Martin O’Neill has explained why Julián Araujo is missing from the squad for the Premiership match against Motherwell, ending a short spell of uncertainty around the defender. Araujo was absent from both the starting line-up and the substitutes’ bench at Celtic Park. His omission stood out because the right-back had been involved regularly since arriving
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Rangers | 32 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 59 | 28 | 31 | 66 |
| 2 | Hearts | 31 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 53 | 25 | 28 | 66 |
| 3 | Celtic | 31 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 56 | 34 | 22 | 61 |
| 4 | Motherwell | 32 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 50 | 26 | 24 | 54 |
| 5 | Hibernian | 32 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 50 | 35 | 15 | 51 |
| 6 | Falkirk | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 42 | 41 | 1 | 46 |
| 7 | Dundee United | 32 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 42 | 51 | -9 | 37 |
| 8 | Dundee | 31 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 49 | -18 | 32 |
| 9 | Aberdeen | 32 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 31 | 48 | -17 | 30 |
| 10 | St Mirren | 32 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 47 | -20 | 30 |
| 11 | Kilmarnock | 32 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 35 | 62 | -27 | 27 |
| 12 | Livingston | 31 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 31 | 61 | -30 | 15 |
