St Johnstone vs Celtic: Everything you need to know

Celtic have made a perfect start to the Scottish Premiership season – five games, five wins and top of the table.

But Martin O’Neill’s side haven’t exactly had everything their own way defensively.

The Hoops have faced plenty of shots across the opening weeks of the campaign, but they’ve conceded just three goals – with one coming from the penalty spot, another an own goal and just one from open play.

Now they head to Perth for a fixture that has been a long time coming.

This is the game that was originally scheduled to take place between Celtic’s two Champions League matches against LASK.

The Hoops used the SPFL’s fixture postponement rules to move the game in order to give themselves the best possible preparation for their European campaign.

The Perth side have made a decent start to life back in the top flight and have shown plenty of promise under Simo Valakari.

They play good football, aren’t afraid to attack and have shown they can score goals.

Their record currently stands at one win, one draw and two defeats. They play Hibs on Sunday.

Celtic, meanwhile, remain perfect.

The champions sit at the summit with 15 points from their opening five matches, and they’ll be looking to make it six from six at McDiarmid Park.

It should make for an interesting night in Perth.

When is St Johnstone vs Celtic?

St Johnstone vs Celtic will take place at McDiarmid Park on Wednesday, September 9.

Kick-off is scheduled for 8pm.

The fixture was rearranged from August after Celtic’s involvement in the Champions League qualifiers against LASK.

Is St Johnstone vs Celtic on TV?

Yes.

The match will be shown live on Sky Sports Football, with kick-off at 8pm.

St Johnstone form

Simo Valakari’s newly promoted side have shown plenty of promise since returning to the Premiership.

They currently sit ninth in the table with four points from their opening four league games, having beaten Kilmarnock, drawn with Dundee and lost to St Mirren and Hearts.

They’ll now face the biggest test of their season so far.

Celtic arrive in Perth unbeaten and with a 100 per cent league record.

But Valakari’s side will fancy their chances of causing problems if they can reproduce some of the attacking football they’ve shown in the opening weeks.