Celtic finished off 2014 in unimpressive style with a 0-0 draw against struggling Ross County at Parkhead yesterday.
The Scottish Premiership leaders bossed a rather one-paced and uninspiring first-half but were unable to get the breakthrough.
There was no great improvement after the break with the Hoops huffing and puffing against a resolute, if at times desperate, County rearguard.
The result means Celtic have dropped five points in their last two matches but ironically they extended their lead at the top to five points.
That’s because St Johnstone scored twice in the final 15 minutes to stun Dundee United and claim a dramatic 2-1 victory at McDiarmid Park.
The visitors came into the game second in the table and Calum Butcher opened the scoring just before half-time with a clever back-post finish.
But Jackie McNamara’s side squandered multiple chances to add to their lead and were punished when Michael O’Halloran headed home for his sixth league goal of the season.
The comeback was complete after 86 minutes when Chris Millar had time to turn in the box and find the bottom corner with a low finish to give the home side a sixth consecutive victory.
St Mirren moved off the bottom of the table thanks to a deserved 3-1 win over 10-man Dundee.
John Sutton scored another winner as Ian Baraclough continued his winning start as Motherwell manager with a 1-0 victory over Partick Thistle at Fir Park.
Sutton’s 14th-minute penalty proved enough to move Motherwell three points behind the Jags.
Motherwell were worthy of their half-time lead but they survived 45 minutes of pressure from the visitors, although they created the best chance of the second half when Lee Erwin failed to convert a counter-attack.
Scottish Premiership
Celtic 0 - Ross County 0
Dundee 1 - St Mirren 3
Kilmarnock 1 - Hamilton 0
Motherwell 1 - Partick 0
St Johnstone 2 - Dundee Utd 1
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
| Celtic | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 12 | 39 |
| Dundee Utd | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 34 |
| Aberdeen | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 34 |
| Hamilton | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 33 |
| Inverness | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 32 |
| St Johnstone | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 29 |
| Kilmarnock | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 22 | 24 |
| Dundee FC | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 21 |
| Partick | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
| Motherwell | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 27 | 17 |
| St Mirren | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 32 | 11 |
| Ross County | 18 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 37 | 10 |
Playing today
Inverness vs Aberdeen - 16.00
Scottish Championship
Alloa 1 - Queen of South 1
Cowdenbeath 1 - Dumbarton 3
Falkirk 0 - Raith 1
Hibernian 4 - Rangers 0
Livingston 0 - Hearts 1
League One
Airdrie3 - Ayr 0
Brechin p - Dunfermline p
Peterhead p - Forfar p
Stirling 3 - Morton 4
Stranraer 0 - Stenhousemuir 2
League Two
Annan 2 - Clyde 1
Berwick 0 - Queen’s Park 0
East Fife 1 - Arbroath 5
E. Stirling 1 - Albion 4
Montrose 2 - Elgin 3