Celtic face second-placed St Mirren tonight at 20:00 UTC with a perfect four-from-four domestic record to defend. Manager Martin O'Neill has confirmed that Kieran Tierney and Kasper Høgh remain very unlikely to feature due to groin injuries, but recent signings Joel van den Berg and Jordan Lotomba are cleared to feature.
Celtic travel to The SMISA Stadium to face second-placed St Mirren on Saturday 5 September at 20:00 UTC in the Scottish Premiership, live on Sky Sports Football. The visitors maintain a flawless domestic record of four wins from four games, 11 goals scored and just 2 conceded. St Mirren sit two points behind on 10 points from four matches, with manager Craig McLeish describing the test ahead as one his side relish.
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Martin O'Neill confirmed on Friday that both Kieran Tierney and Kasper Høgh are "very, very unlikely" to face St Mirren due to groin injuries. Both were absent from training and will be assessed late, but the manager's language suggested the club will not risk them with the campaign only four games old.
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Joel van den Berg and Jordan Lotomba, both brought in on deadline day, have been cleared to feature against St Mirren. However, Chelsea loanee Landon Emenalo continues to deal with a training injury sustained since his arrival and is not yet fit to debut.
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Callum Osmand remains sidelined with an ankle injury and is not expected to feature against St Mirren. O'Neill has indicated the midfielder faces a period of several weeks before returning to action.
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Celtic completed their summer transfer business with a flurry of late signings, bringing the total to ten arrivals for the campaign. The window shutdown marked the end of O'Neill's recruitment drive, which included six signings on the final day alone.
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Martin O'Neill described the decision to bar Celtic supporters from the upcoming Rangers fixture as "really sad from a normal punter's viewpoint," but acknowledged the ruling was inevitable. The Premier Sports Cup semi-final is scheduled for Saturday 13 September at 12:00 UTC.
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Celtic confirmed their 25-player squad for the UEFA Europa League league phase following the registration deadline on Wednesday 2 September. The squad includes the club's latest signings, with the exception of Chelsea loanees Shumaira Mheuka and Landon Emenalo, who could not be registered in time.
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Celtic fan channels celebrated O'Neill's transfer activity, with Celtic Quick News and The Celtic Star highlighting the ambitious nature of the recruitment drive. The signings—particularly the arrival of Joel van den Berg from PSV and Jordan Lotomba on loan from Feyenoord—were seen as evidence of genuine intent to compete across multiple fronts.
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Fan channels responded positively to Iheanacho's last-minute signing. 67 Hail Hail noted the striker's experience and goal-scoring pedigree, with supporters viewing the addition as a statement of ambition in the final hours before the window closed.
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Video Celts and Celtic News Now praised the breadth of options now available to O'Neill. With late deadline signings boosting the squad across positions, supporters felt the manager had been given the tools needed to sustain a challenge across the Premiership and Europe.
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Updated 2026-09-05 14:00 UTC
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 4 | 9 | 12 |
| 2 | St Mirren | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | Hearts | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| 4 | Motherwell | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | Rangers | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | Dundee | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Hibernian | 4 | -1 | 6 |
| 8 | Dundee United | 6 | -5 | 5 |
| 9 | St Johnstone | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 10 | Aberdeen | 5 | -5 | 4 |
| 11 | Falkirk | 5 | -4 | 2 |
| 12 | Kilmarnock | 5 | -10 | 1 |