Celtic stormed to a dominant 4-0 victory over Motherwell on Boxing Day, maintaining their stronghold at the top of the Scottish Premiership. Goals from Arne Engels, Daizen Maeda, Nicolas Kühn, and Reo Hatate secured the three points, but much of the post-match discussion revolved around the penalty awarded to Celtic in first-half injury time. The
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 | Celtic | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 4 | 44 | 47 |
| 2 | Rangers | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 11 | 18 | 35 |
| 3 | Aberdeen | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 34 |
| 4 | Dundee United | 18 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 28 |
| 5 | St Mirren | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 30 | -4 | 27 |
| 6 | Motherwell | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 31 | -8 | 26 |
| 7 | Hibernian | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 31 | -5 | 21 |
| 8 | Kilmarnock | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 35 | -12 | 21 |
| 9 | Dundee | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 33 | -6 | 19 |
| 10 | Ross County | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 35 | -18 | 18 |
| 11 | Hearts | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 29 | -8 | 16 |
| 12 | St Johnstone | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 36 | -14 | 14 |
