Celtic v Ross County preview

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Leigh Griffiths will be fit for Celtic’s Premiership clash with Ross County at Parkhead on Wednesday night.

The striker went off at half-time during his side’s 3-0 win over Hamilton on Saturday as a precaution with a tight calf muscle but will be available for the visit of the Highlanders, according to Brendan Rodgers.

Midfielder Callum McGregor will miss out after being sent off against Accies, while Rodgers aims to have midfielder Tom Rogic (ankle) back against Rangers on Hogmanay. Left-back Kieran Tierney (ankle) remains sidelined.

Ahead of that New Year’s Eve fixture at Ibrox, Rodgers stressed that his attention is on sixth-placed County, who were beaten 3-1 at home by Partick Thistle in their last outing.

He told CelticTV: “There is still a long way to go, but you see every game as an opportunity to demonstrate your qualities as opposed to any threat to losing records so for us it’s about opportunity and we need to ensure we take that …

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