Celtic v Livingston: Team news, referee details, KO time & where to watch

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·11 Februari 2026

Celtic v Livingston: Team news, referee details, KO time & where to watch

Celtic face Livingston this evening as the Scottish Champions return to league duty. Martin O’Neill’s side managed to navigate the Fifth Round of the Scottish Cup after needing extra time to beat Dundee…

7th February 2026 Celtic Park, Scottish Cup, Celtic versus Dundee Sebastian Tounekti of Celtic celebrates after scoring for 2-1 in the fourth minute of extra time. Photo David Young IMAGO

Celtic need to get themselves firing as they look to chase down Hearts, who beat Hibernian last night, and theRangers, who play away to Motherwell this evening.

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Celtic Team News

Kasper Schmeichel will come back into the side after deputy Viljami Sinisalo stepped between the sticks on Saturday evening. The Dane had to receive an injection to deal with shoulder pain in order to help him through the next period.

Marcelo Saracchi of Celtic and Bradley Halliday of Dundee. Celtic v Dundee, Scottish Cup, Fifth Round, Celtic Park, 07 February 2026. Photo Stuart Wallace Shutterstock/IMAGO

In defence, expect Marcelo Saracchi to come in at left back after Kieran Tierney took a couple of sore ones against Dundee. KT has been training but the manager will be conscious about burning out the former Arsenal star. Julian Araujo has been excellent since arriving from Bournemouth and will continue at right back. Auston Trusty and Liam Scales will continue in the central pairing.

Arne Engels will come into the side after being rested at the weekend. Expect the Belgian Internationalist to start in beside Callum McGregor, who will captain the side. Benji Nygren will likely come back into the team.

Arne Engels of Celtic scores his team’s third goal from the penalty spot during the UEFA Europa League 2025/26 League Phase MD8 match between Celtic FC and FC Utrecht at Celtic Park on January 29, 2026. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

In attack, Tomas Cvancara will likely lead the line again but Junior Amada will fancy getting some minutes after his debut. Seb Tounekti scored once and assisted once and will be hoping to get the nod alongside the returning Daizen Maeda, who was also rested.

New signing Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain of Celtic is paraded in front of the fans ahead of kick off at Celtic Park. Celtic v Dundee, Scottish Cup, Fifth Round, Celtic Park, on 07 February 2026. Photo Stuart Wallace IMAGO/Shutterstock

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain may make his debut after signing as a free agent last week. It will be interesting to see a number of the new signings as they continue to settle into the club.

Predicted Celtic XI: Schmeichel; Araujo, Trusty, Scales, Saracchi; McGregor, Engels, Nygren; Maeda, Cvancara, Tounekti.

Substitutes: Sinisalo; Arthur, Murray, Donovan, Tierney, McCowan, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Bernardo, Hatate, Adamu, Yang, Forrest.

Match Officials

The Scottish FA have confirmed the appointment of Calum Scott as referee for tonight’s Scottish Premiership match at Celtic Park as Celtic host Livingston.

Referee Calum Scott during the Scottish Premiership match between Hearts and Motherwell at Tynecastle on 2 January 2025. Photo Malcolm Mackenzie/PSI

Scott will be assisted by Jonathan Bell and Ross Nelson. Meanwhile, at Clydesdale House, Chris Graham will be on VAR duties with Gary Hilland assisting.

Kick Off Time

The game kicks off at 7:45pm (Celtic Park Time).

Where to Watch

The game will be shown on Celtic TV on a PPV basis with coverage starting at 7:15pm. The PPV is priced at £12.99. Celtic TV subscribers outside Britain and Ireland will be able to watch the game via the club’s streaming service. Highlights will be shown on Sportscene on BBC One Scotland at 10.40pm this evening.

Celtic supporters will be back in their numbers as they look to spur the team onto victory. Hopefully we can see the club and supporters groups resolve issues, or at least pause hostilities until the end of the season.

Score Prediction

The first goal will be the hardest against the relegation threatened visitors, who will park the bus but look for set pieces to threaten Kasper Schmeichel’s goal. Once Celtic go ahead a few more should follow and then it’s all about conserving energy and rotating the squad using the substitutions.

Predicted score – Celtic 3-0 Livingston.

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