Only 24 hours after Wilfried Nancy’s first match as Celtic manager ended in a bruising 2–1 defeat to Hearts, a remarkable twist unfolded on the continent, one involving a coach who had been loosely linked with the Parkhead vacancy only weeks ago. Nicky Hayen, the Club Brugge boss whose name briefly surfaced in speculation before
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Hearts | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 13 | 19 | 35 |
| 2 | Celtic | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 32 |
| 3 | Motherwell | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 26 |
| 4 | Rangers | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 26 |
| 5 | Hibernian | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 24 |
| 6 | Aberdeen | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 21 |
| 7 | Falkirk | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 24 | -5 | 21 |
| 8 | Dundee United | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 16 |
| 9 | St Mirren | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 22 | -8 | 14 |
| 10 | Kilmarnock | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 30 | -14 | 12 |
| 11 | Dundee | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 29 | -16 | 12 |
| 12 | Livingston | 15 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 29 | -14 | 8 |
