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SCOTTISH CUP
Venue: Caledonian Stadium
Date: Saturday, 4 January
Kick-off: 1245 GMT
Winger Aaron Doran has failed in his attempt to return from injury in time to face Celtic after suffering a hamstring injury in a practice match.
Midfielder Owain Tudur Jones came through the same match but is unlikely to feature in the Scottish Cup tie at home to Celtic after six months out.
Defender Daniel Majstorovic returns to the Celtic squad after injury.
But striker Mo Bangura will miss the rest of the season, while none of the holders' January signings will feature.
The game comes too soon for Polish striker Pawel Brozek, Nigerian midfielder Rabiu Ibrahim and Sweden right-back Mikael Lustig.
Neither Efrain Juarez, nor Morten Rasmussen, will feature after their return from loan.
Inverness have an unchanged squad, with defender Steve Williams missing out again along with long-term absentees Roman Golobart, Chris Hogg and Andrew Shinnie.
Celtic manager Neil Lennon : "The players are very focussed at the minute, very hungry.
"I know Terry Butcher will have Inverness fired up for the game and we will be the same.
"Looking at Inverness this year, they have changed a little bit to the way they play.
"They play some very good football. We couldn't have got a tougher tie than Inverness away."
Celtic (from): Forster, Cha, Matthews, Majstorovic, Kelvin Wilson, Rogne, Mulgrew, Izaguirre, Ki, Forrest, Brown, Wanyama, Ledley, Hooper, Stokes, Commons, Zaluska, Samaras.
"Celtic are probably the best team in Scotland right now, so we might as well play Celtic in the fifth round and beat them and it's an easier route to the final.
"Once Rangers and Celtic are out the competition, the bookies tend to slash odds on other teams.
"Ross County put Celtic out a few years ago, I know we have got them earlier, but there's no reason why we can't do it.
"A few of the lads were saying before the draw: 'I bet we get Celtic'. But it doesn't faze anybody.
"It's just another 90 minutes on the same pitch and we're looking forward to it."
Inverness (from): Esson, Piermayr, Tokely, Gillet, Proctor, Meekings, Hayes, Tansey, Foran, Tade, G Shinnie, McKay, Ross, Morrison, Sutherland, Winnall, Gnakpa, Tuffey.
Finbar says
3-0 Celtic
3-0 Celtic
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