Eiii folks! Celtic dey face Kilmarnock dis aftanoon, and manager Brendan Rodgers don drop some surprise! After Rangers chop beating from Hearts yesterday, Celtic get chance to open gap for top of di Scottish Premiership table. But all di talk dey aside as Celtic fans plan protest. Rodgers wan silence dem wit victory for Rugby Park against Stuart Kettlewell ein side.
Celtic Starting XI: New Faces Show!
Rodgers don name ein team wey go start di match. Big news be say Kelechi Iheanacho dey for bench! New signing Sebastian Tounekti dey get ein debut, and Marcelo Saracchi dey start for di first time. Young Colby Donovan dey replace di injured Anthony Ralston. E go be big test for di 19-year-old!
- Celtic Starting XI: Schmeichel, Donovan, Carter-Vickers, Scales, Saracchi, McGregor, Hatate, Nygren, Tounekti, Maeda, Balikwisha.
Kilmarnock Ready for Fight!
Kilmarnock dey aim make Rugby Park be 'horrible place' for Celtic to visit. Defender Robbie Deas dey confident say dem go give Celtic tough time. Even though Kilmarnock lose plenty games against Celtic for di past, dem dey determined to get result dis time around. Kettlewell ein men dey unbeaten for league so far, drawing all four games before di international break.
Deas talk say: "We dey try make am horrible place to come. Our home record dey speak for itself. We dey focus on ourselves and wetin we fit do."
Last Time Out: Celtic Win!
Last time Celtic play for Rugby Park, Rodgers carry 2-0 victory. But Kilmarnock don be small 'bogey team' for Rodgers since ein return to Celtic for 2023. Dem don win two each! Dis aftanoon go be hot one!