We are back on the road this weekend as face Celtic in the Premier Sports Cup – read the full match preview below.
THE LOWDOWN
We face Celtic for the second time in the space of seven days, this time in the Premier Sports Cup last 16.
David Gray’s side will look to improve on our 2-0 defeat last time out – with Nicolas Kühn and Callum McGregor’s strikes the difference between the two teams at Easter Road.
We booked our place in this stage of the competition after topping Group C in the Premier Sports Cup, with wins over Peterhead, Elgin City and Queen’s Park.
Celtic automatically enter the last 16 of the competition, along with Rangers, Hearts, Kilmarnock and St Mirren due to participation in European competitions.
TEAM NEWS
Our latest signing Hyeokkyu Kwon joined on loan from Celtic earlier this week and is therefore ineligible to play against his parent club.
The only other absentees are Elie Youan and Junior Hoilett who are both working their way back from injury.
Kieron Bowie made his competitive Hibs debut from the bench against Celtic and could make his first start this weekend.
THE HOSTS
Celtic have picked up where they left off at the end of the 2023/24 campaign.
The Hoops have won their first two league matches, scoring six goals and are yet to concede this season.
Our last victory at Celtic Park was back in January 2010 when Anthony Stokes and Danny Galbraith were on target for the Hibees in a 2-1 victory under John Hughes.
HOW TO WATCH
An additional allocation of tickets are now available to purchase after our initial batch of tickets sold out.
Tickets are on General Sale and are available to purchase both online or in-person.
CLICK HERE to purchase tickets!
If you can’t get to the game, you can watch the action live on Premier Sports 1.
Unfortunately, due to broadcast restrictions – we will be unable to show the game live on Hibs TV. CLICK HERE for more details.
