MX23RW : Tuesday, January 17 22:43:34| >> :120:57000:57000:

James Penrice hoping Livingston can make life tough for Celtic

The Hoops have not won on their past four visits to Livi.

Livingston left-back James Penrice feels they must aim to turn the Celtic fans on their own team when they host Ange Postecoglou's side on Sunday.

Postecoglou has tasted defeat in five of his six away matches in charge and the Tony Macaroni Arena proved a difficult ground for his predecessors, with neither Brendan Rodgers nor Neil Lennon able to take three points since Livi were promoted.

Celtic have not won on their past four visits and former Partick Thistle player Penrice is aiming to make life tough for the visitors.

"I wasn't involved in the games previously when Celtic were here but I watched them and that's what it's about, you want to make it as uncomfortable as possible," the 22-year-old said.

"They are going to have a lot of fans out there and you want the fans to start getting on their back because they have not scored and are not creating chances and looking a bit nervous. That's what we want and that will be a big part on Sunday.

"Aberdeen brought a large following here and we got off to a good start and they started to get on their backs. Although it didn't end well for us, you want to turn them against them and we will try and use that to our advantage."

The last two meetings between the sides in West Lothian have ended 2-2 and there could be more goals in store on Sunday given Postecoglou's commitment to attacking football.

There were chances galore at either end as Celtic lost 4-3 to Real Betis on Thursday and Penrice is excited about the prospect of an end-to-end encounter.

"You want those kind of games, you want the fans to be excited," he said. "I think the fans will like it when it is end to end. We know we can compete and that's the big thing for us.

"First of all, from my point of view, as a defence we have to make sure we get a clean sheet and the attacking players need to go and open up those gaps that get left, and hopefully we can do that."

ID:464305:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:collect2960:

Click here for more stories about James Penrice

Click here for more stories about Livingston

Collect / Create New Data
Share this article now:
Livingston manager David Martindale pictured in February 2021
Read Next:
David Martindale hopes 'horrific' Livingston pitch helps to keep Celtic at bay
>
Sports Mole Logo
Enter your email address to subscribe to Sports Mole's free daily transfer newsletter! Sent twice a day during the transfer window.
rhs 2.0
Todays Game Header Right
Result
Dimitrov
Karatsev
7  7 6
63 5 2
Result
Elahi Galan
Chardy
6 5 1 4
1 7 6 6
Result
Bergs
Djere
4 6 4 1
6 1 6 6
Result
Bellucci
Bonzi
6 3 65 4
4 6 7  6
Result
Schwartzman
Krutykh
6 66 6 7 
4 7  3 65
12am
Bagnis
Evans
12am
Rublev
Thiem
FT
Cowboys
31-14
Buccaneers
Tables
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic21191165174858
2RangersRangers21154248202849
3Hearts2110563731635
4Livingston219482430-631
5Aberdeen2192103532329
6St Mirren207672227-527
7Hibernian2283112937-827
8St Johnstone2273122636-1024
9Motherwell2155112632-620
10Dundee UnitedDundee Utd2155112537-1220
11Kilmarnock2155111735-1820
12Ross County2245131535-2017

Subscribe to our Newsletter


Match previews - Daily
Transfer Talk Daily
Morning Briefing (7am UTC)
Ultra close-up image of Kevin De Bruyne [NOT FOR USE IN ARTICLES]Get the latest transfer news, match previews and news direct to your inbox!