Celtic will have to put their controversial Scottish League Cup final win to one side on Sunday when they visit Dundee United in the Scottish Premiership.
Brendan Rodgers' side beat their Old Firm rivals Rangers in a penalty shoot-out to claim their first piece of silverware of the season at Hampden Park, with the Scottish Premiership title likely to follow at the end of the season provided they avoid a capitulation.
The Bhoys have won 14 and drawn one of their 15 league games to date and conceded just four times, with another convincing win expected on Sunday. While Dundee United have enjoyed a strong first half of the season, they are 19 points behind Celtic having played a game more, such is the gulf in quality between the teams.
Here it is 90 minutes guide to CelticHis trip to Tannadice.
Dundee United vs Celtic H2H Record (last five matches)
Current form (all competitions)
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Dundee United |
Celtic |
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Motherwell 4-3 Dundee United – 14/12/24 |
Celtic 3-3 (5-4p) Rangers – 15/12/24 |
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Dundee United 1-1 Kilmarnock – 07/12/24 |
Dinamo Zagreb 0-0 Celtic – 10/12/24 |
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Dundee United 2-0 St Mirren – 30/11/24 |
Celtic 3-0 Hibernian – 07/12/24 |
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Rangers 1-1 Dundee United – 23/11/24 |
Aberdeen 0-1 Celtic – 04/12/24 |
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Dundee United 3-0 Ross County – 09/12/24 |
Celtic 5-0 Ross County – 30/11/24 |
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country |
TV channel/live streaming |
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United Kingdom |
Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Football, Sky Ultra HD, Sky GO, Sky GO Extra, NOW TV, Celtic TV, DUTV |
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United States |
Paramount+, Celtic TV, DUTV |
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Canada |
Celtic TV, DUTV |
Dundee United are short of first-team players for the visit of Celtic on Sunday, but Jim Goodwin has the majority of his squad available. Craig Sibbald, Louis Moult and Kristijan Trapanovski will all miss out through injury.
Ross Graham has returned to the bench in recent weeks following a hamstring injury and could feature from the start on Sunday. Defender Will Ferry is also available after missing the recent 4-3 defeat to Motherwell through suspension.
Dundee United predicted line-up against Celtic (3-5-2): Walton; Adegboyega, Gallagher, Holt; Strain, Stephenson, Sevelj, Babunski, Ferry; Dalby, Middleton.
Celtic did not make it to the Scottish League Cup final unscathed, with record tied with James Forrest is now out for six weeks after an injury sustained against Rangers. Alistair Johnston is also a major doubt after being withdrawn in the final after 70 minutes.
Odin Thiago Holm has featured sparingly for Celtic this season but is currently sidelined with a calf injury. The Norwegian won't be back until the new year.
The Hoops were put to the physical test last weekend after playing 120 minutes but have had a week to recover. They are unlikely to make sweeping changes for the trip to Dundee.
Celtic predicted line-up against Dundee United (4-3-3): Schmeichel; Ralston, Carter-Vickers, Trusty, Taylor; Bernardo, McGregor, Hatate; Kuhn, Furuhashi, Maeda.
Dundee United have impressed since their return to the top flight but are unlikely to reap any rewards from Celtic's visit to Tannadice. They have one of the best defensive records in the Premiership but are yet to face a team of the caliber of the Bhoys.
Celtic have won all but one league game this season and will have no worries heading to Tannadice. They are in strong attacking form and are averaging just under three goals per game currently.