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THE new Scottish Premiership begins just as the last one ended for Celtic and St Mirren.
The two teams faced-off at Parkhead in the final league match of the last campaign and they meet again on match day one this time around.
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Paul McStay will raise the championship flag
Credit: Kenny Ramsay
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Kieran Tierney will make his competitive return to action for the Hoops
Credit: Kenny Ramsay
It was party time for Celtic on that day back in May when they got their hands on the Premiership trophy.
And there will no doubt be a carnival atmosphere again as Hoops icon Paul McStay makes a rare Celtic Park appearance to raise the championship flag before kick-off.
The match will also see the competitive return to action of Kieran Tierney who sealed that stunning Hoops return from Arsenal.
With Rangers dropping points against Motherwell on Saturday, the game gives the Celts an early chance to move ahead of their Glasgow rivals.
But Stephen Robinson's Buddies left with a point after a 1-1 draw on their last visit and will hoping to spoil the party once again.
Celtic XI: Schmeichel; Johnston, Carter-Vickers, Scales, Tierney; McGregor (c), Hatate, Nygren; Yang, Idah, Maeda.
Celtic subs: Sinisalo (GK), Trusty, McCowan, Yamada, Kenny, Engels, Bernardo, Forrest, Ralston.
St Mirren XI: To be announced.
When does Celtic vs St Mirren kick-off?
Celtic face St Mirren TODAY Sunday, August 3
Sunday, August 3 The match takes place at Celtic Park.
It kicks off at 4.30pm
Don Robertson is the referee and Greg Aitken is on VAR duties
Is Celtic vs St Mirren on TV? Can I live stream it?
Celtic vs St Mirren has been selected for live TV coverage by Sky Sports
It'll be shown live on Sky Sports Football, Sky Sports Main Event and Celtic TV.
Coverage gets underway on Sky channels after the Falkirk vs Dundee United game.
Sky Sports subscribers can live stream the match via Sky Go
The match is also available to watch with a one-off Now TV subscription
You can also follow every kick with SunSport's LIVE match blog
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