If there is one side who knows how to roll in Glasgow’s east end it’s Morton – their fans still remember 2013 vividly.
Dougie Imrie, the scorer of that famous penalty that sent Neil Lennon’s Hoops packing from the League Cup, is now in the dugout for the Greenock men and they’ll take their eye off their Premiership promotion hopes for a crack at Ange Postecoglou’s Premiership champions.
More than 2,000 Morton fans have snapped up tickets as they hope for an almighty upset that would send shockwaves through the competition but it won’t come easy for them against the runaway league leaders who are flying after hammering Morton’s rivals St Mirren 4-0 during the week. Celtic already got a measure of revenge against the Ton with Moussa Dembele and Odsonne Edouard securing a comfortable quarter-final win in 2018 and they’ll be looking for another handsome victory on Saturday.
Here is how you can watch the game.
The game takes place at Celtic Park on Saturday, January 21. Kick-off is at 12.30 pm.
This one has been picked up by the BBC and will be shown live on BBC Scotland. Sportscene coverage starts at 12.15 with 15 minutes of buildup.
The game will be shown live on BBC iPlayer and fans can stream the game to their devices.
You can keep up with all the action right here on dailyrecord.co.uk! We’ll be running a live blog with all the pre-match build-up and team news, and every kick of the ball once the clash gets underway. After the game, we’ll have all the reactions from managers and players, as well as player ratings, talking points, and a whole lot more.
The celtic are likely to make several changes for this cup game. Scott Bain might start between the sticks with Tomoki Iwata and Yuki Kobayashi at the heart of the defense.
Matt O’Riley might be replaced by Aaron Mooy in central midfield.
Celtic possible XI: Bain; Ralston, Kobayashi, Iwata, Johnston; Mooy, Hatate, McGregor; Maeda, Forrest, Furuhashi
| Position | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | Hart, Bain, Siegrist, Hazard |
| Defenders | Starfelt, Jenz, Carter-Vickers, Bernabei, Juranovic, Kobayashi. Montgomery |
| Midfielders | Moody, Turnbull, Ideguchi, Abildgaard, O’Riley, Robertson, Hatate, Forrest, McGregor |
| Forwards | Furuhashi, Abada, Maeda, Filipe |
Robbie Muirhead is the top scorer for Morton and will again start up front in a 4-2-3-1 formation. Meanwhile, Jack Baird and Efe Ambrose will pair up at the back.
Possible St Mirren XI: Schwake; Grimshaw, Baird, Ambrose, Strapp; Blues, McGrattan, Roy, Crawford, Miller; Muirhead
| Position | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | Schwake, Green. |
| Defenders | Ambrose, Baird, Lithgow, O’Connor, Strapp, Grimshaw, Pigantiello. |
| Midfielders | Crawford, Gillespie, Blues, King, Miller, McGrattan, Garrity. |
| Forwards | Muirhead, Quitongo, Roy. |
