Keeper Artur Boruc returns to Celtic's squad after being given compassionate leave to miss last week's match.Scott Brown is still banned but Shaun Maloney, Jos Hooiveld, Glenn Loovens, Paddy McCourt are back in training.

Saints are without Martin Hardie, captain Kevin Rutkiewicz, Steven Anderson, Stuart McCaffrey, Kevin Moon and Andy Jackson. Murray Davidson, Graham Gartland, Peter MacDonald, Collin Samuel, Cillian Sheridan are also out for the visitors.

Celtic: Boruc, O'Dea, Loovens, Hooiveld, Maloney, McCourt, Braafheid, Hinkel, Wilson, Thompson, McGeady, N'Guemo, Crosas, Samaras, Keane, Rasmussen, Zaluska, Fortune, Ki, Caddis.

St Johnstone: Smith, Grainger, Irvine, Duberry, MacKay, Morris, Craig, Millar, Morais, Deuchar, Sheridan, Reynolds, Milne, Falkingham, Sheerin, Main, Swankie, May, Connolly.

Source: BBC Sport