Kyle Lafferty fulfils Kilmarnock 'obligation' as Derek McInnes busts wages myth after two goal heroics

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Derek McInnes insists there’s never a dull moment with Kyle Lafferty about the place. Well the striker certainly lit up Kilmarnock’s title push with a dream double to push the Championship leaders four points clear at the top.

The veteran frontman opted to knock back a call-up to Ian Brarclough’s Northern Ireland squad so he could continue leading the Ayrshire outfit’s promotion push against Thistle.

And he made his presence count after whipping a sensational set-piece home to put Killie one-up at the break.He wasted little time as the second half got underway too, stroking home inside 18 seconds of the restart to put the seal on victory.It should have been a stroll to the final whistle for McInnes’ men but a late lapse in concentration opened the door for Thistle to pull one back through Connor Murray, teeing up a nervous final few minutes.Get all the latest Sports news sent straight to your Inbox every day by signing up to our newsletter.We cover every morsel of information regarding your favourite club in the form of articles, videos and podcasts.The newsletter will arrive every day at 12pm, giving you a round up of the best stories we've covered that in the last 24 hours.To sign up, simply enter your email address into the link here.And if you aren't already, make sure you join the conversation over on our Facebook groups and Record Sport Instagram.Kilmarnock club for a result which means they’ve racked up a magnificent seven games unbeaten and with just five games remaining they look on course for an immediate Premiership return.As he’s just glad that Lafferty - who now has seven goals in 10 games since return in January - is providing value for money with his priceless contribution up top. "Kyle's here on the