Boruc to miss Celtic's first SPL game

Mark Brown will stand in for injured goalkeeper Artur Boruc as Celtic begin their defence of the Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier League at home on Sunday against Kilmarnock.

Poland international Boruc has been ruled out for the next couple of weeks with a shoulder injury.

Summer signing Scott McDonald and defender Steven Pressley are suspended.

Provisional squad: M Brown, Wilson, McManus, Kennedy, S Brown, Donati, Caldwell, Hartley, Riordan, McGeady, Miller, McGovern, Vennegoor of Hesselink, Balde, Killen, Gravesen, Bjarnason, Jarosik.