Celtic's ongoing injury list has been the most frustrating part of the season according to Brendan Rodgers, and the treatment table isn't cleared yet as Celtic approach their final push towards a league and Scottish Cup double.
Two starters were missing from the line-up for Saturday's encounter against St Mirren, with the biggest blow being the news that Daizen Maeda will not play a further part in this title race after suffering a hamstring injury.
Things may be different for Liam Scales, who also missed Celtic's comfortable 3-0 victory over St Mirren at the weekend. Maik Nawrocki took the Irishman's place in the heart of Celtic's defence, and the Pole played his part in helping the home side towards their first clean sheet at Parkhead since January.
Goals from Reo Hatate, Kyogo Furuhashi and Adam Idah secured the three points, with the Buddies failing to cause Celtic much of a threat.
The attention now switches to the Scottish Cup semi-final against Aberdeen on Saturday, but it looks like a race against time for Scales to be fit to face his former side in Celtic's first trip to Hampden Park this season.
The Irish cap has been a mainstay in this Celtic team after breaking through to the starting XI during the injury crisis the club were facing at centre-back in the first few months of the season, but how do Celtic deal with the potential absence of the 25-year-old?
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Gustaf Lagerbielke
Lagerbielke has been out of the picture for months at Celtic in what has been a somewhat bizarre situation. The Swede hasn't really been glaringly bad in his appearances for the club, with most onlookers agreeing that he looks like a solid enough player.
It would appear that Brendan Rodgers disagrees, with Lagerbielke not even getting a look-in when Celtic were facing defensive woes over the month of January, and we shouldn't expect to see the 23-year-old before the end of the season.
Stephen Welsh
The academy graduate has had a hard time with injuries this season, with a long-term injury being sustained on the same day that Brendan Rodgers handed him a new four-year deal proving to be a gutting blow for the player and the club.
The manager has always spoken highly of Welsh, with the centre-back featuring from the start whenever Cameron Carter-Vickers hasn't been fit, and there is a real chance that he could start at Hampden Park on Saturday. Unfortunately for Welsh, Rodgers will most likely look to stick with the man he threw in from the start against St Mirren.
Maik Nawrocki
The former Legia Warsaw man has been thrust into the 'jury's out' category alongside Gustaf Lagerbielke this season.
Costing £4.3m in the summer, Nawrocki was Celtic's most-expensive signing of 2023/24, but he has clocked up just 697 minutes under Brendan Rodgers.
Reoccurring injury issues have derailed any real chances of building up momentum and nailing down a starting position at the club, but the absence of Liam Scales could finally open a window of opportunity for Nawrocki. If the Pole can back up a solid performance against St Mirren with another clean sheet at Hampden, it could be his jersey to lose.
James McKenzie // @JamesWHMcKenzie