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Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers will assess the readiness of his international players ahead of Fridays clash with Kilmarnock. The Hoops travel to Rugby Park looking to at least consolidate their 10-point lead of Aberdeen at the top of the Scottish Premiership after the latest round of fixtures.Celtic had 14 players on international duty with Australia midfielder Tom Rogic and Honduras left-back Emilio Izaguirre only returning to Glasgow on Thursday. Kilmarnocks Souleymane Coulibaly (19) celebrates his goal at Celtic Park Costa Rica defender Cristian Gamboa and Israel midfielder Nir Bitton returned early from their lengthy travels and are both in contention to start against Killie.Mikael Lustig pulled out of the Sweden squad because of an ankle injury suffered in Celtics 3-0 victory over Inverness CT, and is doubtful for the match. Celtics Erik Sviatchenko has been speaking at an event promoting a Celtic FC Charity Foundation initiative Kolo Toure (groin) has also been struggling in recent weeks, while fellow central defender Jozo Simunovic has recovered from a knock.Rodgers said: Its something that isnt ideal. We had 14 players away over this break, over 50 per cent of your squad are away. Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers refused to comment on suggestions that Steven Gerrard could join the club I would assume we have the most international players away yet we are the team who are playing on the Friday, which obviously means I will have to have a look at the team in terms of the set-up and the fitness of the players.So its not ideal preparation. They never usually are on the back of an international break, but certainly if we had an extra day, that would have benefited us greatly. Tom Rogic celebrates after scoring for Celtic in the Champions League Kilmarnock striker Souleymane Coulibaly was the last player to score in a domestic match against Celtic on September 24, before the Glasgow side rallied to win 6-1.And Killie could be relying on him again after striker Kris Boyd was ruled out for up to eight weeks with a thigh injury. Celtics Scott Sinclair admits itd be great to see Steven Gerrard at Parkhead Scott Boyd and Steven Smith have both shaken off injuries but Miles Addison (foot) is a major doubt.Charlee Adams and Callum McFadzean are back in training but might not make the squad following injury, while Dean Hawkshaw has stepped up his rehabilitation from a knee injury. Greg Kiltie and Dapo Kayode (both hamstring) remain out.Upgrade to Sky Sports now to watch Man Utd v Arsenal this Saturday and get the first six months half price! Connor Williams Cowboys Jersey . 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The rookies best save came with 2:17 left in the third period when he denied former Wild forward Matt Cullen from just outside of the crease on the right side. Now that Southampton picked up their first win under new manager Claude Puel, his first Premier League victory may be in the offering as the Saints host Swansea City on Sunday at St. Marys.The Frenchman has seen his side struggle to find their footing early, recording draws at home versus Sunderland and Watford while losing at perennial powers Manchester United and Arsenal. Southampton (0-2-2), though, finally righted themselves in their Europa League group opener by brushing aside Sparta Prague 3-0 at home Thursday.Charlie Austin converted from the spot five minutes into the game and completed a brace just inside the half-hour. Jay Rodriguez fattened the score line in second-half stoppage time as the Saints matched their goal output from the first four league matches.We knew we didnt have the strongest of starts to the season, but look, we knew we needed to get a win and it didnt matter how it came, Austin told Southamptons official YouTube channel. Our team performance was second to none out there. We felt if we kept playing the results would come and it did.Puel was quite pleased with the effort considering he made seven changes to the lineup that dropped a 2-1 verdict to Arsenal last weekend.Its important to give chances to all the players, he said. We have young, international players and it is interesting to see them in these conditions and they produced a very good game, and this shows we can travel for the future.But, for now, it is important to stay concentrated on the next game against Swansea, which will be very difficult, because the players must play another game just two days off following this game.Its uncertain if midfielder Sofiane Boufal will make his Southampton debut. The pacy 22-year-old had 12 goals for Lille last season and signed prior to the deadline in a club-record ￡21 million transfer.Swansea City (1-1-2) head to the South Coast trying to build off last weekends 2-2 draw against Chelsea in which they settled for a point after conceding a goal on an overhead kick by Diego Costa nine minutes from time. Gylfi Sigurdsson and Leroy Fer scored three minutes apart earrlier in the second half to give the Swans the lead after Costa staked Chelsea to a lead on 18 minutes.ddddddddddddManager Francesco Guidolin astutely switched formations from a 3-5-2 to a 4-3-3 during the first half as Chelsea were dominating the run of play after taking the lead. The Italian gaffer has yet to decide what system he will use against Southampton, who are doing well to maintain possession using Puels diamond in the midfield approach.For me it is about working in a different way and shape, Guidolin explained at his Thursday news conference. In my opinion we have the right characteristics to play different ways. A lot of managers have made a change before halftime. Its not a good moment, and it wasnt an easy decision for me.What is important is mentality, not the players position. We could play with the same formation (on Sunday).With winger Nathan Dyer expected to miss at least two months due to an ankle injury, Guidolin is hoping record signing Barja Boston (￡15.5 million) will be available in some capacity Sunday. The former Atletico Madrid man is trying to overcome a thigh injury, and Guidolin is hesitant to throw him directly into the fire if hes not 100 percent healthy.I want to see him train with intensity and confidence, he said of the 24-year-old Baston, who scored 42 goals over the last two seasons for Zaragoza and Eibar in Spain. He is a good player but it is important in this period not to rush him if hes not ready.Guidolin also is unconcerned about Fernando Llorentes slow start, noting the strikers goals will come when we improve our way of playing. He added that if we play better with more opportunities to score, then Fernando or other players will score.Southampton did the double over Swansea last season and ran out comfortable 3-1 winners in the corresponding fixture. The Swans have just one win and three goals in eight top-flight matches (1-5-2) against the Saints since their promotion to the Premier League for the 2012-13 season. ' ' '