The runaway Scottish Premiership leaders look to maintain their unbeaten league run on Friday evening.
Celtic did secure their eighth league win in a row at Motherwell last weekend, but only just.
Trailing 2-0 at half-time, the Bhoys pulled it back to 3-3 before Tom Rogic’s excellent last-minute strike broke ‘Well hearts and kept Brendan Rodgers’ side eight points clear at the top.
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers
Rodgers will be hoping for a somewhat less stressful experience at Firhill Stadium on Friday, and will be confident having seen his side pick up a creditable draw at Manchester City in midweek.
Hosts Partick need the points for very different reasons; only goal difference is keeping Thistle off the foot of the Scottish Premiership table.
Celtic’s Moussa Dembele heads towards goal
The Key Battle – Liam Lindsay vs Moussa Dembele
The Celtic striker continues to catch the eye, and will be hoping to add to his 17 goals on Friday.
Lindsay has been an ever-present in the Thistle back four and has added some useful goals in the process, but Dembele represents a very different challenge to the strikers he is used to facing.
Patrick Thistle’s Liam Lindsay (R) in action with Celtic’s Colin Kazim Richards
Last Meeting:
Celtic have won the last 16 matches between these two sides, with the most recent of those being March’s 2-1 victory.
Partick’s last success against their more illustrious local rivals came back in 1994, when Thistle won by a goal to nil at Firhill.
Recent league form – most recent last:
Partick – WWLLLD
Celtic – WWWWWW
Who’s the ref?
Craig Thomson will be in charge on Friday evening.
He had an eventful Champions League experience in midweek, sending off two Besiktas players as they slumped to a 6-0 defeat against Dynamo Kiev.
Celtic’s Scott Brown speaks with referee Craig Thomson
What time is kick off?
The match gets underway at 7.45pm.
Where can I watch it?
Partick v Celtic is live on BT Sport 1, with coverage starting at 7.15pm.
Odds
Partick – 10/1
Draw – 5/1
Celtic – 1/4
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