Celtic v West Ham team news

Five first-team players remain away on international duty or post-UEFA Euro 2020 breaks – Winston Reid is at the Tokyo Olympic Games with New Zealand, while Declan Rice, Vladimír Coufal, Tomáš Souček and Andriy Yarmolenko are recovering after excelling for their respective countries at the Euros.

Arthur Masuaku remains on an indivdual training programme and has yet to feature in any pre-season friendlies.

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou will be mindful of the game against FC Midtjylland on Wednesday night, with Celtic fate in the Champions League hanging in the balance. Carl Starfelt and Kyogo Furuhashi remain out as the pair continue to quarantine following transfers to the Celtic. Dane Murray will likely play a part as he looks to start on Wednesday against the Danes. Postecoglou needs to balance the need to get players ready for the Champions League qualifier but also making sure no-one gets injured.

Postecoglou will still not be able to call upon Mikey Johnston or Karamoko Dembele with the youthful wide pair being injured in the pre-season friendly against Bristol City. It remains unclear how long they will be out for but the debut from Liel Abada and James Forrest returning to the bench will ease the manager’s concerns regarding his wide options for now. Ryan Christie may be rested to avoid potential injuries.

Leigh Griffiths will be hoping for some time on the pitch after off-field issues hampered with his (and the club’s) pre-season preparations.

The teamsheets should be published at 2 pm.