Brendan Rodgers was correct in his post-match comments about supporting the players when they circulate the ball back, instead of always making a forward pass. For much of the first half, we struggled to complete passes, which made it difficult to penetrate St Mirren’s organised block. It was all too impatient. This changed when we
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Celtic | 31 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 92 | 20 | 72 | 78 |
| 2 | Rangers | 31 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 66 | 31 | 35 | 65 |
| 3 | Hibernian | 31 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 48 | 41 | 7 | 47 |
| 4 | Aberdeen | 31 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 47 | -5 | 46 |
| 5 | Dundee United | 31 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 39 | 40 | -1 | 44 |
| 6 | Hearts | 31 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 39 |
| 7 | St Mirren | 31 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 42 | 50 | -8 | 38 |
| 8 | Motherwell | 31 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 37 | 54 | -17 | 38 |
| 9 | Ross County | 31 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 52 | -21 | 35 |
| 10 | Kilmarnock | 31 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 35 | 53 | -18 | 32 |
| 11 | Dundee | 31 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 48 | 67 | -19 | 31 |
| 12 | St Johnstone | 31 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 32 | 57 | -25 | 26 |
