Hoops short on numbers for Dingwall trip

Neil Lennon has 10 players either doubtful or out of Celtic’s Clydesdale Bank Premier League clash with Ross County at Dingwall tomorrow.

The Hoops boss has a casualty list which includes Dylan McGeouch (broken jaw), Daryl Murphy (hamstring), Gary Hooper (hamstring), Anthony Stokes (ankle), Mo Bangura (thigh), Rabiu Ibrahim (groin), Paddy McCourt (groin), Scott Brown (hip), James Forrest (groin) and Filip Twardzik (ankle).

The Celtic boss is hoping to have several players back for the first leg of their Champions League play-off against Helsingborg in Sweden on Tuesday night.

Provisional squad: Forster, Matthews, Lustig, Rogne, Mulgrew, Wilson, Izaguirre, Brown, Ledley, Commons, Kayal, Wanyama, Fraser, Samaras, Brown, Stokes, Watt, McCourt, Hooper, Forrest, Zaluska.