Scottish giants Celtic and Premier League outfit Wolves continue with their pre-season preparations as they face each other in a club friendly at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday.
The Bhoys' Japan tour began with a 6-4 defeat at the hands of Yokohama F. Marinos and concluded with a solitary-goal victory over Gamba Osaka last weekend. Celtic will be involved in another friendly against Athletic Bilbao that would serve as James Forrest's testimonial ahead of their Scottish Premiership fixture against Ross County on August 5.
On the other hand, Wolves traveled to Portugal, where they Vitoria Guimaraes 2-1 and signed out with a 1-0 win against FC Porto. The Wolves also played two other warm-up games against Blackpool behind closed doors of an hour's length each, winning 2-0 before losing 4-0.
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Celtic vs Wolves kick-off time & stadium
| Date: | July 29, 2023 |
| Kick-off time: | 4 pm BST |
| Venue: | Aviva Stadium |
The Club Friendly match between Celtic FC and Wolverhampton Wanders FC is scheduled for July 29, 2023, at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, Ireland.
It will kick off at 4 pm BST in the United Kingdom (UK).
How to watch Celtic vs Wolves online - TV channels & live streams
The game will be broadcast live on TV on Viaplay Sports 1, and is available to stream online live through Viaplay, Celtic TV and Wolves TV.
GOAL will have live updates of the game on its Live Match Center page.
Team news & squads
Celtic team news
All three of the club's new signings - Yang Hyun-jun, Kwon Hyeok-kyu, and Maik Nawrocki - will be available for selection.
Using a different set of players in each half against Gamba Osaka, Rodgers is expected to test the majority of his first-team as well as youngsters again.
Japanese attacker Daizen Maeda is likely to start up front following his hat-trick against Yokohama F. Marinos, with the Spartak Moscow-linked Carl Starfelt manning the backline.
Alistair Johnston is sidelined after undergoing ankle surgery, joined by the likes of Cameron Carter-Vickers, Anthony Ralston, Albian Ajeti, and Mikey Johnston in the treatment room.
Celtic possible XI: Hart; Iwata, Welsh, Starfelt, Taylor; Hatate, McGregor, Turnbull; Abada, Furuhashi, Maeda.
| Position | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers: | Hart, Siegrist, Bain |
| Defenders: | Starfelt, Nawrocki, Welsh, Kobayashi, Taylor, Scales, Bernabei |
| Midfielders: | Kwon, Iwata, Soro, O'Riley, Hatate, McGregor, Turnbull, Holm, McCarthy, Maeda, Haksabanovic, Abada, Forrest, Tilio, Yang |
| Forwards: | Furuhashi, Oh |
Wolves team news
The Wolves have been able to secure Matheus Cunha and Boubacar Traore on permanent contracts following the duo's loan spells last season, while goalkeeper Tom King and right-back Matt Doherty have been roped in on free transfers.
Injured for the majority of last season, Sasa Kalajdzic will now face competition for his place from Cunha, Hwang Hee-chan and Fabio Silva.
Meanwhile, Raul Jimenez has moved on and joined fellow Premier League side Fulham.
Wolves possible XI: Sa; Doherty, Dawson, Kilman, Bueno; Lemina, Hodge, Nunes; Sarabia, Cunha, Neto.
| Position | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers: | Sa, Sarkic, Bentley, King |
| Defenders: | Kilman, Dawson, Toti, Ait-Nouri, Jonny, Giles, Bueno, Semedo, Doherty, Bolla |
| Midfielders: | Lemina, Traore, Hodge, Nunes, Gomes, Cundle, Jordao, Guedes, Podence, Neto, Sarabia |
| Forwards: | Cunha, Kalajdzic, Silva, Hwang |
Head-to-Head Record
| Date | Match | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| July 28, 2011 | Celtic 0-2 Wolves | Club friendly |