Celtic left Celtic Park with another three points after beating Motherwell 3–1, but the match did not begin in comfortable fashion for Martin O’Neill’s side. The visitors struck first midway through the opening half after a loose moment near the edge of the Celtic box. Elijah Just finished low past Viljami Sinisalo and Motherwell had
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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 | 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 | 29 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 32 | 60 | -28 | 21 |
| 12 | Livingston | 30 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 31 | 59 | -28 | 15 |
