Kilmarnock vs Hearts team news confirmed as Kyle Lafferty starts – Football Scotland

The Jambos in Ayrshire for the Scottish Premiership clash at Rugby Park
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Kilmarnock host Hearts in the only Scottish Premiership clash this afternoon.
And both managers have named their starting elevens for an important match in the top-flight. Hearts will be looking to bounce back from last weekend's 4-0 defeat to Rangers and the 3-0 loss to Fiorentina in the Europa Conference League. Robbie Neilson's side currently sit in sixth place but they can move into fourth with a win at Rugby Park and move to within a point of their rivals Hibernian.
But it won't be an easy task in Ayrshire against a Kilmarnock side, who will be be buoyed by an important 2-1 win over St Johnstone in midweek. Dan Armstrong bagged a brace to down the Perth side as Killie recorded just their second league win of the season. After Dundee United's 2-0 win over Aberdeen on Saturday, Kilmarnock are just two points off the bottom of the table and Derek McInnes will be desperate for another positive result at home.
Kyle Lafferty starts again for Killie amid his SFA investigation, while Robert Snodgrass has been handed his first start for Hearts since joining the Tynecastle club.
Killie XI: Hemming, Mayo, Stokes, Taylor, Chrisene, Jones, Power, McKenzie, Alston, Armstrong, Lafferty
Subs: Walker, Wright, Alebiosu, Lyons, Polworth, McInroy, Cameron, Shaw, Doidge
Hearts XI: Gordon, Atkinson, Kingsley, Cochrane, Halliday, Forrest, Kio, Snodgrass, McKay, Humphrys, Shankland
Subs: Stewart, Clark, Haring, Grant, Mackay-Steven, Neilson, Sibbick, Henderson, Smith
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