This might not be the biggest test Brendan Rodgers will ever face in his career, but make no mistake—this game is massive. It might not rank as the most important game of his managerial journey, but he won’t dismiss it as meaningless. Nor is it the most critical game we’ve had this season; that honour
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Celtic | 23 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 64 | 11 | 53 | 60 |
| 2 | Rangers | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 47 | 19 | 28 | 50 |
| 3 | Dundee United | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 27 | 5 | 37 |
| 4 | Aberdeen | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 36 | -4 | 35 |
| 5 | Motherwell | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 39 | -10 | 31 |
| 6 | Hibernian | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 37 | -2 | 30 |
| 7 | St Mirren | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 30 | 38 | -8 | 30 |
| 8 | Dundee | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 41 | -4 | 27 |
| 9 | Hearts | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 33 | -5 | 27 |
| 10 | Ross County | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 43 | -19 | 26 |
| 11 | Kilmarnock | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 40 | -13 | 25 |
| 12 | St Johnstone | 24 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 27 | 48 | -21 | 18 |
