It was December 31, 2021. Ange Postecoglou was not even six months into his Celtic project and the season still felt fragile. Results were inconsistent. Performances flickered between promise and frustration. Celtic had already trailed the previous season’s champions Rangers by seven points at one stage, and belief among the support was still being rebuilt
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Hearts | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 33 | 13 | 20 | 38 |
| 2 | Celtic | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 32 |
| 3 | Motherwell | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 27 |
| 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 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 21 |
| 8 | Dundee United | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 17 |
| 9 | St Mirren | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 22 | -8 | 14 |
| 10 | Dundee | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 31 | -16 | 13 |
| 11 | Kilmarnock | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 30 | -14 | 12 |
| 12 | Livingston | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 31 | -14 | 9 |
