Celtic’s 3–1 win over Motherwell came with one surprise before kick-off. Julián Araujo was missing from the matchday squad despite having played in recent matches, and there had been little indication beforehand that the defender was carrying a problem. The Mexican full-back had featured during the recent run of fixtures and has been part of
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Hearts | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 52 | 25 | 27 | 63 |
| 2 | Celtic | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 56 | 32 | 24 | 61 |
| 3 | Rangers | 29 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 51 | 25 | 26 | 57 |
| 4 | Motherwell | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 49 | 23 | 26 | 53 |
| 5 | Hibernian | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 48 | 35 | 13 | 47 |
| 6 | Falkirk | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 43 |
| 7 | Dundee United | 29 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 36 | 46 | -10 | 33 |
| 8 | Dundee | 29 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 46 | -17 | 31 |
| 9 | Aberdeen | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 30 | 42 | -12 | 30 |
| 10 | St Mirren | 29 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 45 | -22 | 24 |
| 11 | Kilmarnock | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 33 | 60 | -27 | 24 |
| 12 | Livingston | 30 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 31 | 59 | -28 | 15 |
