Hamilton 1 Celtic 2

TONY MOWBRAY has made four changes to the side that played against Hamburg on Thursday for today’s away match at Hamilton Academical. Kick-off 12.30pm.
Artur Boruc, Mark Wilson, Scott Brown and Landry NGuemo all miss out, with Lukasz Zaluska, Andy Hinkel, Zheng Zhi and Georgios Samaras coming into the side.
Following Rangers’ 1-1 draw with Hibernian on Saturday, Celtic will move back to the top of the SPL table if they beat Hamilton.

TODAY’S TEAMS:

HAMILTON ACCIES (5-3-2) Cerny; McClenahan, Canning, McLaughlin, Elebert, Hastings; McArthur, Wesolowski, Mensing; Antoine-Curier, Paixao
Subs: Murdoch, Neil, Evans, Andrews, Kirkpatrick, Gow, Beuzelin

CELTIC (4-4-2) Zaluska; Hinkel, Caldwell, McManus, Naylor; McGeady, Zheng, Robson, Maloney; Samaras, McDonald
Subs: Cervu, Crosas, McGinn, McCourt, Wilson, Thompson, Caddis

Celtic complete the warm-up. Kick is at 12.30pm.

Celtic will be wearing the Bumble Bee away kit

Hamilton kick off

Naylor picks out the run of Samaras but the striker is offside

Samaras twists on the edge of the box but his pass to Robson is slack and the midfielder has to stop a counter-attack

Hamilton win a free-kick on the right. Hastings takes it and McManus clears

Caldwell defends at the edge of the box as Accies try to hit on the break

For the second time in the first 11 minutes, McManus launches a clearance out of the stadium. Wer're now onto ball three!

Naylor shows good skill to race past Mensing but the cross soars over the bar

McGeady dances free inside the box and looks for McDonald but Hamilton clear

Antoine-Curier races through the middle and tries his luck from distance. Zaluska saves

Naylor's intended pass for Robson finds a Hamilton player and McArthur fires over

Chance for Celtic. Caldwell's brilliant pass releases McGeady on the right. His low cross lands at ZZ, but his shot rises over the bar

Samaras moves free on the right but his cross is cleared. At the other end, Paixao is crowded out at the edge of the box

McManus is penalised for a strong challenge 30 yards out. Hastings takes it and it soars over

Celtic are momentarily down to 10 men as McManus goes off to get stitches in a cut

Stunning stop fro Zaluska. A curling free-kick evades the Celtic defence and the Pole manages to claw the ball away to safety

Hamilton sub - Paixao off and Kirkpatrick on

McManus is still off the pitch

Maloney races down the left flank and cuts inside but Cerny saves easily

HALF-TIME: Hamilton 0 Celtic 2 - Goals from Maloney and McDonald gives the Hoops the advantage

Celtic kick off second half

McManus is sporting a beauty of a bandage

McDonald links with ZZ but Cerny saves well

ZZ probes at the edge of the box but Hamilton clear

Naylor takes a quick free-kick to McDonald inside the box but he can't pick out the run of Maloney

Hamilton enjoy good possession and carve out an opening at the edge of the box, but McArthur's shot is diverted wide

Maloney breaks free on the left but his cut-back just evades McGeady

Great play from McGeady on the right ends with a cross but McDonald can't get his header on target

Superb stuff from McGeady. He moves in from the right and tests Cerny with a low shot

McLaughlin is penalised for a challenge on McGeady 25 yards out. Maloney takes it and bends the shot inches wide

McGeady spins inside and tests Cerny with a low drive

McGeady races 50 yards and has a shot blocked. Maloney picks out Samaras and he shoots over

Zaluska has to race off his line to clear a through ball

Celtic sub: McCourt comes on for McGeady

Hinkel picks out Samaras and the ball falls to McDonald but he is offside as he goes to shoot

Zaluska does well to bat away a Mensing cross

Celtic subs - Crosas and McGinn on for Maloney and McDonald

Zaluska saves from Kirkpatrick's whipped cross

Kirkpatrick tries his luck from 18 yards but Zaluska saves

Zaluska produces a wonderful save to deny McArthur after Caldwell slipped when trying to clear

There are three addes minutes

FULL-TIME: HAMILTON 1 CELTIC 2 - Celtic move back to the top of the SPL with a narrow win over the Accies. Goals from Scott McDonald and Shaun Maloney proved enough for the Hoops.