Celtic boost as duo return

Celtic will be boosted by the return of Alan Thompson and Stanislav Varga for the Bank of Scotland Premier League clash with Motherwell at Parkhead.

Thompson and Varga missed the win at Aberdeen last week through suspension and a knee injury respectively, but are back in the squad with Juninho and Stephen McManus likely to make way in the starting line-up.

Jackie McNamara and Bobo Balde have been carrying knocks but will travel with the squad, while midfielder Rocco Quinn joins the squad with Didier Agathe still out through injury.

PROVISIONAL SQUAD: Douglas, McNamara, Balde, Varga, Laursen, Petrov, McGeady, Agathe, Thompson, McGeady, Juninho, Sutton, Hartson, Marshall, Lambert, Maloney, Wallace, Lennon, Camara, Quinn, McManus.