Kilmarnock v St Johnstone: Boss reckons home form will be key for success

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Derek McInnes reckons Kilmarnock's home form will be the key to Scottish Premiership success. A win against St Johnstone would secure back-to-back victories at Rugby Park for the Ayrshire side, and it would lift them above the Perth side in the table.

With one of the best home supports in years backing the team this season, McInnes hopes his side can take advantage of the backing from the Killie faithful.He said: "For us to be the team we want to be this season, we're going to have to be a strong home team."When we came in last January, we had to reverse the poor home form.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now.Get all the local news in your area – plus features, football news and the latest on the coronavirus crisis – at your fingertips 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories while you can customise your page with the sections that matter to you.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now on iOS and Android."If that had continued, we wouldn't have got out the league as champions."For us to be the animal we want to be in the Premiership this season, we have to be a strong home team again."In the two home league games we've had, outwith Celtic, the support have more than played their part."The supporters had huge part to play and they've responded with 5,500 season tickets - the highest return since the 1990s - is great for the players."We've got the buy-in from the supporters and the best way of keeping that is by winning games, especially at home."New hitman Christian Doidge, who is on loan from Hibs, is in line to make his Killie debut this weekend.He was ineligible for the trips to Hearts and Easter Road, but now he's ready to go.McInnes said: "We needed that