Celtic v Dundee – Team news, match officials, KO time & where to watch

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·3 December 2025

Celtic v Dundee – Team news, match officials, KO time & where to watch

Celtic have a double header revenge mission at Paradise starting this evening with the visit of Dundee and continuing on Sunday afternoon when Hearts come calling…

Martin O’Neill, Scottish Premiership Manager of the Month for November 2025. Image SPFL

The first game will see Martin O’Neill – yesterday named as the Scottish Premiership Manager of the Month – in charge while on Sunday the new permanent Celtic manager Wilfried Nancy will be in the Celtic Park dugout for the first time.

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If both bosses get wins then Celtic will be top of the league on Sunday evening. That’s the target and first to deliver is Martin O’Neill who has certainly not let us down since arriving ahead of the Falkirk game at the end of October and a win this evening will means he leaves with a 100% win record in domestic football.

Brendan Rodgers on the Celtic bench at Dens Park. Dundee v Celtic. 19 October 2025. Photo Vagelis Georgariou (The Celtic Star)

Dundee got a rare victory over Celtic at Dens Park before Hearts came out on top at Tynecastle a week later as the Brendan Rodgers era edged to an acrimonious conclusion which was made ten times worse by the unnecessary self-important statement by Dermot Desmond on the official Celtic FC website.

It wouldn’t be the last time he embarrassed himself as his statement read out at the club’s AGM two weeks ago was disgraceful, attacking the Celtic support who year after year pour their hard earned cash into the football club. For instance during the COVID season the Celtic season ticket holders all renewed their tickets for a season when it was known that there would be no chance of attending games.

Dermot Desmond prior to the Celtic vs St Mirren Cinch Premiership match at Celtic Park on May 20, 2023. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

Did Manchester United fans do this Dermot? Maybe Liverpool supporters of the season ticket holders at any of the other Premier League clubs? The answer is no and had Celtic supporters – not the billionaire with the big mouth – failed to support the club in it’s hour of need – then that £70m in the bank would be sitting at a significantly lower level. You meanwhile Dermot, have taken £7.6m out in dividends according to the article in The Times that was published yesterday.

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Celtic Team News

Kieran Tierney of Celtic scores his team’s second goal during the Premiership match between Celtic and Kilmarnock at Celtic Park on November 09, 2025. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

Martin O’Neill yesterday was asked if there would be any changes from the team from the weekend in the 2-1 win away at Hibs. Here’s his response: “Well, we’ll have a look now. Kieran Tierney’s foot, or his toe, is getting better. He got the toenail removed, which was pretty sore for him. But he did get an injection. And each day it’s getting a bit better. And, yes, with the players that we have, obviously, the long-term injuries are still there. And that’s not going to change for the next couple of months. But, yes, we’re going as strongly as we can.”

Predicted Celtic Team

Yang and Saracchi at Easter Road. Sunday 30 November 2025. Hibs v Celtic, Scottish Premiership. Photo Vagelis Georgariou (The Celtic Star)

Kasper Schmeichel will be in goals behind a back four of Colby Donovan, Auston Trusty, Liam Scales and Marcelo Saracchi. In the middle of the park Celtic will have our captain Callum McGregor alongside the two back to their best midfielders Arne Engels and Reo Hatate. Luke McCowan will play against his former club on the right had side of the Celtic attack, Daizen Maeda will be the striker and Yang will be on the left wing. So same again from the team at Easter Road at the weekend.

Arne Engels of Celtic celebrates after he scores his team’s fourth goal from the penalty spot during the Premier ship match between Celtic and Kilmarnock at Celtic Park on November 09, 2025. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

On the Celtic bench this evening we expect to see Sinisalo, Murray, Ralston, Tierney, Nygren, Bernardo, Balikwisha, Kenny, Inheanacho and Tounekti.

No idea when James Forrest will be back in the team but it doesn’t appear to be a long term problem, unlike with Jota, Carter-Vickers, Johnston and Osmand.

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Match Officials

Livingston v Hearts Scottish Premiership 30/08/2025. Referee Duncan Nicolson shares a joke with Lawrence Shankland of Hearts at the Set Fare Arena, Livingston, on 30 August 2025. Photo Malcolm Mackenzie/PSI/IMAGO

The Scottish FA has confirmed that tonight’s Scottish Premiership match at Celtic Park between Celtic and Dundee will be handled by referee Duncan Nicolson who will be assisted by David McGeachie and Alastair Taylor. Our old chum Andrew Dallas is tonight’s VAR and Hugh’s boy is assisted by Peter Stuart.

Kick-Off Time

Celtic v Dundee kicks off this evening, Wednesday 3rd December at 7.45pm.*

Where to Watch

Well you could always go the game as very unusually, tonight’s match is NOT a compete sellout. Tickets are still available to buy online only priced from: Adult: £36, Under 16 & 65+: £25 and Under 13: £16 and you can order HERE.

Tonight’s Celtic v Dundee match is NOT live on Sky Sports but is available on Pay-Per-View on Celtic TV to supporters based in Britain and Ireland. The PPV cost is £12.99 and you can get full details on how to order HERE.

The match is also as usual available to Celtic TV subscribers based outside of Britain and Ireland.

Sportscene will show highlights from the game at Celtic Park on BBC One Scotland at 10.40pm this evening.

Predicted Score

Celtic will be strong favourite and as Steven Pressley has pointed out Dundee hasn’t won at Celtic Park for 25 years. The Celtic team will want to send Martin O’Neill off in one style and will also be eager to impress the new manager Wilfried Nancy who may even be in the main stand tonight. Can’t see anything other than a decent Celtic win, maybe 4-0 or even more. Best bet would be giving Dundee three of a start to get a decent return.

*Celtic Park Time

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