Kasper Schmeichel’s illness before the trip to Ibrox reportedly forced Celtic into a late change in goal. The experienced Dane had been expected to start, but the situation opened the door for Martin O’Neill to give Viljami Sinisalo the chance to step in for two demanding matches. Sinisalo had already faced one difficult test away
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Hearts | 29 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 52 | 24 | 28 | 63 |
| 2 | Rangers | 29 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 51 | 25 | 26 | 57 |
| 3 | Celtic | 28 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 51 | 30 | 21 | 55 |
| 4 | Motherwell | 28 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 47 | 18 | 29 | 53 |
| 5 | Hibernian | 29 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 48 | 35 | 13 | 46 |
| 6 | Falkirk | 29 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 42 |
| 7 | Dundee United | 29 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 36 | 46 | -10 | 33 |
| 8 | Aberdeen | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 28 | 39 | -11 | 29 |
| 9 | Dundee | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 45 | -18 | 28 |
| 10 | St Mirren | 29 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 45 | -22 | 24 |
| 11 | Kilmarnock | 29 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 60 | -28 | 21 |
| 12 | Livingston | 29 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 59 | -28 | 14 |
