Here come Hibs on a swift counter-attack, with Martin Boyle feeding Chris Cadden, who slams a brilliant low cross to the back post.

Kevin Nisbet is waiting for a tap in but somehow stabs the ball awkwardly against the front post.

An incredible miss!

Celtic are looking slick in the early exchanges as a Josip Juranovic cross causes some consternation for the visiting defence.

A peep of the whistle from referee William Collum and off we go for the first Scottish Premiership match of 2022.

Celtic in their traditional hoops, Hibs in yellow shirts.

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Former Celtic goalkeeper on BBC Sportsound

Celtic are unbeaten in 12 meetings with Hibs since December 2018 and in 14 meetings at Celtic Park since January 2010.

Danny Galbraith was a one-goal wonder for the Edinburgh team but he'll always have that last-minute winner to brag about.

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On his return to Celtic Park, Hibernian boss Shaun Maloney tells BBC Sportsound: "I had some amazing years here, some tough ones, but I was very lucky to play under the managers I played under.

"We have to try and dominate the ball to create chances, we're going to try and do that tonight. It's a big step for us. I want to see the players have the intent to do that."

On debutant Rocky Bushiri, Maloney adds: "Rocky is really good technically, I'm asking him to be that good tonight. He's a real asset for us."

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Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou tells BBC Scotland: "We’ve had a good 10 days preparation and some new boys in and some boys back form injuries too.

“We’d have had this break at some point anyway so we’re no different to anyone else, it was always going to give us a chance to work with their players and that’s what we’ve done.

“Hopefully we can excite the fans. I’m sure they’re looking forward to getting behind the team, we need to bring the same energy and intensity as we have before and send them home happy."

On Kyogo still being out injured he adds: "It's fair to say he hasn’t recovered from the injury and we’re still getting some advice on it. He’s not likely to feature in the next couple of weeks at least, hopefully midweek we’ll know more."

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Martin Boyle has been attracting headlines, with a club in Saudi Arabia reportedly keen on the speedy Hibs forward and talk of eye-watering wages on offer.

The 28-year-old is under contract until the summer 2024 and manager Shaun Maloney told BBC Scotland this week that he is "very keen" to keep the Australia international. He will only go if the price is right was the firm message.

Losing such a key player would be a blow and Hibs fans will be counting down the remaining days of this month...

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Hibs set a club record of 11 Premiership wins on the road last season, which was four more than they managed on their own patch on the way to third place.

This term, there has only been three successes from 10 away days so far. A trip to Motherwell follows next week before a run of three home league games on the spin.

Despite a dismal last season and a bumpy start to Ange Postecoglou's reign, Celtic have gone almost a year without a home league defeat, winning 12 and drawing three since St Mirren caused an upset at the tail end of January 2021.

Shaun Maloney resisted a crack at this year's World Cup when he stepped down from his assistant manager's role with Belgium to go his own way with Hibs.

His first coaching gig was at Celtic though, where he spent a year with the Under-20s. He came through the youth ranks at Celtic and scored 52 goals in 215 appearances over two stints at the Glasgow club.

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The teams have met twice already this term, with Celtic enjoying a comfortable 3-1 league win at Easter Road in late October when Tom Rogic ran the home side ragged for the first 45 minutes.

Then there was December's League Cup final, during which Celtic were on top during a drab first half, only to find themselves trailing a Paul Hanlon header soon after the restart. However, Hibs shot themselves in the foot at Hampden with two dreadful defensive lapses, allowing Kyogo to steal the show and land the first silverware of the season.

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One piece of Scottish Premiership transfer news this evening, with the confirmation of Tony Watt's move to Dundee United from Motherwell.

The 28-year-old striker had signed a pre-contract agreement and now the Tannadice club have coughed up a fee to get the deal done early.

Watt scored nine league goals in the first half of the season. Will he keep up that impressive rate at United?

Read more here.

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Shaun Maloney has made the perfect start at Easter Road, winning his first two matches, at home to Aberdeen and away to Dundee United.

Facing his former team in Glasgow is a significant step up though and a serious test of his early managerial chops.

Celtic are looking for a sixth straight home win and are unbeaten in nine games since losing to Bayer Leverkusen in the Europa League, winning eight of them.

Celtic: Hart, Juranovic, Carter-Vickers, Starfelt, Taylor, McGregor, Hatate, Rogic, Forrest, Abada, Maeda.

Substitutes: Bain, Scales, Jota, Ralston, Welsh, Johnston, Giakoummakis, Ideguchi.

Hibernian: Macey, Cadden, Bushiri, Hanlon, Doig, Campbell, Doyle-Hayes, Newell, Wright, Boyle, Nisbet.

Substitutes: Dabrowski, Stevenson, Doidge, Mueller, Murphy, Allan, Hallberg, Scott, Bradley.

Hibernian defenders Ryan Porteous and Paul McGinn are both suspended, so there is a debut for loan signing Rocky Bushiri, who hasn't played much football at all this season.

The only defensive cover on the nine-man bench is club stalwart Lewis Stevenson.

American winger Chris Mueller could make his debut from the bench after his switch from Orlando City.

Of the other new arrivals at Easter Road, Ewan Henderson can't face his parent club, Harry Clarke is injured and Elias Melkerson is waiting for a work permit.

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Celtic striker Kyogo is missing but two new signings make their debuts as Daizen Maeda leads the line and Reo Hatate starts in midfield.

The third January arrival from Japan, Yosuke Ideguchi, is among the replacements, along with fit-again pair Jota and Giorgos Giakoumakis.

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Scottish top-flight football returns after a hastily rearranged winter break and so do fans - in unrestricted numbers.

The first Premiership match of 2022 is a cracker too as Celtic host Hibernian.

Celtic have been ticking along nicely but haven't been able to make a dent in Rangers' lead as they trail the champions by six points.

New manager Shaun Maloney has given fifth-placed Hibs a lift, so can he carry on the good work against his former club?

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