The pressure continues to mount on Brendan Rodgers and Celtic.
After back-to-back defeats in the league, the Scottish champions will look to steady the ship on Wednesday night when Falkirk visit Celtic Park. But this won’t be the routine three points some might have expected a few weeks ago.
Falkirk are in decent form and climbing the table, while Celtic are struggling for wins, confidence and consistency.
Kick-off Time & How to Watch
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Date: Wednesday, October 29
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Kick-off: 19:45 BST
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Venue: Celtic Park, Glasgow
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Live on: Not televised in the UK
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Stream: Celtic TV (outside UK & Ireland only)
Celtic Form & Team News
Celtic have won just two of their last five competitive matches and both of those required comebacks.
They beat Motherwell and Sturm Graz after falling behind but were second-best in defeats to Braga, Dundee and Hearts.
Brendan Rodgers knows another slip-up here would only deepen fan frustration.
There’s no change to the club’s long-term injury list:
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Cameron Carter-Vickers is out for five months
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Alistair Johnston, Kelechi Iheanacho, and Jota all remain sidelined
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Daizen Maeda will return to training before the game, but Rodgers won’t rush him back
Daniel Murray started at Tynecastle but struggled badly, £6m man Auston Trusty could come in at centre-back.
Celtic Predicted XI (4-3-3)
GK: Kasper Schmeichel
RB: Colby Donovan
CB: Auston Trusty
CB: Liam Scales
LB: Marcelo Saracchi
CM: Arne Engels
CM: Reo Hatate
CM: Callum McGregor
RW: Benji Nygren
ST: Johnny Keny
LW: Tounekti
Falkirk Form
Don’t underestimate this Falkirk side.
They’ve only lost once in their last five and that was against top-of-the-league Hearts. In that run, they’ve held Hibs and Rangers and beaten both Motherwell and Dundee…
Falkirk already know what it’s like to visit Parkhead this season, they were well beaten in the cup earlier in the campaign, but this time they arrive with confidence and belief.
Match Officials
The confirmed lineups will be announced at 18:45 BST on Wednesday. Check back this page for the lineups.
It may not be on TV, but all eyes will be on Celtic Park. Can Brendan Rodgers turn things around or will the pressure ramp up again?
