celtic would officially end their title hopes at the home of their biggest rivals. Back-to-back defeats against Motherwell and Hearts have them in third, and Danny Rohl’s men know failure to win this weekend could be catastrophic to their own hopes of a top-two finish.
Ahead of the game at Parkhead, The Scotsman has all the latest team news:
5. Daizen Maeda - Celtic - AVAILABLE
Took a knock against Hibs last weekend, but is making good progress ahead of the weekend and has been spotted in full training. Manager Martin O'Neill said he expects him to be available for the clash with Rangers. | SNS Group Photo: SNS Group
6. Julian Araujo - Celtic - OUT
The Celtic loanee has been missing for several weeks with a thigh issue, and may have played his final game for the club due to the issue. | SNS Group Photo: SNS Group
7. Kelechi Iheanacho - Celtic - RETURN TO STARTING XI?
The Nigerian international will be hopeful of nabbing a spot in the Celtic starting XI after scoring three goals in his last three games from the bench. | SNS Group Photo: SNS Group
8. Tomas Cvancara - Celtic - OUT
The Czech striker is facing potential groin surgery and could have played his final game for the club after arriving on loan in January. | SNS Group Photo: SNS Group