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Falkirk vs Celtic early injury news as 5 out and 5 doubts

A look at the injury latest ahead of Sunday
ByJamie Kemble
Yang has a hamstring issue
Yang has a hamstring issue | Paul Devlin - SNS Group/GettyImages

Celtic are back in action on Sunday when they face Falkirk away from home. The Bhoys were held to a 2-2 draw by Dundee United during the week, failing to win for only the second time in their Premiership campaign.

But Martin O'Neill's men preserved their four-point lead at the top due to results elsewhere. Meanwhile, Falkirk are sitting in sixth spot after beating Aberdeen away from home in a solid win during the week.

This game comes amid an extremely busy schedule for Celtic, so we could see some rotation, but which players are unavailable? Here we take a look at the current injury situation surrounding both sides.

And it's also worth keeping in mind as an aside that Celtic are also managing the minutes of recent returnees Jota and Callum Osmand, who are fit to play but unable to play full games.

Here we take a look at the outs and doubts.

Leon McCann - Out

McCann had to be replaced early on last time out and will almost certainly miss this one.

Keelan Adams - Out

Adams is currently sidelined with no timeline on his return.

Aodhan Doherty - Doubt

Doherty could return here after an ankle issue.

Joe Gardner - Out

Gardner is out for another week or two due to a hamsting issue.

Ethan Laidlaw - Doubt

Laidlaw could return to contention as he looks to return from an ankle issue.

Aidan Nesbitt - Doubt

Nesbitt is dealing with an ankle but could be back in contention this weekend.

Auston Trusty - Doubt (Other)

Trusty has been given time off due to the death of his father. It's unclear whether he will return to the fold here.

Alistair Johnston - Out

Johnston returned against Hibs but had to be replaced just 21 minutes later due to a setback. He has now been ruled out until after the international break, which is to say late November.

Joel van den Berg - Out

Barring a surprise, Van den Berg will remain unavailable for now. He has rejoined training after dealing with an anlkle issue, but he is unlikely to be ready for another week or so.

Yang Hyun-jun - Doubt

O'Neill has said Yang is close to returning from the hamstring issue he picked up at the Asian Games, but we don't know whether this week is on the cards as far as his return is concerned.

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