Team’s Up - Iheanacho and Yang start for Celtic

Brendan Rodgers has named his Celtic team for this afternoon’s Premier Sports Cup Quarter Final against Partick Thistle…

The Scottish Champions are in Maryhill as they look to continue their defence of the League Cup with a win against Mark Wilson’s Jags.

The Celtic manager has made a number of changes but it is a strong team with Celtic looking to book their place in the next round.

In goals, Vil Sinisalo starts. In defence, Colby Donovan starts at right back with Kieran Tierney at left back. Liam Scales and Cameron Carter-Vickers start in the central pairing.

In midfield, the Celtic captain Callum McGregor starts alongside Reo Hatate and Benji Nygren as Brendan Rodgers sticks by this combination despite calls for Paulo Bernardo to get some game-time.

In attack, Kelechi Iheanacho gets his first Celtic start and will play through the middle with Yang will be out on the right wing and the impressive Seb Tounekti out left.

The Celtic substitutes today are Schmeichel; Balikwisha, McCowan, Engels, Bernardo, Saracchi, Maeda, Murray and Forrest.

Kick-off is at 3.30pm and the match is live on Premier Sports and also on Celtic TV for subscribers based outside of Britain and Ireland.

COYBIG!

📋 Our starting XI for the #PremierSportsCup quarter-final#PARCEL | #CelticFC🍀 pic.twitter.com/DTBCDILZTM

— Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) September 21, 2025

Here’s the Partick Thistle team named by the manager Mark Wilson, the former Celtic right-back.

Your Partick Thistle line-up to face Celtic at The Wyre Stadium at Firhill this afternoon.

✌️ Two changes to the team

❌ Clarke and McPherson ineligible

🔄 Budinauckas and Logan come in pic.twitter.com/rszBG1y0yr

— Partick Thistle FC (@PartickThistle) September 21, 2025

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