Celtic are in Leith today to take on Hibs in the midday kick-off in the Scottish Premiership which is live on Sky Sports…
Celtic supporters at Hibs v Celtic, Easter Road, Scottish Premiership, 3 May 2026. Photograph by Vagelis Georgariou
Yesterday, the Rangers narrowed the gap at the top of the table to just one point with their win at Ibrox over St Johnstone, so Martin O’Neill’s side will be anxious to put aside the frustrations from the latest European setback on Thursday evening by taking the points today at Easter Road.
3rd May 2026; Easter Road, Scottish Premiership, Hibernian versus Celtic; Celtic manager Martin O’Neill arrives at the stadium. Photograph by Vagelis Georgariou
Martin O’Neill will be without Auston Trusty following the sad passing of his father earlier this week. Callum Osmand is a doubt after cramping up against Celta Vigo but there’s a chance Jota will get his first start since that fateful day for him at Tannadice in early April 2025, when Celtic wrapped up the title.
Alistair Johnston and Cameron Carter-Vickers will also be available with both likely to be on the bench for the Champions.
Callum Osmand of Celtic celebrates after scoring Celtic’s fourth goal during the Premiership match between Celtic and Hearts at Celtic Park on October 18, 2026. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
Callum Osmand is likely to drop to the bench as Martin O’Neill and his staff look to manage the youngster’s minutes after starting against both Hearts and Celta Vigo over the past week.
It will be interesting to see if Sam Johnstone keeps the gloves after being a surprise starter on Thursday night in the 2-1 home defeat to the La Liga outfit. Viljami Sinisalo previously admitted that he was stunned to have been dropped for the Premier Sports Cup tie against the Rangers at Ibrox.
Today we should find out who Martin O’Neill sees as his first pick keeper and it’s really toss of a coin guessing which way that one will go.
Predicted Celtic Team
11th October 2026; Fir Park, Scottish Premiership, Motherwell versus Celtic; Celtic huddle. Photo by Vagelis Georgariou.
Predicted Celtic XI: Johnstone; Donovan, Murray, Scales, Tierney; McGregor, Baur, Nygren; Hassan, Duran and Jota.
The Hibs View
Hibernian Manager Marink Reedijk Hibernian v Falkirk, Scottish Premiership, Easter Road, 17 October 2026 Photo Neil Hanna IMAGO Shutterstock
The new Hibs boss Marink Reedijk spoke earlier in the week via Edinburgh Evening News about the visit of Celtic to Easter Road as he tries to kick-start his own time at the Scottish Premiership’s bottom of the table side.
“What is changing the approach? It’s a good question. I think you always do the things we do from a fundamental standpoint. Our principles, we always do. The question is what you tweak against every opponent.
“If it’s Celtic or if it’s someone else, that doesn’t matter, you always tweak according to where we can hurt the opponent – or where they can challenge us.
“I’ve seen the summary (of Celtic vs Hearts), yes. Football is a game of momentum. They had these two corners, two goals immediately. Then I believe it was a mistake – and it’s 3-0. It’s a totally different game than if it stays 0-0.
“I think that’s important to realise. Then going into the bigger details, we go into those today and then tomorrow – and then later we will have a solution.
“Celtic has good individual players. Obviously the result speaks for itself at the weekend. They are a team who want to dominate the game. And it’s a great challenge in order to see where we are at.”
Hibs v Celtic – Kick-off time
Assuming there is no pitch inspection the Hibs v Celtic match will kick-off at 12 noon today, Sunday 25 October 2026. The match will take place at Easter Road Stadium, 12 Albion Place, Edinburgh EH7 5QG.
Celtic will be backed by 1,541 travelling supporters. Enter by T5-T6 for lower or T7-T8 for upper and gates open at 11am. Mounted Police will be in attendance outside the stadium.
Match Officials for Hibs v Celtic
The Scottish FA confirmed earlier in the week that today’s Hibs v Celtic match in the Scottish Premiership will have the following match officials…
Referee Ryan Lee Aberdeen v Kelty Hearts, Premier Sports Cup, Football, Pittodrie, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK – 25 July 2026. Photo Russell Cheyne. Shutterstock IMAGO
Referee Ryan Lee will be in charge at Easter Road on Sunday. He’ll be assisted by Chris Rae and Scott Anderson, as well as fourth official Iain Snedden. At Clydesdale House, Nick Walsh is on VAR duty, alongside assistant Duncan Williams.
4th March 2026; Pittodrie , Scottish Premiership, Aberdeen versus Celtic; Referee Nick Walsh. Photo Vagelis Georgariou
Where to Watch
Today’s bottom versus top Scottish Premiership match will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports Ultra HDR. Coverage will commence an hour before kick-off at 11am, 15 minutes after the teams are confirmed by the clubs on their respective social media channels and office websites.
Sky Sports subscribers can stream the match via the Sky Go app. Non-subscribers can purchase a Sky Sports day pass from Now TV for £14.99.
CelticPlayer will be showing the match live for subscribers based outside of Britain and Ireland, with coverage starting at 11am and with Peter Grant likely to be on co-commentary duties.
Predicted Score
Hibs have already beaten the Rangers this season and will be looking to complete the Glasgow double particularly as they are in desperate need of the points. Celtic’s recent record of five defeats from seven matches is hardly impressive. However the 7-1 win over Hearts last weekend gives Martin O’Neill’s side the chance to complete their own Edinburgh double but today will be a much tighter affair, with Celtic perhaps having too much firepower for the Easter Road strugglers. Predicted score is Hibs 1 Celtic 3.
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