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Celtic’s 4-0 win over basement club St Johnstone took their unbeaten run to 18 games, Hearts dramatically conceded two injury-time goals to draw 2-2 with fellow relegation battlers Ross County and Dundee United’s last minute victory over Aberdeen ensured it was yet another week of drama in the Scottish Premiership.
Rounding off the fixture list for 2024, little has changed in terms of league position but Rangers fell further into the mire as they scrambled to draw 2-2 with Motherwell after falling two goals behind before the break, while Hibs continued their winning run with a 1-0 victory over Kilmarnock at Easter Road and Dundee emerged with an impressive 2-1 win at St Mirren.
However, who were the players who stood out for their teams this weekend? Who were the weekend heroes that ensured the year ended on a high?
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.
5. LB: Alex Valle - Celtic
Continues to impress when called upon, the Spanish full-back picked up a 8.5 rating for his weekend performance. Created an impressive six chances from defence, completed 87% of his passes accurately and even managed to get two shots off himself. A solid afternoon for the young defender. | SNS Group
6. CM: Paulo Bernardo - Celtic
Another top performer during Celtic's 4-0 win over St Johnstone, the Portuguese midfielder picked up an assist, an 87% passing success rate and won 100% of his tackles. Growing in stature by the game. | SNS Group
7. CM: Arne Engels - Celtic
A big performance from the £11million Belgian saw him involved in a lot of Celtic's attacking play, where he picked up an assist and has five shots at goal. Won all bar one of his ground duels and created three chances for his team against St Johnstone. | SNS Group
8. CM: Nectar Triantis - Hibs
Not only did the on loan Sunderland man score the match-winning goal, he was also the highest rated midfielder of the weekend with a ranking of 8.4 for his performance. Created two chances for his team, had a 76% passing accuracy rate and made seven recoveries during the 1-0 win over Kilmarnock. | SNS Group