St Johnstone welcomes Celtic to McDiarmid Park this afternoon.
Ange Postecoglou’s side will head to Perth in a confident mood as they look to preserve their nine-point lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership
St Johnstone welcomes Celtic to McDiarmid Park this afternoon.
Ange Postecoglou’s side will head to Perth in a confident mood as they look to preserve their nine-point lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership
The Saints ended a terrible run of form with an impressive 2-0 win over Motherwell at Fir Park on Wednesday night. Drey Wright and Melker Hallberg got on the scoresheet as the pressure eased on Callum Davidson. St J will be hoping to pull off a shock in front of their own supporters but they are massive underdogs against a dominant Celtic side.
Football Scotland has provided all the key information ahead of the game.
The game will be played TODAY, February 5.
Kick-off in Perth is at 12pm.
Yes, the game has been selected for broadcast by Sky Sports.
Coverage begins on the Sky Sports Football channel at 11 am – one hour before kick-off.
It can also be purchased on NOW TV, with a daily subscription costing £11.99.
Highlights will also be televised on Sportscene on the BBC Scotland channel from 7:15 pm.
David Dickinson will be the man in the middle.
He will be assisted by Calum Spence and Ross MacLeod, with David Munro as the fourth official.
Greg Aitken will be in charge of VAR.
Giorgos Giakoumakis is highly unlikely to feature with a move to Atlanta United still on the cards.
Anthony Ralston is nearing a return but the Perth trip may be too soon.
Nicky Clark is available for the Saints after his red card against the Rangers was overturned.