Celtic manager Neil Lennon has opted for Teemu Pukki to lead the attack against St Johnstone.

The Hoops will be hoping to bounce back from their midweek defeat to AC Milan in the Champions League.

Georgios Samaras has been dropped to the bench after the trip to San Siro, as Celtic hope to go joint-top of the Scottish Premiership.

Celtic: Forster; Matthews, Ambrose, Van Dijk, Izaguirre; Commons, Brown, Mulgrew, Boerrigter; Stokes, Pukki

St Johnstone: Mannus, Mackay, Wright, Anderson, Brian Easton, Cregg, Millar, Murray Davidson, McDonald, Wotherspoon, MacLean

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Sumeet Paul