Celtic have defensive issues to address, and nobody at Parkhead is pretending otherwise. January is shaping up to be a window driven by necessity rather than luxury, with significant work required across the back line. One name, though, will not feature in that rebuild. Stephen Welsh will not be recalled from his loan spell at
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hearts | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 17 | 21 | 41 |
| 2 | Celtic | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 16 | 17 | 38 |
| 3 | Rangers | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 32 |
| 4 | Motherwell | 19 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 30 |
| 5 | Hibernian | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 22 | 9 | 28 |
| 6 | Aberdeen | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 25 |
| 7 | Falkirk | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 27 | -7 | 24 |
| 8 | Dundee United | 19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 25 | 28 | -3 | 22 |
| 9 | St Mirren | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 18 |
| 10 | Dundee | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 32 | -16 | 16 |
| 11 | Kilmarnock | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 33 | -16 | 13 |
| 12 | Livingston | 18 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 36 | -17 | 9 |
