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HT: Kilmarnock 1-0 Hearts Kilmarnock defender Deas sent off for tackle on Vargas after six minutes But Anderson converts from spot after Penrice fouls Wright Gordon denies Watkins twice as Kilmarnock go close to adding second Forrest and Drammeh with Hearts' best chances Kilmarnock started a point in front of Hearts, who are bottom Amy Canavan HT: Kilmarnock 1-0 Hearts Bruce Anderson has scored his last three penalties in the Premiership. He last failed to score on 16 December 2023 against Kilmarnock when with Livingston. HT: Kilmarnock 1-0 Hearts Derek Mc Innes' side have been shown SIX red cards in the Scottish Premiership this season. It's only 15 Decemeber. Bruce Anderson, with his second spot kick in as many games, has the 10 men of Kilmarnock deservedly ahead at half-time against Hearts. Robbie Deas' yellow card for his tackle on Kenneth Vargas was upgraded to a red for Kilmarnock's seventh of the season after six minutes. Derek Mc Innes' side are coping well so far with the disadvantage, though. .. Kilmarnock 1-0 Hearts Hearts defender Kye Rowles catches Bruce Anderson late and is straight in the book. Kilmarnock 1-0 Hearts We're still playing, btw. Into minute five of stoppage time. Latest action a tame slice from Hearts' Alan Forrest. Kilmarnock 1-0 Hearts Wee stoppage as Joe Wright receives a bit of treatment after a coming together with Cammy Devlin. Kilmarnock 1-0 Hearts Kenneth Vargas has the pace and power to beat Corrie Ndaba in a foot race. The stand-in centre-half gets back enough to direct the shot away for a corner, though. Kilmarnock 1-0 Hearts Corner kick swings in in search of Craig Halkett, but the ball is punched out of the defender's path before it reaches him. Kilmarnock 1-0 Hearts Marley Watkins forces another save out of Craig Gordon. A simpler one for the Scotland international, but again, Killie exploit a poor show of defence from Hearts. Kilmarnock 1-0 Hearts Brian Mc Lauchlin BBC Sport Scotland at Rugby Park Kilmarnock have been excellent since being reduced to 10 men. Ndaba has gone into the centre back role with Murray filling in at left-back. They have been very disciplined with all 10 behind the ball when out of possession. Hearts have been very wasteful going forward, with Boateng and Rowles in particular very slack with their passes. Kilmarnock 1-0 Hearts Daniel Oyegoke sporting the short sleeve shirt and gloves. Big no no for me. He dances through to a decent area, but gets his margins all wrong. Kilmarnock 1-0 Hearts Blowing a gale down in Ayrshire. Proving problematic for James Penrice while setting a corner. Kilmarnock 1-0 Hearts A right stop-start game, this. Fouls aplenty. Bruce Anderson wins the latest for the hosts. A lively ball into the box, but no luck for Kilmarnock. Kilmarnock 1-0 Hearts Hearts really are all over the place at the back. Marley Watkins latches onto Liam Polworth's pass with ease and forces a strong stop out of Craig Gordon. Kilmarnock 1-0 Hearts Brad Lyons concedes a free kick way out wide. After a bit of ping-pong, it falls kindly for shot but it's all hauled up anyway for an offside on Craig Halkett. Kilmarnock 1-0 Hearts Free kick right on the edge of the box for Hearts, and it's a bit of a soft one. Blair Spittal floats it onto Malachi Boateng, but his header is way wide. Kilmarnock 1-0 Hearts For that high boot, James Penrice received a yellow card. Bruce Anderson (penalty) Ten-man Kilmarnock take the lead through Bruce Anderson's spot kick! Straight down the middle from the striker. Kilmarnock 0-0 Hearts Joe Wright takes a boot to the coupon from James Penrice and Don Robertson points to the spot! Kilmarnock 0-0 Hearts Hearts hit on the break with Kenneth Vargas and he feeds in Blair Spittal. The Scot lines up the shot but a Killie foot nips in to direct it away for a corner. Nothing comes of it. Match report to appear here. Last Updated 15th December 2024 at 15: 54 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Derek Mc Innes Formation: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 Manager: Neil Critchley Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Derek Mc Innes Formation: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 Manager: Neil Critchley Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Scottish Premiership All competitions All competitions All competitions Kilmarnock have only suffered two defeats in their last 12 Scottish Premiership meetings with Hearts (W6 D4), winning their first league match against them this season 2-1 in October. Heart of Midlothian have kept a clean sheet in both of their last two league visits to Kilmarnock (W1 D1), this after conceding 2+ goals in each of their previous three at Rugby Park in the Scottish Premiership beforehand. No side has earned fewer points at home in the Scottish Premiership this season than Kilmarnock (6), who have won just once in their last eight league games at Rugby Park (D4 L3), beating Rangers 1-0 in October. Hearts have only won one of their last 11 away league outings (D3 L7), beating St. Johnstone 2-1 in early November. Only Aston Oxborough (55) has made more saves in the Scottish Premiership this season than Kilmarnock’s Robby Mc Crorie (42), who has made at least three saves in each of his last five league appearances. © 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.