Overview
- Bottom-placed Livingston host Celtic at the Home of the Set Fare Arena, with UK coverage on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports Ultra HDR.
- Celtic arrive after a 3-1 victory over Aberdeen that ended four straight defeats under Nancy and sit second on 35 points with a game in hand.
- Livingston are winless since August and remain on nine points in 12th, with manager David Martindale saying the club "definitely need reinforcements" for January.
- Injury absences hit both squads: Livingston list Aidan Denholm, Cameron Kerr and Danny Wilson out and Adam Montgomery ineligible, while Celtic miss Jota, Alistair Johnston, Callum Osmand, Kelechi Iheanacho and long-term absentee Cameron Carter-Vickers, with Michel-Ange Balikwisha and Sebastian Tounekti away at AFCON.
- Goal.com lists broadcasters beyond the UK including CBS/Paramount+/fubo in the USA, beIN Sports in Australia and ESPN in Sub‑Saharan Africa, and recent meetings favor Celtic with eight straight wins.