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Confirmed Celtic line-up v Kilmarnock: Kouassi Eboue and Kundai Benyu both start

The Celtic fans display their banners during the Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership match between Celtic and Rangers at Celtic Park on March 12, 2017 i...
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Celtic take on Kilmarnock in the Scottish League Cup this evening.

Celtic starting line-up: Gordon; Ralston, Ajer, Tierney, Miller; Kouassi, Armstrong; Hayes, Rogic, Benyu; Griffiths.

Celtic substitutes: De Vries, Bitton, Sinclair, Ntcham, Lustig, McGregor, Forrest.

Celtic will hope to avoid a shock at home to Scottish Premiership rivals Kilmarnock this evening as they meet at Celtic Park in the Scottish League Cup.

The Bhoys hammered Hearts 4-1 on Saturday afternoon to kick off their league campaign, and whilst Brendan Rodgers has made a host of changes tonight, he will be looking for another strong performance.

Craig Gordon keeps his place in goal, but has an inexperienced back four ahead of him in Anthony Ralston, Kristoffer Ajer, Kieran Tierney and Calvin Miller.

Eboue Kouassi starts in midfield alongside Stuart Armstrong in a rare start for the Ivorian, with summer signings Jonny Hayes and Kundai Benyu both handed starting roles further forward.

Tom Rogic will be the chief playmaker behind striker Leigh Griffiths, who features having scored twice against Hearts over the weekend, with Moussa Dembele still unavailable.

Summer signing Olivier Ntcham is named on the bench this evening, alongside first-team stars such as Nir Bitton, Scott Sinclair, Mikael Lustig, Callum McGregor, James Forrest and backup goalkeeper Dorus de Vries.