Celtic v Dunfermline: team news and preview

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Celtic manager Neil Lennon© SNS Group

Celtic manager Neil Lennon will pick from an unchanged squad for Wednesday's Clydesdale Bank Premier League clash with Dunfermline at Parkhead.

The Hoops beat Hibernian 5-0 at Easter Road on Sunday with all the players coming through unscathed.

Defender Mikael Lustig is back in training after recovering from a hip injury but is not included.

Celtic are expected to win easily against the bottom-side but, as expected, Lennon urged a note of caution.

He said: "Results haven't been great for them and probably the last team they would want to play would be us but again, we talk about the unpredictability of sport, anything can happen.

"They are fighting for their professional lives, they have been giving everything for Jim (McIntyre) and I expect it to be no different."

Dunfermline have a host of injury worries.

Nicky Phinn's nightmare season continued after the midfielder tore his hamstring in training and Jordan McMillan is a major doubt after sustaining an ankle injury in Saturday's 1-1 draw with Inverness.

Mark Kerr (ankle), Iain Turner (back), Steven Bell (knee) and Andrew Barrowman (calf) all also remain sidelined for the Pars.

Boss Jim McIntyre is anticipating a tough night in Glasgow.

"Celtic are on a fabulous run and they are playing a lot of free-flowing attacking football," he said.

"As well as that they also work very hard off the ball, that's something that all good teams do.

"I think we can be encouraged by our last visit to Celtic Park, when we lost the game 2-1. Celtic were a different side back then though and weren't playing with the confidence they are now, but I was proud of my players for battling to the very end.

"It's crucial that we don't give anything away and that if Celtic are going to get a goal then they'll have to earn it."