Hoops without Lennon,Thompson

Celtic are without midfield duo Neil Lennon and Alan Thompson for the Bank of Scotland Premier League visit of Inverness Caledonian Thistle.

Captain Lennon serves the second game of his three-match Scottish Football Association suspension, while Thompson has failed to recover from the twisted ankle he sustained in last Sunday’s win at Hibernian.

Chris Sutton came through the midweek CIS Insurance Cup extra-time win over Falkirk unscathed after a fractured cheekbone.

Fellow striker John Hartson is expected to start after his winner against the Bairns.

Provisional squad: Boruc, Telfer, Balde, McManus, Camara, Maloney, McGeady, Petrov, Sutton, Lawson, Nakamura, Beattie, Hartson, Zurawski, Marshall, Virgo.