St Mirren vs Celtic LIVE score and goal updates from the Scottish Premiership clash in Paisley

The fixtures either side of derby games are always crucial and Celtic will be desperately hoping to follow up their victory over Rangers with a win in Paisley.

But Brendan Rodgers and his champions will know they're in for a tough one to kick off 2024 with Stephen Robinson's St Mirren buoyed by an impressive 3-0 win at Aberdeen.

That was much-needed after back to back defeats but facing the Hoops is a totally different challenge, albeit Saints made it tough for Celtic at Parkhead earlier in the season

Rodgers has defensive issues with both Cameron Carter-Vickers and Stephen Welsh crocked but they still managed a 2-1 win over Rangers at Parkhead.

That moved them eight points clear at the Scottish Premiership summit, albeit having played two more games than their fierce rivals.

They will want to get the new year off to a flyer but same goes for St Mirren. Who will come out on top?

Follow all the build up, match action and reaction right here in our LIVE blog.

St Mirren go into this one on the back of an impressive 3-0 win over Aberdeen at Pittodrie and boss Stephen Robinson is now looking to stun the champions.

They don’t get easier. But certainly at home, if we play with that defensive discipline and work ethic, we know we have the quality.

We have players who can play and it’s my job to keep working with the forward players. We are creating chances and they will take them. I have a lot of belief in the boys that are there. It’s a tough game but we can go in with confidence after that performance.

We played them earlier on in the season and we had a tough game against them, and Stephen always sets up his teams really well. It’s probably be going back to playing against a 5-4-1 or a 5-3-2, so we have to do what