Martin O’Neill has made it clear he isn’t losing any sleep over criticism of Celtic’s style even if he accepts much of it is justified. The Hoops haven’t exactly been easy on the eye in recent weeks. Compared to the more expansive, if defensively fragile, approach under Wilfried Nancy, this Celtic side has been slower,
| 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 |
