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SPL roundup: Celtic held by St Johnstone

SPL roundup: Celtic held by Saints
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Sports Mole rounds up Tuesday night's SPL action, where Celtic extended their lead on second-placed Motherwell despite being held by St Johnstone.

Nigel Hasselbaink scored an 82nd-minute equaliser for St Johnstone as they restricted Celtic to a 1-1 draw at McDiarmid Park this evening.

The SPL table toppers were dominant throughout the first period and Efe Ambrose gave them a deserved advantage with his second goal in as many games.

Hasselbaink netted a late leveller in the last meeting between the sides, which also ended 1-1, and did so again tonight - firing a long-range effort past Frazier Forster to deny Celtic a seventh straight league win.

However, Motherwell's home defeat to Dundee United means that the Bhoys extended their lead at the top of the division to 19 points.

Johnny Russell scored the only goal of the game as the Terrors claimed a surprise victory which moves them level on points with fifth-placed Kilmarnock.

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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Celtic1514104444043
2Aberdeen16104230181234
3RangersRangers1510232791832
4Dundee UnitedDundee Utd156632215724
5Motherwell157171823-522
6Dundee165472729-219
7St Mirren165381926-718
8Ross County163671230-1815
9St Johnstone1642101829-1114
10Kilmarnock163581734-1714
11Hearts163491825-713
12Hibernian162681828-1012


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