Celtic boss Wilfried Nancy has offered a clear explanation for why he named an unchanged starting XI for the Europa League meeting with Roma, despite the frustration of last weekend’s defeat to Hearts. The new manager, still only days into the job at Lennoxtown, chose continuity at a moment when external pressure and pundit criticism
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| 1 | Hearts | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 13 | 19 | 35 |
| 2 | Celtic | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 32 |
| 3 | Motherwell | 17 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 27 |
| 4 | Rangers | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 26 |
| 5 | Hibernian | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 24 |
| 6 | Aberdeen | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 21 |
| 7 | Falkirk | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 24 | -5 | 21 |
| 8 | Dundee United | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 25 | -4 | 17 |
| 9 | Dundee | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 29 | -15 | 15 |
| 10 | St Mirren | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 22 | -8 | 14 |
| 11 | Kilmarnock | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 30 | -14 | 12 |
| 12 | Livingston | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 30 | -15 | 8 |
