Celtic squad revealed as Stephen Welsh injury leaves Neil Lennon facing defensive reshuffle

Steven Gerrard faces several key calls ahead of his side's clash with Livingston on Wednesday night.With skipper James Tavernier still out and stand-in Leon Balogun a major doubt after injuring his quad against Royal Antwerp, Nathan Patterson looks set to start for Rangers at right-back despite facing an SFA ban for breaking Covid rules.Kemar Roofe and Ryan Jack remain out alongside long-term knee casualty Nikola Katic, but Jermain Defoe returns after sitting out the European action.Livingston

Scott Brown to stay Celtic’s squad leader beyond this term.The Parkhead captain is in the twilight of his career and has revealed he’ll make a decision at the end of the season on whether to carry on playing or move into a coaching role.

Celtic this season.But the former Motherwell midfielder believes hard work and self belief are the factors behind his good fortune.The 21-year-old also insists the blame should be shared for a dismal campaign that last week culminated in the departure of boss Neil Lennon.He said: “It has been a weird year.“On a personal level, it has been good. I have got a lot of good games under my belt.“It is a team game, though.

John Kennedy will assess his squad ahead of Aberdeen’s visit. James Forrest is continuing his rehab following ankle surgery while Christopher Jullien is out long term (knee).

Neil Lennon will be feeling a sense of relief after the lights went out on his Celtic reign.The stand in boss watched the Hoops hero work tirelessly to halt the slide this season but eventually called it a day late on Tuesday night.Kennedy said: “Neil’s been great. He decided the time was right.

Steven Gerrard admits he will miss going head-to-head with departed Celtic boss Neil Lennon after his Parkhead departure.But he is looking forward to catching up over a pint with the Irishman after his long Parkhead goodbye was finally confirmed on Wednesday.The pair have enjoyed cordial relationship while doing battle in the white-hot Glasgow atmosphere with both complimentary of each other in recent years.And Gerrard has revealed he has long been an admirer of Lennon and is looking forward to

Dermot Desmond has paid tribute to outgoing "legend" Neil Lennon.The Treble winning Irish manager's departure from the club was confirmed on Wednesday morning after the weekend loss to Ross County proved the final straw for his reign.The Hoops now sit 18 points behind rivals Rangers in the Scottish Premiership in a season when they were aiming to secure an historic 10 In A Row.But billionaire Desmond admits the 50-year-old will be "very difficult" to replace after a silverware-laden second spell

Celtic this season.One look at the virtue signalling going on in Dingwall on Sunday night, when Neil Lennon’s very last hopes of some miraculous recovery were completely snuffed out, really said it all.Diego Laxalt allowing Jordan White to give him the slip at a set piece to thud home Ross County’s winner, then throwing his hands in the air as if someone else ought to have been doing his defending for him, perfectly summed up a campaign which started badly and which is ending in unimaginable

Charlie Nicholas has urged his old club to make an announcement about the managerial situation rather than leaving Neil Lennon to be the "fall guy".Defeat to Ross County on Sunday night piled even more pressure on the Parkhead boss, with a growing number of fans calling for him to go.A promised review has not been made public as Celtic assure they will not take any hasty decisions.But Nicholas feels leaving Lennon in limbo has turned him into the fall guy for a 10 In A Row dream turned

Neil Lennon's backline for a derby showdown with Rangers in October before facing up to Zlatan Ibrahimovic and AC Milan just a few days later.Before then, he'd only made one appearance - against Hamilton Accies.Welsh has since featured against Lille home and away and looks to have nailed down a place in the side for the time being.Ahead of the trip to Ross County on Sunday, where Celtic will look to make it six wins in a row, the former Hoops youth player recalled those early games as an

Mohamed Elyounoussi is a doubt for the trip to Dingwall and centre-back Shane Duffy will be assessed before the Premiership clash having picked up an achilles knock.Long-term absentee James Forrest has suffered a setback in his rehabilitation following ankle surgery but could re-join training next week.Defender Christopher Jullien is out long term with a knee injury and faces up to nine months on the sidelines.There was bad news on the injury front for County gaffer John Hughes this week with

Celtic fans as the season to end all seasons has become a complete lame duck.The promised land of 10 In A Row has disappeared miles into the distance as rivals Rangers hurtle towards the Premiership crown.Questions abound as to how to salvage something resembling that all-conquering side of the past decade from the wreckage of 2020-21.Some players will surely move on after being enticed to stay for one more year to clinch the fabled 10 - Jeremie Frimpong's January transfer perhaps acting as the

Neil Lennon will assess his Celtic squad ahead of the visit of Aberdeen in the Scottish Premiership on Wednesday. Defender Stephen Welsh missed the win at St Johnstone on Sunday with a foot injury.

Celtic's struggles this season could be down to the differences in managerial styles of Brendan Rodgers and Neil Lennon.The Livingston captain played under the Hoops boss when he was in charge at Hibs and describes him as a motivator but "not a manager who greatly believes in tactics".This is in stark contrast to the tactical intensity of Rodgers who would relentlessly drill his players in where to move across the pitch.With a large portion of the squad that was so successful under the now

Celtic's improved results are down to a lack of pressure, insisting there would be pressure playing for the Hoops even in a kickabout.Neil Lennon's side have won their last three matches by an aggregate score of 10-1, including two 4-0 victories away from home.It looks like being too little too late though with Rangers maintaining an 18 point lead at the top of the Premiership.Some have suggested that, with the pressure of 10 In A Row lifted, the Celtic players are now free to express

Albian Ajeti was cleared of a ban for diving.The Celtic boss admitted to being ‘flummoxed’ by the decision to fast-track the striker into the dock and hit the Swiss striker with a two game ban for simulation during last week’s 4-0 win at Kilmarnock.That suspension was quashed and described as ‘not proved’ after the Parkhead club’s legal team argued that Ajeti was sent sprawling by Killie keeper Colin Doyle, with Lennon adamant that the player should have had ‘no case to answer’.Lennon hinted

Neil Lennon has been allowed an extended stay in the Celtic job because no fans are in the stadium, according to former team-mate Chris Sutton.There have been several protests outside of Celtic Park as Rangers cruised 23-points ahead at the top of the Scottish Premiership.Despite collapse of their title bid and fan fury, the Parkhead top brass have stuck by the gaffer so far.  columnist Sutton believes that the reign may not have been allowed to continue by Peter Lawwell and Dermot Desmond if