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Scottish Premiership roundup: Celtic extend lead at top

Sports Mole rounds up Saturday's action in the Scottish Premiership as Celtic extend their lead at the top of the table.

Celtic have extended their lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership table to five points by beating Dundee United 3-0 thanks to goals from Gary Mackay-Steven, John Guidetti and Jason Denayer.

Ross County continued their fine form with a 2-1 victory over Kilmarnock after Michael Gardyne scored against his former club before Craig Curran added a second. Lee Ashcroft scored a late consolation goal.

St Mirren were defeated yet again, after goals from Brian Graham and Steven Anderson gave St Johnstone a 2-0 win, and Partick Thistle scored a late winner in their 1-0 win over Inverness Caledonian Thistle.

Aberdeen failed to gain ground on Celtic as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Dundee in the early kickoff.

Results in full: Dundee 1-1 Aberdeen, Celtic 3-0 Dundee United, Partick Thistle 1-0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Ross County 2-1 Kilmarnock, St Johnstone 2-0 St Mirren

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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
Championship Group
1Celtic110082275581
2RangersRangers110074245078
3Hearts101046341263
4Kilmarnock10104334952
5St Mirren10013945-643
6Dundee10014556-1141
Relegation Group
1Hibernian11004752-542
2Aberdeen11003649-1338
3Motherwell10014652-637
4St Johnstone10012549-2431
5Ross County10013258-2630
6Livingston11002459-3521
 
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1Celtic33246380265478
2RangersRangers33243672234975
3Hearts33195946341262
4Kilmarnock33131284334951
5St Mirren33127143843-543
6Dundee331011124454-1041
7Hibernian33912124451-739
8Motherwell33813124651-537
9Aberdeen33811143549-1435
10St Johnstone33710162446-2231
11Ross County3379173256-2430
12Livingston3339212259-3718


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