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By Clive Lindsay

1505: GOAL

Celtic 0-1 Hearts
1503: "Mowbray will expect Celtic to have the majority of the possession, not to give away free-kicks and be wary of Hearts as they have a strong physical presence" BBC Scotland pundit Jim Duffy at Celtic Park

1500: Celtic kick off the game bathed in glorious sunshine. Well, some of them at least, with half the pitch covered in shadow from the giant stands.

1458: Former Celtic defender and present Brechin City manager Jim Duffy, in his role as a BBC Radio Scotland pundit, is predicting a 3-0 win for the home side.

1455: TEAM NEWS To summarise, Stephen McManus drops to the Celtic bench, Gary Caldwell moves back into the defence in his place, with Chris Killen and Scott McDonald coming into the striking positions, the injured Georgios Samaras missing the game. Marius Zaliukas returns from suspension to regain his place in Hearts' defence, with striker Gary Glen dropping out, while Janos Balogh replaces Marian Kello in goal.

1442: TEAMSHearts: Balogh, Bouzid, Goncalves, Zaliukas, Wallace, Santana, Michael Stewart, Palazuelos, Driver, Craig Thomson, Obua. Subs: MacDonald, Kucharski, Black, Novikovas, Jason Thomson, Johnny Stewart, Nade

1441: TEAMSCeltic: Boruc, Hinkel, Caldwell, Loovens, Daniel Fox, McGeady, Brown, N'Guemo, Maloney, McDonald, Killen. Subs: Zaluska, McManus, Carey, Crosas, McGinn, Robson, Caddis.

1437: TEAM NEWS Hearts manager Csaba Laszlo is apparently about to spring a surprise by playing central defender Ismael Bouzid up front, with midfielder David Obua in support. Apparently it is something they have tried in training, but it is hardly a vote of confidence for Hearts' present strikers.

1434: TEAM NEWS Celtic are to play Scott McDonald and Chris Killen up front in the absence of Georgios Samaras and Marc-Antoine Fortune. Gary Caldwell moves back into defence, with Stephen McManus dropping out.

1426: TEAM NEWS Mild-mannered defender Marius Zaliukas is set to return to the centre of the Hearts defence for the first time in the league this season after completing his a four-match suspension for blowing his Lithuanian top consistently last season. Goalkeeper Janos Balogh has recovered from a recent illness, but the equally erratic Marian Kello could still retain his place after Tuesday's clean sheet in the 1-0 win over Kilmarnock. David Templeton and Calum Elliot are still missing through injury, reducing the striking options for manager Csaba Laszlo, who was famously told by owner Vladimir Romanov that he did not like any of his signing targets before the window closed. The versatile Eggert Jonsson is also still sidelined through injury, although that could be a bonus considering his recent performances as a stand-in right-back.

1425: TEAM NEWS Sand-dancing Georgios Samaras' hopes of playing could be skating on thin ice, the Celtic striker having suffered a shin injury after doing a butterfly jump into the dugout in Israel during Thursday's 2-1 defeat. Marc-Antoine Fortune isn't available as a possible replacement as the summer signing remains on the sidelines with a knee injury, but I'll eat my proverbial hat if manager Tony Mowbray does not return to two up front, which should mean a return to the starting line-up for Scott McDonald.

1420: G'day. Well, this Indian summer has me thinking of Australia for some reason as we bask in the September sun ahead of this afternoon's Scottish Premier League action at Celtic Park, where Hearts are the visitors. Of course, Celtic manager Tony Mowbray might not like that considering he was blaming the stifling heat for his side's second-half Europa League slump against Hapoel Tel-Aviv on Thursday. Cameroon international Landy N'Guemo was so unused to the humidity he was substituted in the second half, while Greek striker Georgios Samaras, the Australian Scott McDonald and New Zealander Chris Killen also had their time on the park limited, presumably because they too don't often experience such warm conditions.



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