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Celtic returned to winning ways with a comfortable 3-0 win against St Mirren at Celtic Park, and were able to stretch their lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership to 13 points after Rangers hiccupped at Hibs in an entertaining 3-3 draw at Easter Road.
On the other side of the capital, Hearts picked up a mammoth win in their battle to avoid the drop as James Penrice bagged the games only goal in a 1-0 win over high-flying Dundee United. Aberdeen couldn’t take advantage though, as their miserable run of form continued at Motherwell, where they lost 2-0 and saw key defender Slobodan Rubežić sent off.
Elsewhere, Ross County picked up a huge win in their bid to avoid the drop by beating Kilmarnock 1-0 at Rugby Park, while Dundee were comfortable winners at basement club St Johnstone, running out 3-1 winners in Perthshire.
But who were the players who stood out for their teams this weekend? Who were the weekend heroes that it was a happy new year for their sides?
Here, The Scotsman look at the XI players who were rated as the league’s best performing players this weekend, using player ratings from popular football website FotMob in a 4-3-3 formation, complete with live photos from the weekend’s fixtures.
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9. RW: Nicolas Kuhn - Celtic
A regular inclusion in this list, it will surprise nobody to see the German included once again after his two goal haul against St Mirren. One of the highest rated players of the weekend at 9.1, Kuhn created two chances for his team, won 100% of his tackles and hit the target with every attempt he had at goal. A magician. | SNS Group
10. LW: Martin Boyle - Hibs
Another vintage performance from the Australian, Boyle bagged himself another brace in the 3-3 draw with Rangers and was rated at 9.0 for his performance. Dispossessed just once in the game at Easter Road, Boyle was Hibs' star man yet again. | SNS Group
11. CF: Hamza Igamane - Rangers
Somehow didn't end up on the winning team, despite scoring a hat-trick in the 3-3 draw with Hibs at Easter Road. Naturally, he ranked highly with a close to perfect 9.7 due to his three goals, 75% dribble success rate, and 80% shot accuracy rate. | SNS Group