Celtic have the chance to lift their first piece of silverware this season when they face St Mirren in the League Cup Final on Sunday afternoon.

It’s Wilfried Nancy’s third game in charge and his first final since taking over from Martin O’Neill. After defeats to Hearts and Roma, the new manager will be desperate to secure his first win, and what better way to do it than with a trophy at Hampden?

St Mirren haven’t reached the final since 2013, when they won it, but will fancy their chances after running Celtic close twice already this season.

Kick-off & TV Details

  • Date: Sunday, December 14

  • Kick-off: 15:30 (GMT)

  • Venue: Hampden Park, Glasgow

  • TV: Premier Sports 1

Celtic Team News

Wilfried Nancy admitted after the midweek defeat to Roma that he’s still working out his strongest XI. He made three changes at half-time on Thursday, and all of them could come into play from the start on Sunday.

Colby Donovan came on for Kieran Tierney, Paulo Bernardo replaced Benjamin Nygren, and Kelechi Iheanacho was preferred to Daizen Maeda in the second half.

Sebastian Tounekti is unavailable due to AFCON. Marcelo Saracchi is likely to remain sidelined. Jota, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Alistair Johnston and Callum Osmand remain out.

Celtic Predicted XI (4-2-3-1)

GK: Kasper Schmeichel
RWB: Yang Hyun-jun
CB: Colby Donovan
CB: Auston Trusty
CB: Liam Scales
LWB: Daizen Maeda
CM: Callum McGregor
CM: Reo Hatate
RF: Arne Engels
LF: Paulo Bernardo
ST: Kelechi Iheanacho

Match Officials

  • Referee: Kevin Clancy

  • AR1: Calum Spence

  • AR2: Gordon Crawford

  • Fourth Official: Alan Muir

  • VAR: Don Robertson

  • AVAR: Matthew MacDermid

Final Notes

This is a huge afternoon for Wilfried Nancy, who has walked into the Celtic job during a volatile period.

He’ll be under pressure to deliver a result, but with a trophy on the line, he has a golden chance to win over supporters.

We’ll update this page with the confirmed lineups one hour before kick-off.