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Scottish Premiership roundup: Celtic extend lead at top

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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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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic29243287177075
2RangersRangers29185659263359
3Hibernian29111084440443
4Aberdeen29126113846-842
5Dundee UnitedDundee Utd29118103636041
6Motherwell29114143448-1437
7Hearts29106134140136
8Ross County2998123149-1835
9St Mirren29104153547-1234
10Kilmarnock2987143347-1431
11Dundee2977154161-2028
12St Johnstone2974183254-2225
> Scottish Premiership Full Table


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