Chris Sutton has defended Daizen Maeda over claims that he has ‘downed tools’. During the September international break the forward revealed that he had expected to leave Celtic during the summer but for unknown reasons the club pulled the plug on a potential move. Maeda headed the opening goal in Celtic’s next match, away to
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Hearts | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 14 | 22 | 41 |
| 2 | Celtic | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 35 |
| 3 | Motherwell | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 30 |
| 4 | Rangers | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 29 |
| 5 | Hibernian | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 25 |
| 6 | Aberdeen | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 24 |
| 7 | Falkirk | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 26 | -6 | 24 |
| 8 | Dundee United | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 24 | 27 | -3 | 21 |
| 9 | St Mirren | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -7 | 17 |
| 10 | Dundee | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 32 | -17 | 13 |
| 11 | Kilmarnock | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 33 | -16 | 12 |
| 12 | Livingston | 17 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 32 | -15 | 9 |
