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What TV channel and time is Celtic v St Mirren on tonight? Live stream information, team news and more

Celtic host St Mirren as they return to league action on Wednesday night.

The Hoops defeated Kilmarnock 2-0 to advance to the Viaplay Cup final over the weekend and will face Rangers in the decider next month.

Sead Haksabanovic, Anthony Ralston, Stephen Welsh and James McCarthy are back in contention after returning to training too close to Saturday’s semi-final win on a heavy Hampden pitch.

St Mirren are the only Scottish side to have beaten Celtic this season after winning 2-0 in Paisley back in September.

Here's what you need to know about the match:

Where and when is it?

The game takes place at Celtic Park on Wednesday, January 18.

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What time is kick-off?

The action gets under way at 7.45pm.

What channel is it on?

The match will not be shown on TV in Ireland or the UK, with Kilmarnock's clash with Rangers being shown on Sky Sports on the same night.

However, StreamDigital’s PPV service will show the game live for a cost of £12.99.

Quotes corner

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou: “It’s fair to say the conditions and the game itself took a fair bit out of the boys, so there will be some changes.

“I guess the pleasing thing for me is guys who have been out recently – Haksabanovic, Ralston, Welsh and McCarthy – are all training and available. Alistair Johnston is good now after not starting the weekend’s game.

“I feel it’s a good one to freshen up the team.”

St Mirren manager Stephen Robinson: “When you beat teams of that calibre it gives you belief in the system you are playing and the players alongside you.

“But it is a different game, it is a different game as well at Celtic Park with 60,000 people behind them. It is a big pitch and the energy of the crowd drives you on as well.

“We have to stand up to that and not get caught up in the emotion of the game and play our game which we’ve done very well at home.

“The biggest key is you have to keep the ball. When you have the ball you have to be brave because if you defend for 96 minutes, eventually someone will make a mistake and get punished.

“At the moment it is (the toughest fixture). They are a very good side, they play with energy and pace, that’s the biggest thing, they are non-stop and I said that at the first game.

“The speed of their turnover and play, their cleverness around the box is something we know about, it is not a surprise to us. We have worked on trying to stop that.

“It is another one-off game. We have to approach it differently than the home game and make sure we are hard to break down and hard to beat.

“We proved we can compete with Celtic, we proved we can compete with the best teams in the country.

“We go with respect of course for a very good side and a top manager – but we go with belief.”

Betting odds

Celtic win: 1/12

St Mirren win: 22/1

Draw: 9/1

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