Should Lionel Messi’s illness, which kept him out of Saturday’s clash with Malaga, prevent him boarding a plane to Glasgow tomorrow, Brendan Rodgers will take some grain of comfort...
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 9 | 39 | 43 |
| 2 | “Rangers” | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 47 | 10 | 37 | 41 |
| 3 | Aberdeen | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 32 |
| 4 | Motherwell | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 31 |
| 5 | Kilmarnock | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 23 |
| 6 | Hibernian | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 31 | -4 | 22 |
| 7 | Ross County | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 35 | -15 | 20 |
| 8 | Livingston | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 27 | -4 | 19 |
| 9 | St Mirren | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 27 | -12 | 15 |
| 10 | St Johnstone | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 33 | -19 | 15 |
| 11 | Hearts | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 28 | -12 | 12 |
| 12 | Hamilton Academical | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 31 | -15 | 12 |
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Celtic Celtic Park Glasgow | Hibs |
Scottish Premiership
15:00 15 December 2019
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Hearts Tynecastle Park Edinburgh | Celtic |
Scottish Premiership
19:45 18 December 2019
