Celtic vs Hearts Team News, Injuries & Confirmed Line Ups

Celtic and Hearts have both named their starting XIs for their Scottish Premiership Matchweek 9 meeting at Celtic Park, Glasgow. Kick-off is at 3pm on Sunday 18 October and the match is live on Sky Sports Football. David Dickinson is the referee.

Injuries and suspensions

Celtic have one reported absence. Defender Alistair Johnston is out with a leg injury.

Hearts have three reported absences. Craig Halkett has an Achilles tendon rupture, while Tom Renaud and Blair Spittal are both out with ankle injuries. The reasons given here are those listed for each player.

Celtic XI and formation

Celtic start in a 4-2-3-1 formation. The XI is Viljami Sinisalo (1), Colby Donovan (51), Dane Murray (47), Liam Scales (5), Kieran Tierney (63), Callum McGregor (42), Mika Joel Baur (22), Camilo Durán (11), Benjamin Nygren (8), Haissem Hassan (23) and Callum Osmand (19).

Celtic are top of the table with 21 points from eight games. They have won seven and lost one, scoring 16 goals and conceding four. In their last five league matches they have won four and lost one.

Hearts XI and formation

Hearts also start in a 4-2-3-1 formation. The XI is Beau Reus (1), Jordi Altena (23), Malachi Fagan-Walcott (64), Jamie McCart (5), Stephen Kingsley (3), Oisin McEntee (6), Laurent Mendy (78), Calvin Miller (7), Cláudio Braga (10), Josh McPake (15) and Severin Sabri Guendouz (19).

Hearts are third with 16 points from eight games, five points behind Celtic. They have won five, drawn one and lost two, scoring 19 goals and conceding eight. In their last five league matches they have won three, drawn one and lost one.

Substitutes

Celtic have nine named substitutes: Auston Trusty (6), Jota (7), Kasper Høgh (9), Landon Emenalo (12), Oliver Sørensen (18), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (21), Sam Johnstone (26), Shumaira Mheuka (29) and James Forrest (49).

Hearts also have nine on the bench: Jerome Williams (9), Stuart Findlay (17), Harry Milne (18), James Thomas Wilson (21), Tómas Bent Magnússon (22), Sabah Kerjota (29), Ryan Fulton (30), Rogers Mato (74) and Amadou Ba-Sy (77).

How to watch

The match is on Sky Sports Football in the UK, with streaming available through Sky Go and NOW. NOW is also listed as a channel for the game. Kick-off at Celtic Park is at 3pm UK time on Sunday 18 October.

Celtic and Hearts both go into Matchweek 9 having played eight league games. The result will change the gap between first and third, which is currently five points.