Brendan Rodgers has few changes to make following his side’s dominant 3-1 victory over Hearts at Celtic Park on Tuesday.
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers will be hoping for much of the same from his side following their commanding 3-1 victory over Hearts on Tuesday.
The Celts stormed to a 3-0 lead in the first half, essentially ending Hearts’ chances of a comeback, despite the away side netting a consolation goal in the second half via ex-Gers striker Kyle Lafferty.
Picking a 3-5-2 formation against Hearts, Rodgers will likely opt for this once again as Celtic travel to Rugby Park to take on Kilmarnock.
Dorus de Vries starts in goal once again with Craig Gordon out for 12 weeks due to his knee injury.
The midfield three of Olivier Ntcham, Scott Brown and Eboue Kouassi performed magnificently and, with all the centre-backs available for selection bar Marvin Compper, the chance to further develop three-at-the-back may be beneficial for the Hoops ahead of their Europa League tie against Zenit St Petersburg.
Tierney and Forrest are set to start wide once again for the Hoops, with Musonda likely to replace Forrest at some point during the match.
Deadline day signing Jack Hendry will likely be added to the fold once a lead is established.
Against Hearts, there was a welcome return for Moussa Dembele, who looked back to his best with a stunning performance which featured an assist and a neat finish, taking his season tally to nine goals.
With Leigh Griffiths set to miss the Zenit tie, Rodgers and Celtic fans alike will be extremely pleased over the fact that Dembele has rediscovered his scoring boots, which will be more important than ever when the Bhoys welcome Roberto Mancini’s side to Celtic Park on 15 February.
Having performed so well against Hearts, there will likely be little change to the starting XI.
Jonny Hayes, Mavin Compper, Patrick Roberts, Anthony Ralston, Stuart Armstrong, Leigh Griffiths, Tom Rogic and Craig Gordon will all miss the game through injury, with Scott Sinclair being the only likely change to the side that defeated Hearts mid-week.
Celtic’s top scorer will likely replace the youngster Odsonne Edouard, in the hope that the former Manchester City man can rediscover his deadly form for Europe.
New signings Jack Hendry and Charly Musonda will almost definitely make it on to the field at some point, as they are both bedded into the team by Rodgers.
This is how we think Celtic will line-up against Hibernian on Saturday:
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