Alistair Johnston Injury Update

Alistair Johnston Injury UpdateIt was clearly a welcome boost to see Alistair Johnston make his first appearance in two months as he appeared as a 52nd minute substitute for Colby Donovan yesterday afternoon at Easter Road…25th October 2026; Easter Road, Scottish Premiership, Hibernian versus Celtic; Alistair Johnston of Celtic. Photo Vagelis GeorgariouAlistair Johnston injury concern casts shadow over Celtic’s win at Easter RoadUnfortunately and rather worryingly, the Canadian international was forced to withdraw just twenty minutes later, with speculation rife that he’s had another flare up of the same hamstring injury that has plagued him for the well over a year.Martin O’Neill later provided an update in his post match interview, but was as much in the dark as the rest of us as he was unable to provide a definite update on the Canadian’s problem, although he did reveal that the right back had felt some discomfort in the same area, bit slightly higher up.25th October 2026; Easter Road; Scottish Premiership, Hibernian versus Celtic; Alistair Johnston of Celtic on the ball. Photo Vagelis GeorgariouSpeaking to Sky Sports after the match, Martin confirmed the right-back had felt discomfort in the same general area which forced him to make way for fellow comeback defender Cameron Carter Vickers, himself returning from an injury layoff.“Alistair’s felt something again, a little bit high up in his hamstring,” Martin O’Neill25th October 2026; Easter Road, Scottish Premiership Football, Hibernian versus Celtic; Alistair Johnston of Celtic wears the show racism the red card bib. Photo Vagelis GeorgariouThe Irishman explained: “Alistair’s felt something again, a little bit high up in his hamstring. We’re a wee bit concerned about it. We don’t know.“We’ll have to see. That would be a blow if he’s out. You never know, it might be cramp, it might be a number of things. But he was really settling in brilliantly in the space of time that he was on the field.”25th October 2026; Easter Road; Scottish Premiership, Hibernian versus Celtic; Alistair Johnston of Celtic comes on for Colby Donovan of Celtic. Photo Vagelis GeorgariouNaturally Martin O’Neill was reluctant to speculate on the nature and extent of the injury, and said it was just a case of waiting and hoping it’s not as serious as initially feared.“I don’t want to think about something that may not be there”“We’ll see. I don’t want to think about something that may not be there. I’ve just spoken to him in the dressing room. Naturally, I think when you’re coming back from these particular injuries, you do have a concern about it. We’ll see how he is. I just don’t know at this moment.”We can only hope and pray that it’s not a recurrence of the same problem.25th October 2026; Easter Road, Scottish Premiership, Hibernian versus Celtic; Alistair Johnston of Celtic plays the ball forward. Photo Vagelis GeorgariouJust an Ordinary BhoyHAVE YOUR SAY – Join the Celtic conversation in our comments section below…Celtic in the Fifties by Matt Corr, in two volumes, both published on 4th September 2026 by Celtic Star Books. Click on image to order.Quick Tip –Add Celticshorts.com as your ‘Preferred Source’ on Google News for quick access to the Celtic content you value the most. It takes just a few seconds and you’ll notice the difference straight away! – Click HERE….Hail Hail!