Celtic take on Hibs at Parkhead this weekend hoping to make it three Scottish Premiership wins out of three this season against the capital club.

Ange Postecoglou's men are chasing a quick fire treble of Edinburgh scalps after disposing of Robbie Neilson's Hearts in the league and Scottish Cup in their last two competitive fixtures, respectively.

It's been an interesting week for the Aussie with injuries and knocks to key personnel divulged by other parties.

That may give the 57-year-old some selection quandaries ahead of the visit of Lee Johnson's men.

Hibs are looking to become only the second team to inflict a Scottish Premiership defeat on Celtic this season.

The odds are heavily stacked against Johnston's side who have been humbled by the Hoops twice already when they were hammered 6-1 at Celtic Park in October and thrashed 4-0 at Easter Road in December.

A replica of either of those dynamic displays against Hibs should be enough to see Celtic home and hosed in this one and to at least maintain their healthy nine point lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership table.

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Tony Haggerty

In a week of enlightenment amidst all sorts of international squad selection shenanigans and snubs, Postecoglou will have some thinking but not necessarily tinkering to do.

The loss of Carl Starfelt after 45 minutes at Tynecastle due to a hip flexor injury was tough. His replacement Yuki Kobayashi fitted in seamlessly and certainly looked the part. Even though the Swede has recovered and is available for this match he does not need to feature. It will be interesting to see how Kobayashi fares when he is paired with Cameron Carter-Vickers from the start.

Given that Scotland boss Steve Clarke and the USA chose to announce that Taylor and the American were carrying knocks in the lower leg and knee, respectively, compounds matters somewhat for the Aussie.

The nature of both men's injuries has not been enough to keep them out the side.

With that in mind then Postecoglou will still want to send out the strongest team available. There is a need for Celtic to be clinical and professional before the international break commences with 10 games left in the campaign.

Joe Hart will remain as the goalkeeper and Alistair Johston and Greg Taylor will be deployed in the right and left-back positions. They will be alongside Carter-Vickers and Kobayashi. The nature of Starfelt's injury means that he will not be risked.

In the midfield, both  Callum McGregor and Reo Hatate will remain. Aaron Mooy is unavailable for the clash so Matt O'Riley will take his place.

With the team chasing their 11th goal of the season against Hibs, Kyogo Furuhashi will lead the line as he attempts to fire in number 27 of the campaign. He will be ably assisted by Jota on the right wing. With Daizen Maeda also carrying a knock the Aussie will keep faith with Sead Haksabanovic on the left wing. It's interesting to note that the Montenegrin has kept his best performances as well as his tally of four goals for league outings at Parkhead thus far.

Tony's team: Hart; Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Kobayashi, Taylor; McGregor, Hatate, Mooy; Jota, Kyogo, Haksabanovic

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Aidan Macdonald

After the dominant performance against Hearts last weekend, Postecoglou will not tinker much with the team against Hibs, and there will only be a few changes.

Hart will start in goal as usual. In front of him, Johnston continues in the team as he has been a revelation at right-back since joining in January. The central defensive partnership of Carter-Vickers and Starfelt will be broken up for this match due to the Swede sustaining an injury at Tynecastle. Even though he is available, there is no need to risk the player as Kobayashi can slip into that role seamlessly as he did in the capital. Taylor will continue to be the left-back option despite comments about his fitness made by Scotland boss Clarke.

Regarding the midfield, McGregor will start in the number six position as usual. There will be one change in the middle of the park as Mooy misses out through injury. He will be replaced by O'Riley. Hatate will continue in the other eight role.

At the top end of the pitch, Jota will start off the right-hand side, hoping to build on his excellent assist for Mooy last weekend. Kyogo will lead the line through the middle as he looks for his 27th goal of the season. The other change will happen on the left wing with  Maeda returning from injury to replace Haksabanovic.

Aidan's team: Hart; Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Kobayashi, Taylor; McGregor, Hatate, Mooy; Jota, Kyogo, Maeda

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