Ally McCoist has moved to dismiss any talk that the Scottish Premiership title race is already decided after just two rounds of fixtures. Celtic’s strong start, with wins over St Mirren and Aberdeen, has put them four points clear of Rangers at this early stage. The champions have taken maximum points without conceding a goal,
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hearts | 33 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 58 | 28 | 30 | 70 |
| 2 | Rangers | 33 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 66 | 31 | 35 | 69 |
| 3 | Celtic | 33 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 59 | 35 | 24 | 67 |
| 4 | Motherwell | 33 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 52 | 29 | 23 | 54 |
| 5 | Hibernian | 33 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 51 | 37 | 14 | 51 |
| 6 | Falkirk | 33 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 45 | 48 | -3 | 46 |
| 7 | Dundee United | 33 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 45 | 54 | -9 | 40 |
| 8 | Aberdeen | 33 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 33 | 48 | -15 | 33 |
| 9 | Dundee | 33 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 34 | 53 | -19 | 33 |
| 10 | St Mirren | 33 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 48 | -21 | 30 |
| 11 | Kilmarnock | 33 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 37 | 65 | -28 | 28 |
| 12 | Livingston | 33 | 1 | 13 | 19 | 35 | 66 | -31 | 16 |
