Team’s Up – Adamu starts, no Engels with Hatate coming in, Yang returns

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·15. Februar 2026

Team’s Up – Adamu starts, no Engels with Hatate coming in, Yang returns

Martin O’Neill has named his starting XI and bench for the vital match at Rugby Park this afternoon against Kilmarnock in the 2pm Scottish Premiership kick-off. The match is first up on Sky Sports in a double header for Scottish football with theRangers v Hearts match from Ibrox following.

Junior Adamu of Celtic Celtic v Dundee, Scottish Gas Scottish Cup, Fifth Round, Football, Celtic Park, 07 February 2026. Photo Stuart Wallace IMAGO/Shutterstock

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As expected Celtic’s record signing Arne Engels is missing after suffering a thigh injury in the 2-1 win over Livingston in midweek.

The midfield three are Celtic captain Callum MCGregor, Benjamin Nygren and rather surprisingly Reo Hatate, but perhaps we can see the brilliant man management skills of Martin O’Neill in action via a vastly improved performance from the talented but inconsistent Japanese playmaker.

Reo Hatate of Celtic. Falkirk v Celtic, Scottish Premiership, Falkirk Stadium, 14 January 2026. Photo Vagelis Georgariou

Up top Junior Adamu is through the middle with Yang, who was rested on Wednesday night, returning to the right wing with Daizen Maeda wide on the left.

Kasper Schmeichel keeps the gloves and the back four are Julian Araujo, Auston Trusty, Liam Scales and Kieran Tierney.

Hyunjan Yang of Celtic applauds the crowd as has is substituted. Celtic v Falkirk, Scottish Premiership, Celtic Park, 01 February 2026. Photo Mark Runnacles IMAGO / Shutterstock

On the Celtic bench this afternoon we have Sinisalo, Cvancara, McCowan, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Tounekti, Saracchi, Murray, Forrest and Donovan.

Meanwhile Neil McCann has made two changes from their 4-3 win over St Mirren, with Dominic Thompson returning in place of Liam Polworth, and Joe Hughil makes his first start with Bruce Anderson dropping to the bench.

The Kilmarnock team news is as follows:

Kilmarnock XI: Roos, Schjonning-Larsen, Brown, Deas, Thompson, Lyons, Watson, Kiltie, Curtis, John-Jules, Hugill

Kilmarnock Subs: Stryjek, McKenzie, Thomson, Brandon, Dackers, Polworth, Williams, Anderson and Tshibola.

Kick-off is at 2pm, the game is live on Sky Sports Football.

Come on You Bhoys in Green!

📋 Team news from Kilmarnock #KILCEL | #CelticFC🍀
– Sonntag, 15. Februar 2026

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