Celtic face Partick Thistle in the Quarter Final of the Premier League Sports Cup. The Scottish Champions travel across Glasgow to face Mark Wilson’s Championship side in order to secure a semi-final place at Hampden alongside St Mirren, Motherwell and theRangers. The semi-final draw will take place at Firhill after today’s match.
Celtic celebrate winning the Premier Sports Cup after Celtic’s victory over theRangers on 15 December 2024 at Hampden Park. Photo Kenny Ramsay
Team News
Vil Sinisalo is expected to come back into the starting XI after playing in the last round. Kieran Tierney has been training and could come back into the squad. Although, the manager may be keen to continue with Marcelo Saracchi at left back, especially given the trip to Belgrade during the week.
Colby Donovan at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock v Celtic, 14 September 2025. Photo Vagelis Georgariou (The Celtic Star)
Colby Donovan will start at right back with Alistair Johnston and Tony Ralston still out. Liam Scales and Cameron Carter-Vickers are expected to start in the central pairing. However, Dan Murray may have an outside chance of starting alongside one of the regulars.
Reo Hatate at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock v Celtic, 14 September 2025. Photo Vagelis Georgariou (The Celtic Star)
In midfield, expect skipper Callum McGregor to start alongside Reo Hatate and Arne Engels. Hopefully Paulo Bernardo and Luke McCowan will get time on the pitch as they look to stake a claim for the midfield.
In attack, expect Daizen Maeda to start through the middle with Seb Tounekti out wide with James Forrest. Kelechi Iheanacho netted the winner at Rugby Park and he’ll look to make an impact from the bench.
Predicted XI: Sinisalo; Saracchi, Scales, Carter-Vickers, Donovan; McGregor, Hatate, Engels; Tounekti, Maeda, Forrest
Brendan Rodgers with the Premier Sports Cup after Celtic’s victory over theRangers on 15 December 2024 at Hampden Park. Photo Kenny Ramsay
Match Officials
Callum McGregor of Celtic receives a yellow card for referee Kevin Clancy during the Premier Sports Cup Semi-Final match between Celtic and Aberdeen at Hampden Park on November 02, 2024. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
Kevin Clancy has been handed the whistle for the game with Ross Macleod and David Dunne assisting. There will be no VAR in action given that Thistle are in the Championship.
Kick Off Time
The game kicks off at 15:30pm (Celtic Park Time).
Where to Watch
Partick Thistle v Celtic, Firhill May 2017 as the Celtic support pays tribute to the Lisbon Lions. Photographs by Vagelis Georgariou
The game will be shown on Premier Sports 1 with coverage from Maryhill starting at 3pm. Celtic TV subscribers outside of Britain and Ireland will be able to watch the game on the club’s streaming platform.
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