A flurry of chances at either end as Lawless zips a low shot from the edge of the box that Fraser Forster gets down well to smother.

Then Celtic go galloping away and Odsonne Edouard gets his first sight of goal. Christopher Jullien is haring in at the back post but Edouard goes it alone, and Matija Sarkic parries behind.

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Deary me, that's a shocking free-kick from Livingston and a big chance to hurt Celtic squandered.

Christopher Jullien is penalised for hand-ball down Celtic's left under pressure from Scott Robinson. Stevie Lawless steps up to whip in the delivery, but balloons it all the way to the far side and out for a throw-in. Grim stuff...

Cracking stuff from the Livingston defenders. Nicky Devlin bamboozles Ryan Christie down the right and fizzes in a lovely low ball for centre-back Jon Guthrie.

The big man's first-time effort is slightly miscued and bobbles wide of the near post.

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Almost immediately, Celtic blaze down the other end. Their football, when they get it going, is so slick and incisive.

Odsonne Edouard slaloms into the box and squares for James Forrest, who prods just wide.

Already, Lyndon Dykes is proving an utter pest to the Celtic defence. He managed to burn deep into away territory before finding Scott Robinson, who cuts inside but sees his shot blocked.

Pretty scrappy opening as Ricki Lamie slices a pass high into the stands under no pressure, then Marvin Bartley takes a skelp in the chops from Odsonne Edouard.

The big midfield destroyer will need a wee bit of medical attention on his nose.

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The teams emerge into the autumnal West Lothian drizzle, Celtic huddle up, and we're almost ready to go.

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Lennon also offered an injury update on Leigh Griffiths. The Scotland striker hasn't featured since late August.

"Leigh has got a thigh injury, he was doing some fitness work on Friday and he felt the quad again," the Celtic boss said. "He’s got a bit of work to do to get back up to full fitness. This is the problem, when you’re a little bit out of condition you can pick up these niggles. He's got a programme now, targets that are set, and he has to try and get there before we’ll see him again."

Lennon stressed with only two senior strikers in his squad, Griffiths will not be loaned out in January if he is fully fit.

"By the time January comes around I’d like to think he’ll be at full fitness. When he’s fit, he’s a goal threat. Certainly, if he’s fit, I’ll have no intention of putting him out on loan anywhere," he added.

Celtic manager Neil Lennon explains his team selection today, which features a solitary change at right-back with Moritz Bauer replacing Hatem Elhamed.

"Moritz Bauer is a bona fide right-back who will get forward and cross the ball, which is what we’ll need today," Lennon tells BBC Radio Scotland. "Hatem is more defensive-orientated, stronger. Moritz has done excellently in the games he’s been involved in so we had no hesitation putting him in.

"I don’t know how long Livingston have had the plastic pitch but they had back-to-back promotions before it was laid so they were doing something right. They’ve got great spirit, bundles of energy. The rain will help, hopefully speed the pitch up a bit, but we’re going to have to work hard and play well.

"There are plenty of physical challenges in the Scottish game. I think Livingston play the game the right way, they’re a great story. Over-physical? Same as any other team, really.

"It’s non-negotiable today that we come away with three points. Our mental approach has to be strong, we have to start well."

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