FT: Kilmarnock 0-3 Hearts - Halkett heads in corner at near post; Braga knocks in rebound for second after break
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FT: Kilmarnock 0-3 Hearts
Hearts finish Saturday five points clear at the top of the league.
Dundee host Celtic tomorrow afternoon.
Today's full-time scores:
FT: Kilmarnock 0-3 Hearts
Kilmarnock manager Stuart Kettlewell tells Premier Sports: "I thought we were on the front foot
"And then we drop a marker and it's a really good header [for Hearts' first goal] and I thought Hearts grew into it at that point.
"We got to a point tonight where we were trying to make passes and put pressure on ourselves.
"Hearts are going to punish you if that's the case, and the frustrating thing is we haven't seen those individual errors so far this season.
"We didn't show a great reaction to the first goal, definitely didn't to the second, and by the time the third goes in, Hearts are playing with real confidence."
FT: Kilmarnock 0-3 Hearts
Hearts have scored in their last 12 games in the Scottish Premiership.
Their longest run of games since a run of 17 from 1 March 2014 to 29 August 2015.
FT: Kilmarnock 0-3 Hearts
Hearts head coach Derek McInnes tells Premier Sports: "In the first half, the first 15 minutes or so, Kilmarnock asked questions of us.
"I thought we played our way into the game, and the goal came at a good time.
"I didn't think there was much in it first half, but when their press came on, we started to engage with our strikers and scored a couple of good goals.
"The last 20 minutes were quite enjoyable as you have options from the bench to freshen it up, see it out, and make sure it's not too dramatic.
"It looked straightforward in the end, but until the third goal went in, it wasn't.
"We just want to take care of each and every game.
"No-one is getting carried away"
FT: Kilmarnock 0-3 Hearts
Hearts have kept a clean sheet in each of their last four games in the Premiership, a run of 471 minutes without conceding a goal.
Their last longer run of games without conceding a goal in the top-flight was a run of 7 games from 9 December 2017 to 24 January 2018.
FT: Kilmarnock 0-3 Hearts
Image source, OptaFT: Kilmarnock 0-3 Hearts
Hearts midfielder Cammy Devlin tells Premier Sports: "I think it was a bit scrappy in the first half, to be honest
"You come here, it's always a hard game, we knew it was going to be tough, they've started the season really well.
"The second half was more like us."
Forward Claudio Braga adds: "It's amazing to keep winning with this team, it was a joy to play, first half not so much, but especially the second half
"We showed how we can play, it's enjoyable."
FT: Kilmarnock 0-3 Hearts
Charlie Mulgrew
Former Celtic defender on Premier Sports
Braga... what a player he is.
Job done for Hearts.
Three unanswered goals, five points clear, party time on the way back to Gorgie.
Killie huffed and puffed but fell out of the game after a bright start.
Image source, SNSHearts' Claudio Braga celebrates after scoring to make it 3-0
Kilmarnock 0-3 Hearts
Triple Hearts sub.
Harry Milne, Lawrence Shanland, and Claudio Braga head off.
Elton Kabangu, Blair Spittal, and Tomas Bent Magnusson are on.
Kilmarnock 0-3 Hearts
Alan Forrest is next in the book.
Less than five to go now, a lot of sideways passes in the middle of the park.
Kilmarnock 0-3 Hearts
Killie's Robbie Deas picks up a late booking after a 50/50 with Cammy Devlin.
He's incensed by the decision and replays show he's right to be.
A pretty routine coming together there.
Kilmarnock 0-3 Hearts
Marcus Dackers is off for Scott Tiffoney for the hosts.
There's been very little of note happening outwith this flurry of subs.
Probably by design from Hearts in fairness. Excellent game management.
Kilmarnock 0-3 Hearts
Just over 10 minutes to go now.
Keeping a clean sheet will be the main focus for Hearts right now, you'd reckon.
Icing on the cake and all that...
Kilmarnock 0-3 Hearts
Another sub now as the game becomes pretty stop-start.
Alexandros Kyziridis, who just hit the deck with some cramp, is off.
Alan Forrest is on in his place.
Kilmarnock 0-3 Hearts
Jamie Brandon and Kyle Magennis are also on for Killie.
Greg Kiltie and James Brown are off.
Kilmarnock 0-3 Hearts
Craig Halkett is off for Hearts.
He's replaced by Michael Steinwender.
Kilmarnock 0-3 Hearts
It's wave after wave of Hearts attacks now.
Every player is involved, "ole, ole" shouts greet every pass, they're cutting through Killie with ease.
Alexandros Kyziridis has just tried to score from the halfway line.
Hearts are in dreamland.
Kilmarnock 0-3 Hearts
"We shall not be moved," sing the Hearts fans.
The Scottish Premiership as it stands
Claudio Braga
Hearts go Ga Ga through Claudio Braga. Five points clear at the top of the league.
Another livley piece of link-up play between Alexandros Kyziridis and Braga leads the latter, showing great poise to dance around the keeper and knock it in.
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 22 |
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| 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 17 |
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| 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 11 |
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| 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 10 |
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| 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 10 |
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| 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 9 |
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| 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 9 |
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| 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 9 |
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| 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 8 |
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| 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 7 |
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| 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 6 |
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| 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 6 |
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Manager:Stuart Kettlewell
Formation:3 - 5 - 2
Manager:Derek McInnes
Formation:4 - 4 - 2
Manager:Stuart Kettlewell
Formation:3 - 5 - 2
Manager:Derek McInnes
Formation:4 - 4 - 2
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Kilmarnock have lost both of their last two Scottish Premiership games against Heart of Midlothian, as many as their previous 13 beforehand (W7 D4 L2).
This will be Heart of Midlothian boss Derek McInnes’ first league match against Kilmarnock since leaving the club. McInnes has only lost one of his last 30 top-flight matches against Killie (W23 D6), and is unbeaten in his last 16 away games against them at this level (W13 D3) since a 3-2 defeat with St. Johnstone in February 2010.
Kilmarnock have won both of their last two league games without conceding, but haven’t won three in a row with a clean sheet each time in the Scottish Premiership since April 2018 under Steve Clarke.
Heart of Midlothian have won 10 of their last 11 league games (D1), including each of their last five away from home. Not since January 2011 have Hearts had a longer away winning run in the top-flight (7).
David Watson has scored in both of Kilmarnock’s last two home league games; the last player to score in three successive home appearances for Killie in the top-flight while aged 20 or younger was Steven Naismith in March 2007.
