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title: "Celtic: Stephen Welsh set to miss Aberdeen with new injury"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Charlie Smith"
section: "Celtic News"
published: "2022-12-17T07:19:20Z"
modified: "2022-12-17T07:19:20Z"
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# Celtic: Stephen Welsh set to miss Aberdeen with new injury

**[Celtic](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/celtic-news/) manager Ange Postecoglou will be without defender Stephen Welsh for today’s lunchtime meeting with Aberdeen.**

### The Lowdown: Hoops return

The Hoops were last in competitive action five weeks ago against Ross County, winning 2-1 prior to the break for the World Cup.

Domestic action returns for Celtic today with a trip to Pittodrie, where a win will take their lead at the top of the [Scottish Premiership](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/scottish-premiership-news/) back to nine points.

However, Postecoglou has been handed a fresh injury blow following the club’s training camp in Portugal.

### The Latest: Injury update

As reported by [The Scottish Sun](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/9932254/celtic-injury-news-latest/), Celtic will be without Welsh for the trip to Aberdeen after the centre-back suffered a ‘niggle’ and will be sidelined for ‘a couple of weeks’.

There is good news, though, with Callum McGregor set to return and Cameron Carter-Vickers, Aaron Mooy and Daizen Maeda available following stints in Qatar for their respective countries.

[Key latest Celtic updates!](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/web-stories/key-latest-celtic-updates-9/)

### The Verdict: Not ideal

Welsh, [hailed](https://www.celticfc.com/news/2021/february/Taylor-praises-Stephen-Welsh-for-what-he-brings-to-the-team/) as ‘superb’ by Greg Taylor, has made [four](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/stephen-welsh/leistungsdaten/spieler/403568) Premiership starts this season and could have been hoping to have featured in the squad at Pittodrie.

He would have given Postecoglou another centre-back option, so this injury update isn’t ideal for either player or manager.

Hopefully, he can make a quick recovery and can make himself available early in the New Year in what will be a busy second half of the season for the Hoops.