It's Celtic who are doing the early pressing - as you might expect - and Dundee hold out against a couple of corners and a free-kick winging their way into their penalty box.

Dundee get the game under way...

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Dundee are dreaming of a new stadium in a couple of year's time, but for the moment, it is a busy Dens Park that greets the two teams on Boxing Day 2023...

Former Celtic and Dundee striker Kenny Miller was saying earlier that he thinks a few clubs will be eyeing Owen Beck.

The on-loan Liverpool left-back has been impressive on loan to Dundee and this is another chance for him to show his talent to any watching scouts.

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Dundee managing director John Nelms has been his straight-talking self talking to Sportsound.

Not only saying that a top-six finish is possible now that Tony Docherty's side have been doing better than expected after their return to the Premiership.

Meanwhile, he admits their timescale of being in a new stadium in 2025 is tight - but it remains their aim.

More of that to come...

Boxing Day traditionally delivers a body blow to Dundee and a killer punch from Celtic in recent times.

The Dark Blues have lost five of their last six top-flight matches played on Boxing Day, drawing just once, since a 3-0 win at Motherwell in 2000. Two of those defeats have been to Celtic.

Celtic have won 16 of their last 17 Boxing Day league games, drawing the other, including each of their last 10 in a row.

They have also won all three of their previous Boxing Day meetings with Dundee (1960, 2012, 2017).

Celtic striker Kyogo Furuhashi breathed a huge sigh of relief as he ended a rare seven-game streak without a goal in Saturday's win over Livingston.

The Japan international will fancy his chances of adding to his 10 goals so far this season today considering he has found the net six times in three Premiership games against Dundee.

That's the 28-year-old's joint-most against a side in the competition - he also has six versus Heart of Midlothian.

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As mentioned earlier, Tony Docherty has made two changes, with defender Cammy Kerr and striker Zak Rudden starting for the hosts.

"Ricki Lamie had a strain yesterday, so we didn't want to risk it," the Dundee manager tells Sportsound. "That's the great thing about this squad, everyone is ready to play. Cammy comes in - we'll get what we always get from him.

"And Zak Rudden up top - he was unfortunate to come out the team, so he is back in again."

Dundee manager Tony Docherty insists the Dens Park pitch has held up over Christmas Day following Saturday's late postponement.

"The pitch is looking great - we're looking forward to a cracking match," he tells BBC Scotland.

"There's a real sense of frustration in my squad because we wanted the game to go ahead. But this is an opportunity now to illustrate that.

"We're just delighted the game is on. We're looking forward to a really competitive match against a really good team. We'll need to do a lot of things right to get something from the game."

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Want to know how significant it would be for Dundee if they were to win today? Just look at the stats.

The Dark Blues are without a win in 40 meetings with Celtic across all competitions, drawing a mere six of them, since a 2-0 victory at Celtic Park in May 2001.

Indeed, Celtic are unbeaten in 33 visits to Dens Park in all competitions, winning 26 times, since going down 1-0 in September 1988. It is their longest-ever unbeaten away run against a side in major competitions.

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Celtic ended a mini-wobble on Saturday when they avoided a rare third consecutive defeat.

However, the 2-0 win came at home to hapless bottom side Livingston, so today is a bit more of a test for how Brendan Rodgers' side are faring ahead of what could be the crucial, often pivotal, New Year derby against title challengers Rangers.

Should Celtic drop any more points today, Rangers, just two points behind with a game in hand, will be handed another psychological boost ahead of Saturday's visit to Celtic Park.

Stormy weather forced Dundee's game against Aberdeen to be postponed on Saturday, but prior to that, Tony Docherty's side ended a run of three games without a win by beating Ross County 1-0 in Dingwall.

They are exceeding the expectations of many for a side just promoted from the Championship.

They currently sit seventh and a win today would take them level with Hibernian with a game in hand. Indeed, they are only five points off fourth-placed St Mirren having played three fewer games than the Paisley side.

Kenny Miller
Former Celtic and Dundee striker on BBC Sportsound

Tony Docherty has been quite brave with his selections. If you look at their midfield - they are attacking players. There are goals in their team.

I am really looking forward to seeing Owen Beck today. In the games I've seen him in, he's been outstanding. I would expect the big two up here to be looking at this player because they could be doing with someone in his position.

Pat Bonner
Former Celtic goalkeeper on BBC Sportsound

Rodgers has gone with the same team, probably to try and form a bit of consistency.

They made some chances, but they still didn't kill off Livingston in the way they would have expected. There is something missing. When you speak to the fans, they are all trying to figure out what that is.

Brendan Rodgers has also given an update on the potential return for Japan midfielder Reo Hatate.

"We'll see - there's still a wee bit of time to go," the Celtic manager tells BBC Scotland.

However, Rodgers reports that Israel winger Liel Abada "has trained, which is really good news for us".

"We'll monitor those guys over the next few days," he adds. "Both those guys have quality, speed and can score goals. That's an area we need to improve."

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers explains to BBC Scotland why he has gone with an unchanged starting line-up - and bench.

"The team that started did well and we've got a bench that can hopefully change the game if we need it," he says.

"The bench will be important for us today as we've played a lot of games this month.

"We expect Dundee to be in a 5-3-2 structure, so they'll be deep in their half at times. In order to get through them, you need speed in your game.

"It's about getting that intensity as high up as possible from the first whistle."

On-loan Liverpool left-back Owen Beck has recovered from a groin issue to start again for Dundee as Tony Docherty makes two changes from the side that beat Ross County last time out.

Cammy Kerr returns to defence as Ricki Lamie misses out, while Zak Rudden comes into attack as Zach Robinson drops to the bench.

There, the on-loan Wimbledon striker is joined by fit-again centre-half Lee Ashcroft and forward Diego Pineda, but there's still no return yet for on-loan Burnley midfielder Marcel Lewis.

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Brendan Rodgers has named an unchanged side following Saturday's 2-0 win over Livingston.

Still no sign of Odin Thiago Holm following illness, or fellow midfielders Tyomoki Iwata and Reo Hatate as they return from injury along with winger Liel Abada.

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Dundee: Carson, Kerr, Beck, Shaughnessy, McGhee, Bakayoko, Cameron, McCowan, Rudden, Boeteng, Donnelly.

Substitutes: Legzdins, Tiffoney, Pineda, Ashcroft, Mulligan, Robinson, Robertson, Howley, Sylla.

Celtic: Hart, A Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Scales, Taylor, McGregor, O'Riley, Bernardo, Maeda, Palma, Furuhashi.

Substitutes: Bain, Yang, Turnbull, Oh, Kwon, Forrest, Ralston, Welsh, M Johnston.

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Former Celtic goalkeeper Pat Bonner and ex-Dundee striker Kenny Miller join host Kenny Macintyre.

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