Celtic will be without Japanese midfield duo Reo Hatate and Yosuke Ideguchi when they travel to Ross County this afternoon - where striker Giorgos Giakoumakis will be desperate for a first league start of the season.
Kyogo Furuhashi was picked as Ange Postecoglou's leading man in attack as Jota and Stephen Welsh inspired a 2-0 opening day victory against Aberdeen last Sunday. Their first Premiership trip of the season takes them north to the Staggies who put on an impressive show against Hearts seven days ago, despite going down 2-1 losers.
Giakoumakis had to settle for the bench last week after missing some friendlies following the birth of his child, but will be keen to oust his Japanese teammate from the Celtic XI. Hatate has a few bumps and bruises that rule him out of this one after a week of rehab while Ideguchi is continuing to recover from a knock that sidelined him last weekend.
Carl Starfelt could return in defence though after Postecoglou confirmed he was available for selection again after his injury woes on Swedish international duty in June.
Ross County attacker William Akio is out with a knee problem but County boss Malky Mackay has a full bill of players to pick from otherwise.
There were some nerve-shredding moments for the Hoops in Dingwall last season, with a 97th-minute Antony Ralston goal needed to win 2-1 in one meeting.
Provisional Celtic squad
Ben Siegrist
Joe Hart
Scott Bain
Anthony Ralston
Josip Juranovic
Christopher Jullien
Stephen Welsh
Cameron Carter-Vickers
Moritz Jenz
Carl Starfelt
Greg Taylor
Alexandro Bernabei
Callum McGregor
James McCarthy
Jota
Matt O'Riley
David Turnbull
Aaron Mooy
Liel Abada
Kyogo Furuhashi
James Forrest
Daizen Maeda
Giorgos Giakoumakis
