Martin O’Neill believes Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain could help solve Celtic’s midfield problem as the manager prepares to face Motherwell without captain Callum McGregor. McGregor misses the match with a calf strain, removing the player who usually controls the tempo from the base of midfield. His absence forces Celtic to reshuffle an area that already looks stretched.
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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 | Celtic | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 54 | 32 | 22 | 59 |
| 3 | Rangers | 29 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 51 | 25 | 26 | 57 |
| 4 | Motherwell | 30 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 49 | 21 | 28 | 54 |
| 5 | Hibernian | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 48 | 35 | 13 | 47 |
| 6 | Falkirk | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 37 | 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 | 29 | 41 | -12 | 30 |
| 10 | St Mirren | 29 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 45 | -22 | 24 |
| 11 | Kilmarnock | 29 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 60 | -28 | 21 |
| 12 | Livingston | 30 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 31 | 59 | -28 | 15 |
