After Brendan Rogers' side kicked off their Scottish Premiership campaign in style with a 4-0 win, Celtic journey to Easter Road to play Hibernian - who lost to St Mirren last week.
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00:00Beautiful sunshine of leaf Chris Sutton alongside Ian Crocker. Thank you Ailey. Well, there were extremely differing fortunes for these two teams
00:07on the opening day
00:09Celtic cruised to that 4-0 romp against Kilmarnock
00:15slumped to a 3-0 defeat in St Mirren
00:19Based on recent evidence Celtic will be firm favorites today
00:23But this doesn't actually count as one of their favorite venues
00:27They've only won on four of their last 15 visits here in the Premiership
00:32They're worst away record at any ground
00:39Green and whites
00:41Edinburgh and Glasgow about to go head-to-head and toe-to-toe
00:47at Easter Road
00:49In game two of their Scottish Premiership season
00:56Celtic certainly made
00:58An opening day statement of intent against the Kilmarnock side who were weakened and were focused on Europe
01:04But even so it was as comfortable as comfortable comes
01:09for the champions
01:15It's keeping Celtic waiting
01:19And
01:23These two will meet again next Sunday in the League Cup, but that
01:28Will be at Celtic Park. It's paying the price for being unseated in the draw for that
01:35They did score 14 goals in three League Cup ties, but they also lost a Celtic hearts reality checks
01:42Never seemed too far away
01:45Of the hips who have finally made it in the funnel, thanks for turning up lads
01:53Nick wash and the two teams are ready to go
02:00Almost
02:06He's the road is ready to welcome them
02:14On a scorching day in the capital
02:33Today's team
02:39David Graves the main man now after four spells as caretaker
02:44And Joe Persik is his new number one
02:47There were new center-half to Marvin F. Piteta and Warren O'Hara
02:52Joe Newell is the new captain after Paul Hanlon's departure
02:56She changes from the scenario match to see a start for Dylan Leavitt
03:01And a first start in 21 months for Nikola Kukarevich
03:05And that was doing his first spell at his
03:09Dylan Venter and Nathan Moriah-Wells
03:14Bowie but not Nicky Kevin or Junior Holland neither of whom are ready yet and Ellie Ewan is still in the booth
03:22Brendan Rodgers names an unchanged team after that slick opening performance
03:27Gasper Schmeichel played here for Falkirk 17 years ago and lost 2-0
03:32Ian Scales was sent off twice here for Aberdeen two seasons ago. He's come on a bit
03:38Matt O'Reilly is still a Celtic player and such an important one too
03:43James Forrest hit a hat-trick against Ips two years ago
03:48Forrest stays in but Dyson Miner is on the bench after injury. Tony Ralston came on and scored against Kilmarnock
03:5818 year old Ips fan Rudy Medotnikov caught the eye in the League Cup and scored a couple of goals
04:04earning the right to Premiership stars
04:08Edinburgh
04:11Milgaard joins the huddle. He didn't score on the opening day and hasn't scored away from home in the Premiership
04:17since October, but it was in Edinburgh
04:19at heart
04:28Final words from the captain, Cameron McGregor
04:30Such
04:43Has to be given more time
04:45than previous incumbents
04:48Nick Walsh is the referee with Alan Muir the VAR
04:51Not many are giving him a chance today
04:55What's your thinking Chris?
04:57Who am I thinking well Edinburgh is buzzing right now with its world famous festival David Gray and his hips team
05:04To do with the performance, especially after last week a couple of changes
05:08Kukarevich up top. He'll have that physical presence. Ips will need to get up the pitch
05:14Celtic for them unchanged
05:17It's about the level of performance. Can they hit the level of last week?
05:21Which they did against Kilmarnock and blew them away
05:24Last week
05:26Well their supreme mentality shone through at the end of last season they
05:30certainly carried on from where they left off against
05:33Kilmarnock
05:35They're still not the ones to beat
05:39It's Josh Cabot has been playing in a number 10 role
05:43In Carperhan last week, but he's a little bit deeper for this one
05:54Lewis Miller leaves this for Ekpiteita up towards Martin Boyle
06:04Leavitt Newell
06:12Hibbs the onus will be on Hibbs at home. They can't just sit in and defend. They have to carry a threat
06:18That's what the Hibbs
06:20Fans will expect they'll need to play with balance
06:22Celtic was so dominant on the ball last week 82% possession
06:28Against Kilmarnock Hibbs were dominant
06:31on the ball against St. Mirren with possession
06:35Created enough chances and gave away cheap goals
06:45Yes, the 82% possession against Kilmarnock was the most by a team in the premiership
06:50Since Celtic themselves two seasons ago against St. Mirren
07:09It wasn't the best ball there from Newell to Ekpiteita
07:13Read it well. Ekpiteita with a strong challenge
07:20Hibbs have reverted to a mostly all green kit from top to bottom this season, but the first time since 2009
07:29Kukarevich unable to take that in
07:34Kiyoko
07:37Supported here by Forrest and by Kuhn. Kiyoko! Saved by Birsing at full stretch
07:44So Forrest puts it back across for Nicolas Kuhn
07:48That's Celtic lead inside three minutes
07:52What a start to this match for them. What a start to this season for them
07:59First attack first goal space in behind all too easy
08:06From Celtic's perspective
08:09See Kiyoko already on the move
08:11Runs from inside his own half the ball in behind
08:14And then I just wondered whether Kiyoko should pop that out to Nicolas Kuhn
08:17See him at the top of the picture. He doesn't. Elects to shoot. Decent save by Birsing now to his right hand side
08:24but James Forrest
08:27Really aware here. Gets his head up. Spots Nicolas Kuhn. Easiest of tap-ins
08:34And Celtic in front
08:39Well, Nicolas Kuhn scored on the opening day with a deflected drive against
08:45Kilmarnock. That was a standard tap-in
08:48For a man who has promised he'll deliver much more for the Celtic fans this season and he's certainly
08:55Starting that way
09:00Incredible start to the season for Nicolas Kuhn
09:04Difficult for him last season, wasn't it? Came in. I think a few dental issues. Couldn't get up to speed
09:15Always getting there first
09:17So
09:34Well, I'm sure one of the key messages would have been the importance of setting in the game early on
09:42So naive really I think the center half should have dropped earlier
09:45Nicolas Kuhn was in possession. They didn't. We know Kiyoko's movement always looking for that running behind
09:54Hips high line. Too high. Celtic exploited it ruthlessly
10:04Kiyoko again. On the move again
10:08He's been taken out by Campbell. It's going to be an early yellow card for Josh Campbell
10:15I
10:17Think he can't have any complaints really
10:20Kiyoko's positioning excellent there picks up that pocket of space
10:25between the hips back line and midfield
10:28Turns and drives and Campbell has put himself under pressure
10:38Yellow for Josh Campbell not good when you're trying to halt Celtics midfield three
10:45So
10:55They're all way out there being it's part of 30 yards 30 yards ish. Yeah
11:03Fencing it
11:14O'Reilly then straight against that wall too far out
11:29In scales for Greg Taylor James Forrest now
11:44So
11:50Forrest played a pivotal part during a remarkable run in last season
11:56So
12:14He's been taken out and he's out of it at the moment but
12:18It's held off anyway, yeah right idea from Dylan Levitt Martin Boyle with the run in behind
12:27Newell Campbell
12:30Couldn't pick out the lock the cop
12:39Another yellow card coming here there is
12:42for joe newell the new captain
12:45a shake of the head from joe newell
12:47He had 10 yellow cards last season. It's a daft challenge. Nicholas goon alert and celtic look a real danger, don't they?
12:55And the hips are attacking and they turn over the ball
13:02Yeah, they're looking scary as far as hips are concerned two yellow cards in the opening eight minutes
13:09two newell received
13:1012 of those
13:12last season
13:16Consistent
13:19Carter beckers becky. Oh go celtic in the mood
13:25So
13:31Making good progress
13:35It's got to pop the ball off there really good situation for hips
13:42Scales lost it
13:45Kakarevich accepts the throne
13:48That's part of
13:50Development really too many touches as maybe looking to get a shot off himself
13:58Lewis miller with a long thrown potential
14:06He is closest to him
14:14The horror in there as well launched by lewis miller
14:20Oh
14:27That's a hell of a throw, isn't it from miller
14:33Some length of throwing celtic eventually scramble it clear
14:39Martin vickers wins the first connection
14:43Headed back in and scales gets there before egg potato
14:49So
15:09Johnston is well advanced, but it's gone to coon. First of all now johnston
15:14Johnston
15:18O'Reilly
15:21Johnston
15:26Coon on hand
15:31Taylor
15:42James forrest
15:45McGregor
15:50O'Reilly looking for the switch back to taylor
15:55Lewis miller
15:57Really switched on there
16:00Taylor had made the forward run
16:02O'Reilly with the awareness
16:05And fouled lewis miller in the process
16:09I think i've got to find a way of hanging on to him madame ollie
16:14O'Reilly
16:16Yes, atalanta certainly seem keen coming back with higher bits
16:21Link to amongst others
16:23So
16:43Johnston important interception from ohora with kiyoko lurking
16:54So
16:58It's like a threatening move from the off in edinburgh
17:07Carter beckers
17:14Sending it back to scales
17:20Forrest
17:23O'Reilly
17:27Taylor away by ohora
17:39Really poor misjudgment from liam scales
17:44Used to win the ball at bunches over him and
17:48Kukarevich gets the other side slightest bit of contact
17:54And scales who was sent off twice at easter road two seasons ago when he was on loan at aberdeen
18:02Who took a six nil thumping in one of those games?
18:05Brendan rogers will be really pleased with the way his team have gone about
18:09the opening quarter of an hour or so
18:15And their start of the season generally but they do face a free kick here with a high line
18:24John, he will making the signals in towards campbell
18:32That's a terrific ball it really was I think the run
18:38Perfectly timed good idea and hatati read the knockdown really well
18:46Dylan levitt will take this corner
18:49So
18:53It's eager for a response as levitt floats it in the kick has been given as campbell
19:00Flew through the air there
19:03There's a decent ball in I always feel that celtic the vulnerability
19:12Set place
19:18So
19:38Really working hard hips to try and nullify mcgregor. We just saw him take a touch there, but they don't want him controlling the game
19:48So
19:57Good idea
20:13Scales
20:18So
20:34Looking at that onto this and he has done so but he couldn't pick out kiyogo
20:41Couldn't pick out kiyogo should have picked him out tremendous run from the ball
20:46Over the top from carter pickers. It was perfect
20:52Just heavy with the cross kiyogo's movement was excellent
20:55So
21:15As alice johnson actually made the pass it's perfect. You see kiyogo was in made that run across the near post
21:22All right, just gotta keep that down nicholas kuhn
21:26So
21:51Newell
21:56So
22:12Well when it comes to hips conceding the opening golden games
22:17Towers of recovery are non-existent and kiyogo has helped them off there big time
22:22So
22:24Hips get away with one there. It's so so sloppy
22:30Kiyo goes in it's a poor finish
22:34I think he takes
22:35two straight
22:37First touch there. He can't wrap his foot around him. Celtic should be two up
22:43He's alert as ever. I don't think that's a good first touch
22:47Which makes it the angle more difficult for him
22:53He's shooting themselves in the foot there
23:00Remarkably kiyoko has gone 14 away games in the premiership without scoring
23:07So
23:22Absolutely stunning
23:25That was a thing of beauty from the celtic captain
23:32Spectacular and he's saving his best for celtic in the future
23:38Yeah, well if you're stevie clark, you're probably on the phone to callum mcgregor
23:45Trying to talk him out of retiring from the national team. This is simply stunning
23:53He's all of 25 28 yards out there he's under very little pressure gets his head up and he fizzes that one
24:03Into the far corner
24:07Just cuts across it that is sensational from callum mcgregor
24:15Retiring from international football
24:19But forever committed to celtic his 65th goal for them
24:26So
24:34He had plenty of time and space you say that what's a finish
24:41It was officially a beauty callum mcgregor and celtic sitting pretty on a two-nil lead
24:49Of
24:54They've all been unconvincing at times in the first half of last season particularly but
25:00It's all been very convincing so far this season
25:20I want to stop that and just as well because o'reilly was in
25:28Johnston
25:34O'Reilly and look at the space here for taylor
25:43Forrest
25:45So
26:06Well, this is relentless from the champions alistair johnson will run on to this it's nowhere to be seen
26:15So
26:30Great run from alistair johnson
26:33Underlap early ball
26:41You see alistair johnson's run first time ball from nicolas coon that understanding
26:47growing all the time
26:49Now whore gets extremely lucky
26:57What about that the celtic captain
27:02Oh
27:06Yeah, any chance to change your mind calum ready for steve clark's thoughts
27:18Here's forest
27:32So
27:43Forrest
27:45Kept it in
27:48Taylor in support
27:50Tate takes everything in his stride. O'Reilly places it but places it wide
27:57Lovely take from the tent. He lets the ball run across his body takes it on the back foot
28:03Under pressure can't get a shot off. O'Reilly tries tries to feed it in
28:17Tough times today for david gray, but his actual record when he's been in caretaker charge of hips and that was four times
28:25That's been pretty good. He's been in charge for a league cup final and a trip to austin villa
28:33It's all about the next goal right now, isn't it for
28:37It's you have to get it if they want to
28:40Get back into this game. It's celtic dominant
28:43On the ball. I think kyoko's causing him all sorts of problems with his movement
28:48There's him behind or coming into the space that hips at the hearts don't want to go in with it
28:53Got newton campbell there transfixed with patate and o'reilly's movement
29:01Well, it was one way traffic for celtic last week and it's the same again this week
29:08And james forrest looking to get to this
29:23Forehead
29:40So easy
29:43Over recent seasons here
29:47You have four wins in 15
29:50Visits here
29:53But looking good for one today already
30:00Nicholas
30:04Taking the long way around very long way
30:15It's across the halfway line
30:20Not for long though
30:22Come back by
30:24McGregor typically led martin ball got his head up
30:27Malotnikov on the far side was free
30:31McGregor getting back
30:34And pinching the ball off him
30:49So
30:53Almost a level everton, but i'm in there
31:19Foreign
31:21Foreign
31:49Forrest
31:52Quickly on to greg taylor
31:54That's a good cross from taylor and obita
31:57Let's take it out by coon
32:00Celtic didn't have to hide in there
32:03Don't have a lot of hide across the forward line
32:08Good spell of possession for celtic as coon makes the challenge on a beta
32:22So
32:24Perfect so far again for rogers
32:29Impressive pre-season where he saw signs that they might just start the way they have
32:38A profile wins over
32:40master city and chelsea
32:43Still only pre-season but still good games to win and play well in
32:49So
33:08It was a clear enough offside where the flag could have gone up earlier and there wouldn't have been coming together
33:18So
33:34Just about securing a throw
33:43Love it
33:45Oh
34:06Trying to find a way out
34:08That's just a hopeful ball at the pinch
34:11And they're struggling to get out out of their own half
34:19Physical presence they're trying to hit they need better service than that. That was just a hopeful punt by a lot
34:26Of
34:35Them scales have the most touches in this match 58 in all I thought I did want to count them
34:42Well done there
34:45I struggle after 10
34:47They've nullified
34:49Callum mcgregor. They're trying to stop the ball going into him and hence the celtics and the halves
34:54And that 2v1 against kukarevich and scales and kardavik is both stepping in at times
35:04Dominant half an hour from the champions james forrest trapped by lewis miller
35:10McGregor who has scored a screamer
35:15Petetta's clearance
35:18Away by newell
35:21Oh
35:28That's just another percentage ball, isn't it to a hips player to the space
35:43Limping a little
35:45Foreign
35:50It's lifting a little
35:54More beaten in the end at st. Maran last week
35:58He got started again next week in glasgow in the league cup in dundee come here it was so good
36:05yesterday against hearts and
36:07A typical monarch sees out what will be a challenging month
36:11for hips
36:15So
36:21Forrest
36:23taylor martin boyle
36:27Goes with him as well tracked martin boyle
36:33Goes out to play hips throw in
36:37Needs to be switched on
36:39Try and help miller out at right back
36:41Double up against james forrest. They haven't offered a big enough threat going forward
36:48That's where they need martin boyle to hips campbell struggling
37:03As they're coming together with scales and campbell
37:05Oh
37:09I can't really see there. Maybe scales
37:14Stamped on his foot
37:25Scales tidies up
37:35So
37:56Good defensively
37:59Martin boyle, but eventually david gray
38:03This team have to carry a threat going forward to be some sort of combinations in
38:10The final third hasn't happened
38:13So
38:30There's miller's throat gently dealt with by scales his needle
38:35So
38:40He's better than that
38:45Normally a composed player
38:50This hips team really lacking confidence
39:05So
39:22Peter will take this throat hips player of the year last season
39:29So
39:34Down by ohara
39:41Up towards boil
39:45Scales away to o'reilly
39:51Retrieves by lewis millock
39:54Strong and determined but his class for martin boyle is heading up. He uses his body superbly lewis miller
40:02Bullies hatate off the ball. It's the idea that early pass but
40:08Even martin boyle with his pace can keep that in
40:23So
40:40Okay
40:53Oh
41:00Against a beta
41:05Come again
41:07Trying to force that in general
41:11While celtic and play the understanding combinations been excellent so far
41:17Passing with a purpose always with a purpose play forward
41:23It will do
41:26Johnston
41:29O'Reilly
41:32Look for the return
41:53So
42:08That's hope ball, isn't it from hips and bursic, it's not like retrieving the ball back
42:16All right, we just send that behind into tata
42:23So
42:27Josh campbell
42:53So
43:09Asking too much of kukarev
43:14These two teams meet again in the league cup next week
43:16But we're back with celtic in a fortnight when they're going to face me to face st
43:20Mirren from 11 o'clock on sky sports football
43:23Ball
43:44Taylor
43:48Peter
43:51Back in hatate's direction
44:07Potato hustled by
44:09Kiyoko in fairness to big potato. He's looking
44:13For options and there aren't many
44:16I'm under pressure from kiyoko who's hits a channel ball one. Hopeful channel ball kukarevich, isn't there?
44:30It's lacking that real belief and confidence hips
44:40Scales probably over the top pass for kiyoko
44:45Hatate gets involved, too
44:50Kiyoko
44:53Johnston
45:03Nine or five minutes of a first half that has belonged to celtic and some
45:15So
45:39O'Reilly
45:43Johnston
45:45Kiyoko
45:49Every touch
45:52Till that one pretty much assured by celtic
46:01That's where they've been impressive as well though with the kind of press
46:10Pibbs haven't been able to find any rhythm
46:16So far so very good for brendan rogers and celtic
46:34Can hips offer a response before the break not too much evidence to suggest that they will
46:46I
46:52Believe it by johnston and the hips need to make the most of this free kick. They absolutely do good advantage from
46:59nick walsh
47:00johnson
47:03Makes the foul good feed from alonikoff
47:06Off
47:11Maybe on the money here joe mule with the ball
47:26And campbell all in there waiting miller loitering unmarked
47:31Just
47:35It is new or to float this in and that kind of sums up his heart
47:42I'm trying to be kind here, but that is terrible
47:46I mean it really is
47:48I haven't laid a glove on celtic get an opportunity from a set piece
47:53David great if he had any hair, he'd be tearing it out
48:01So
48:17A couple of times in this first half i'm a little bit frustrated with liam scales
48:22It's making those movements in behind and the ball's not coming
48:25Yeah
48:27Yeah, he's just telling his uh teammates that now scales has picked out matt o'reilly
48:34Here's nicholas kuhn
48:37He's on another of those runs which comes to an abrupt end more abrupt than the last run
48:44From him o'reilly
48:49Sent back by o'reilly and ed pettet are there to clear it again
48:55So
48:57And I think there will be an additional 60 seconds added on to this first half
49:25So
49:40Way by the left but not very far johnston blocked by newell
49:46O'Reilly looking to set up johnson again
49:50And the outcome of that is a gorky
49:53Oh
49:59Taking a step back and oh the johnston hurts himself that challenge
50:06There is a penalty check going on from adam muir, but that check is now complete
50:17Over and out
50:19And sometimes there are
50:22Just coming togethers in football these things happen
50:34Mr. Johnson himself had a really bad head knock last time he came here
50:48Newell
50:51Celtic has alert as ever
50:55It's the first half draws to a close in the edinburgh sunshine
51:01Well, it's pretty much turned out as expected
51:04A few boos and cheers from the hips fans celtic. So dominant again
51:09a proper screamer from a proper player from a proper captain callum mcgregor
51:14Doubled celtic's lead in some style after tapping for nicholas coon from james forrest cross
51:23Celtic so comfortable last week so comfortable this week halftime at easter road. It's nil
51:30celtic two