CELTIC 6-1 DUNDEE UNITED
Celtic hammered the Tannadice side as Jason Denayer marked his debut with a goal to end United's unbeaten start to the season. The other goals came from Kris Commons, Stefan Johansen, Anthony Stokes and a double from forgotten striker Jo Inge Berget.
ABERDEEN 1-2 CELTIC
Celtic go top of the league for the first time all season in November after a crucial win at Pittodrie. Adam Rooney had given the Dons the lead before a Stefan Johansen equaliser. After Scott Brown was sent off, Virgil van Dijk grabbed an injury time winner to spark off huge celebrations from Ronny Deila.
KILMARNOCK 0-2 CELTIC
With Aberdeen on a great run of form at the start of the year, Celtic knew they could not afford any slip-ups at Rugby Park and they eased to a vial win in Ayrshire thanks to goals from Emilo Izaguirre and Stefan Scepovic to put them within a point of the Dons with a game in hand.
CELTIC 4-0 MOTHERWELL
Celtic reclaimed top spot with a demolition job against the struggling Lanarkshire side in January. Virgil van Dijk and Leigh Griffiths helped themselves to close-range headers in the first half, before Mikael Lustig netted a rare double. Celtic would never relinquish their top spot.
CELTIC 4-0 ABERDEEN
Billed as a title decider for weeks before the game, Celtic ended Aberdeen's unbeaten 13-game run in some style, despite an out-of-sorts first half display. Jason Denayer netted against the run of play before Leigh Griffiths, Gary Mackay-Steven and Stefan Johansen settled the issue.
CELTIC 5-0 DUNDEE
Clinical Celtic dismantle Dundee with an easy victory. A Hoops procession saw Leigh Griffiths and Scott Brown score in first half, before Kris Commons, James Forrest and Nir Bitton put the gloss on an easy win. Aberdeen's defeat at Dundee United 24 hours gave Deila his first title.
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