Celtic FC Women manager Fran Alonso is expecting a tactical battle this Sunday against Hamilton Accies, with the Celts looking to maintain their winning run with a victory at New Douglas Park.

And the Hoops will be facing an Accies side buoyant following their victory over Motherwell last weekend, their second league win this season.

Speaking ahead of the game, the Celtic manager said: “Having past games to look at is important but it works for them too.

“The first time we played Hamilton, they didn’t know how to stop us and we got a big result, but the second time they knew our strengths and what spaces we like to exploit and set up very well.

'We know their weaknesses but they know ours and I expect a tactical battle. We are above them on the table but that won’t mean anything on the day.'

“We need to be at our best, impose our game and move the ball quickly. We’ve been working on it all week but Hamilton won’t be underestimated and they are high on morale because of a massive win last week.”

Celtic are within one game of a second cup final of the season, with a Scottish Women’s Cup semi-final against Hearts at Falkirk Stadium next weekend, but Alonso reiterated that the team will be fully focused on this weekend’s league game.

“We pick the team based on who is our strongest this week to get the three points,” he said. “It’s very important we think about the game at hand, and if we try to do something different thinking too far ahead, we could get punished and out us in a mentally and place.

“It is very exciting and we can’t wait to play the semi-final, but we need to stay focused.”

Fran Alonso: Our sole focus is on this weekend's league clash with Hamilton