Martin O’Neill has warned that the margin for error in the title race is quickly disappearing as the season moves toward its final stretch. With nine league games remaining, Celtic sit five points behind Hearts and know they must keep collecting wins if they are to close the gap. The Scottish Premiership table leaves little
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Rangers | 32 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 60 | 28 | 32 | 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 | 51 | 26 | 25 | 54 |
| 5 | Hibernian | 32 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 51 | 35 | 16 | 51 |
| 6 | Falkirk | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 46 |
| 7 | Dundee United | 32 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 42 | 52 | -10 | 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 | 63 | -28 | 27 |
| 12 | Livingston | 31 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 31 | 61 | -30 | 15 |
