Simo Valakari has named his St Johnstone starting XI for this afternoon’s Premiership match against Celtic. The Scottish Champions will be looking to extend their lead at the top of the table while compounding the Perth side to the bottom of the table. St Johnstone: Rae, Cameron, Mikulic, Sanders, Franczak, Sprangler, Smith, Essel, Raymond, Clark,
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Celtic | 31 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 92 | 20 | 72 | 78 |
| 2 | Rangers | 31 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 66 | 31 | 35 | 65 |
| 3 | Hibernian | 31 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 48 | 41 | 7 | 47 |
| 4 | Aberdeen | 31 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 47 | -5 | 46 |
| 5 | Dundee United | 31 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 39 | 40 | -1 | 44 |
| 6 | Hearts | 31 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 39 |
| 7 | St Mirren | 31 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 42 | 50 | -8 | 38 |
| 8 | Motherwell | 31 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 37 | 54 | -17 | 38 |
| 9 | Ross County | 31 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 52 | -21 | 35 |
| 10 | Kilmarnock | 31 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 35 | 53 | -18 | 32 |
| 11 | Dundee | 31 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 48 | 67 | -19 | 31 |
| 12 | St Johnstone | 31 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 32 | 57 | -25 | 26 |
![Brendan Rodgers St Johnstone Pre-Match Press Conference [Transcript]](https://www.celticnewsnow.com/assets/images/photos/20250404-brendan-rodgers-st-johnstone-pre-match-press-conference-tran-s.jpg "Brendan Rodgers St Johnstone Pre-Match Press Conference [Transcript]")
