Scottish Premiership team news, stats & selectors
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After four games on Saturday, the opening weekend concludes with the final two matches of the opening round.
Catch up with the team news and statistics and choose your team's preferred XI.
Celtic v Hamilton Academical (Sun, 16:30)
Vasilis Barkas goes straight into the Celtic squad, but Scott Bain could start depending on how the Greece goalkeeper's fitness is assessed after his transfer from AEK Athens on Thursday. Winger Mikey Johnston is the reigning champions' only injury absentee with a calf problem.
English right-back Hakeem Odoffin could make his Hamilton debut after moving from Livingston on Friday. But fellow defender and club captain Brian Easton and midfielder Will Collar miss out through injury, while the game comes too soon for David Templeton despite the winger's return to training.
Celtic manager Neil Lennon: "It's exciting. The anticipation is building now. It has been a good week so far. While it is going into a historic season, we can't let it get away from the day-to-day work. What I expect from Hamilton is good energy, well-organised, well-coached and they gave us a couple of tough games last season and we have to be right on it."
Hamilton Academical head coach Brian Rice: "This year, we need to stay in the Premiership, first and foremost. It's the first home game of the season where Celtic are going for 10-in-a-row so we know they will be flying and we need to be ready. As long as you're not beaten in your head before you get there, that gives us a wee chance."
Did you know? Hamilton have lost each of their last eight league visits to Celtic Park since winning 1-0 in October 2014 under Alex Neil.
Ross County v Motherwell (Mon, 19:45)
Ross Doohan could make his competitive Ross County debut after the Celtic goalkeeper completed his loan move to Dingwall on Saturday. Midfielder Joe Chalmers and defender Tom Grivosti and Joe Chalmers remain long-term absentees.
Wigan Athletic forward Callum Lang, who joined on loan this week, is in line to make his Well debut along with a series of other summer recruits. Goalkeeper Trevor Carson is set to make his first competitive appearance since Northern Ireland's Nations League clash with Austria in November 2018, after which he suffered deep vein thrombosis. However, midfielder Jake Carroll and defender Charles Dunne will return to fitness before September.
Ross County manager Stuart Kettlewell: "It's been a slight frustration as we'd liked to have got Ross in before and I'm sure Celtic will tell you they'd like to have had business done a couple of weeks earlier too. It's just been one of those domino chains where we knew once Celtic got a new goalkeeper in, Ross would come up to us. We've been patient because it's important we give ourselves good options in every area."
Motherwell manager Stephen Robinson: "The worry for me is the transfer window is open now until October. So, with England shutting down for a little while, there is always the fear that English teams come in after watching games early on. So we are prepared for that, but I have strengthened us in lots of areas."
Did you know? Motherwell have only lost one of their last five league meetings with County (W3 D1), winning both of the last two in a row.