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Robert Hynes

What time and TV channel is Celtic v St Johnstone on today?

Celtic will go nine points clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership if they beat St Johnstone this afternoon.

The Hoops come into the game in great form after beating Rangers 2-1 at Ibrox six days ago and are now undefeated domestically since September.

They are boosted by the return of Kyogo Furuhashi for today's game.

The Japan forward will be in the squad for the first time since he aggravated a hamstring injury on Boxing Day.

That leaves James Forrest as the only absentee for Celtic as he nurses a minor leg muscle problem.

Meanwhile, St Johntsone are undefeated in their last three games after beating Motherwell and Livingston and drawing with Hibernian.

But they will be without full-back Tony Gallacher for the rest of the season after he fractured a bone in his leg against Livingston last weekend.

Dan Cleary (foot) required stitches after suffering an injury in the same game but should be available.

Defender James Brown is fit following international duty with Malta.

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

Where and when is it?

The match takes place at Celtic Park on Saturday, April 9.

What time is kick-off?

The action gets under way at 3pm.

What channel is it on?

The game is not being televised, but it will be streamed online by Celtic.

You can purchase it here for £12.99.

The game is not available to buy in England.

Quotes corner

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou: “We go into every game thinking the opposition are going to be at their best.

“We don’t go in there thinking they’re going to be more desperate in this game than they may be in the following week. Once you prepare yourself in that manner it means our focus shifts.

“At this stage of the season, every game has got an edge on it, irrespective of who you’re playing against. What we know is that if we are at our best, we’re hard to stop.”

St Johnstone manager Callum Davidson: “It’s always a tough place to go. I think Celtic and Rangers on their home patch are really difficult places to play.

“We performed quite well there at the start of the season, in the cup game as well, and performed quite well at home – obviously that was right at the end of December, a difficult period for us.

“We know what we need to do – it’s going to be really difficult. They’ve got a lot of players back fit.

“They’ve had obviously a really important game for them last week (the 2-1 derby win at Rangers).

“They’ll be looking to win the game but really it’s (about) what we do. Can we frustrate them? Can we make it difficult?

“There’s pressure on them as well as us, pressure on both teams, but different types.

“I think nobody expects us to get anything so I think that’s probably our motivation."

Betting odds

Celtic win: 1/9

St Johnstone win: 25/1

Draw: 7/1

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