Ross County host Celtic tomorrow and Staggies boss Jim McIntyre could hand debuts to three new players.
Left-back Jamie Reckord and midfielders Terry Dunfield and Martin Woods all joined the Staggies during the international break and have received international clearance in time to face Ronny Deila’s men.
Celtic are yet to get going this season and currently sit sixth in the league, after losing their last match 1-0 against Hamilton Accies.
Ross County team news
- New signings Jamie Reckord, Terry Dunfield and Martin Woods are all available.
- Rocco Quinn misses out with a hip injury that could keep him out for months.
- Uros Celcer is also set to miss out with his hamstring injury as is Steven Saunders (ankle).
- Richard Brittain is to play through the pain barrier before undergoing foot surgery.
Celtic team news
- Manager Ronny Deila has several players back in contention for Celtic’s trip to Ross County in the Premiership on Saturday.
- Charlie Mulgrew could make his return from a knee injury which has kept him out of recent action.
- Right backs Mikael Lustig (groin) and Adam Matthews (calf) are also both set to return to the squad
- Winger James Forrest is back in training after recovering from a hamstring problem but tomorrow’s match may come too soon for him.
Did you know?
- The last five encounters between the teams have produced two draws, two Celtic wins and one County victory.
- Encounters between the two teams have produced a goal in the first 15 minutes on
- Ross County (23) and Celtic (29) have used more players than any other Premiership teams this season (courtesy of Twitter – @SPLstats)
County provisional squad
Reguero, Frempah, Boyd, Barr, Balk, Dreesen, Carey, Kiss, de Leeuw, Brittain, Maatsen, Cardle, Jervis, Boyce, Latouchent, Arquin, Gardyne, Irvine, Fenlon, Dunfield, Woods, Reckord, Brown.
Celtic provisional squad
Gordon, Lustig, Matthews, Izaguirre, Denayer, Ambrose, Mulgrew, Van Dijk, Kayal, Johansen, Bitton, Brown, Commons, Berget, Scepovic, Forrest, Boerrigter, Wakaso, Guidetti, McGregor, Griffiths, Stokes, Henderson, Zaluska, O’Connell, Fisher.