Hatem Abd Elhamed and Ismaila Soro both start for Celtic's academy side in their Reserve Cup semi-final against Hibs at Lennoxtown.

Right-back Elhamed has not featured for the Hoops since November 7 when he played his part in Celtic's incredible 2-1 away win at Lazio in the Europa League.

Soro, meanwhile, has not yet been deemed fit enough to play for the first-team since he joined from Bnei Yehuda in January.

Karamoko Dembele also starts for the young Bhoys alongside Patryk Klimala and Daniel Arzani. A victory in Glasgow this afternoon would see Celts into the final where they'd play the winners of Motherwell and Aberdeen reserves who go head to head today at Broadwood Stadium.

Celtic XI: Hughes, Elhamed, Church, Hjelde, Welsh, Soro, Dembele, Connell, Klimala, Henderson, Arzani.

Subs: Angelini, Paterson, Burt, Coffey, Okoflex, McInroy, McGrath.

Hibs XI: Bogdan, Block, Yeats, Stirling, Doig, I. Murray, Bradley, Campbell, Gullan, F. Murray, Gallantes.

Subs: Cantley, Hodge, Currie, Woods, Yates.

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