Confirmed Celtic v Hearts lineups: Griffiths starts, Kouassi only on the bench

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Celtic take on Hearts in their final Scottish Premiership game of the season.

The Bhoys are just one game away from sealing an unbeaten league season, and they will hope to go into the Scottish Cup final with their unbeaten domestic record still in tact.

Brendan Rodgers has masterminded a remarkable season, and with just one league game to go, he won’t want to lose his unbeaten record on the final day of the season.

Rodgers has named a suitably strong team, with Craig Gordon again in goal, and Cristian Gamboa, Jozo Simunovic, Dedryck Boyata and Kieran Tierney making up the back four.

Scott Brown, Stuart Armstrong and Callum McGregor all start in midfield, whilst Scott Sinclair and Patrick Roberts will support lone striker Leigh Griffiths in attack.

Rodgers also has a strong bench at his disposal, with Dorus De Vries, Kolo Toure, Erik Sviatchenko, Tom Rogic, James Forrest, Nir Bitton and Eboue Kouassi all available as substitutes.

Meanwhile, opponents Hearts have been struggling under Ian Cathro, and will hope to end the season with a shock victory after just two points in the last five league games.

Krystian Nowak, Prince Buaben, Aaron Hughes and Liam Smith make up the defence in front of goalkeeper Viktor Noring, with youngster Jamie Brandon starting in midfield.

Alexandros Tziolis, Arnaud Djoum and Don Cowie also start, with Bjorn Johnsen starting in attack despite a row with manager Cathro in midweek, partnering Esmael Goncalves up top.

Jack Hamilton, Anastasios Avlonitis, Perry Kitchen, Malaury Martin, Moha, Jamie Walker and Euan Henderson are all on the bench for Hearts this afternoon.