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Experienced winger James Forrest is Celtic's only absentee with a foot injury as the Scottish Premiership frontrunners look to extend their lead. Dane Murray is back in the first-team group after being recalled from a loan at Queen's Park, while fellow defender Stephen Welsh is on the verge of joining Mechelen in Belgium for the remainder of the season. Dundee United, who held the champions to a goalless draw at Tannadice in December, hope to have David Babunski back from illness. Striker Louis Moult (shoulder) and midfielder Craig Sibbald (groin) remain out. Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers: "They made it very difficult for us up at Tannadice. It was difficult conditions and everything else but, still, we couldn't make the breakthrough that day. "But I would like to think that this will be a totally different game – playing at home, availability of players, good performance at the weekend, and now look to back it up. " Dundee United manager Jim Goodwin: "It's going to need to be a similar level of performance out of possession. "We expect Celtic to have more of the ball, like they do at Parkhead. They tend to have 70-75 per cent of the possession. "When we get the opportunity to play, we need to be brave. We need to try and get a bit of pace and energy into the team and try and offer some kind of threat on the counter-attack, but we need to see how the players recover. That (Sunday's 1-0 home loss to Hearts) was two games in the space of 72 hours for some of them. " Last Updated 6th January 2025 at 11: 54 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Scottish Premiership All competitions All competitions All competitions Celtic are unbeaten in 20 meetings with Dundee United in all competitions (W15 D5) since a 2-1 league defeat in December 2014 under Ronny Deila. Dundee United are winless in their last 48 visits to Celtic in all competitions (D12 L36) since a 1-0 victory in December 1992 under Jim Mc Lean. Celtic are unbeaten in their last 22 home league games against newly promoted opponents (W18 D4) since a 0-1 defeat to Hamilton in October 2014. The Bhoys have won each of their last 10 such games in a row, scoring 38 goals while conceding just four. Celtic have won each of their last 22 home league games played on a Wednesday, keeping 16 clean sheets in the process, since a 0-0 draw with Kilmarnock in May 2018. Dundee United have won both of their last two away league outings, as many as their previous 11 on the road in the Scottish Premiership beforehand (W2 D4 L5). This match has been postponed to play at a later date. © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.