Kapo starts for Celtic

Olivier Kapo made his first start for Celtic in their Clydesdale Bank Premier League clash with Motherwell at Parkhead.

Olivier Kapo made his first start for Celtic in their Clydesdale Bank Premier League clash with Motherwell at Parkhead.

With Ki Sung-yueng and Cha Du-Ri away on Asian Cup duty with South Korea, manager Neil Lennon rang the changes with James Forrest, Joe Ledley, Mark Wilson and Anthony Stokes also coming in to the starting XI.

Motherwell, who are expected to confirm former Scotland international Stuart McCall as their new manager in the morning, showed one change to the side which lost 4-1 at home to Rangers at the weekend with caretaker boss Gordon Young bringing in Marc Fitzpatrick for Nick Blackman, who dropped to the bench.

Celtic: Forster, Wilson, Rogne, Majstorovic, Izaguirre, Forrest, Brown, Ledley, Kapo, Stokes, McCourt. Subs: Zaluska, McGinn, Crosas, Mulgrew, Murphy, Towell, Kayal.

Motherwell: Randolph, Saunders, Reynolds, Craigan, Hammell, Humphrey, Lasley, Hateley, Gow, Fitzpatrick, Murphy. Subs: Hollis, Sutton, McHugh, Forbes, Hutchinson, Blackman, Pollock.

Referee: S Finnie (Scotland)

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