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Kilmarnock’s Scottish Cup exit. The whistler awarded St Mirren a 119th penalty to send the tie into penalties at 3-3 – and the Buddies had a flawless shootout to get into the semi-finals.

Kilmarnock win the Scottish Cup after securing their top flight status.

Tommy Wright hopes Killie history repeats itself this season by lifting the Scottish Cup after securing their top flight status.

Kilmarnock’s night couldn’t have went any better as they climbed out of the bottom two thanks to a resounding 3-0 win against Dundee United.A Kyle Lafferty 11 minute hat-trick gave Tommy Wright’s side a comfortable victory, and thanks to Hamilton and Ross County both losing – Killie climbed to 10th in the Scottish Premiership.The Ayrshire side are now five ahead of Accies and two ahead of the Staggies, but due to the far superior goal difference over both, the Rugby Park side effectively have an extra point.There was a heart in mouth moment for Killie in the 16th minute when Lafferty lunged into a tackle, but whistler Alan Muir judged it to be a booking rather than a red card.On the half hour mark Lafferty had a great chance when he latched

Kilmarnock’s poorest since he took over as manager after his side blew a chance to climb above Ross County.

Kilmarnock had turned in one of the poorest performances since he arrived at Rugby Park as they blew a chance to climb above County. But the Killie boss was still happy with the point he reckons could be crucial come the end of the season.Chris Burke had fired the Ayrshiremen into a second minute lead and they forged ahead again through Mitch Pinnock after Michael Gardyne had levelled.

Kilmarnock take on Ross County this weekend – a match that gives them the chance to climb out of the bottom two with four games to go.And Wright knows how important the clash is, but reckons their momentum from winning 4-1 and 4-0 in their last two games could be crucial.Speaking to the Standard he said: “We know that if we win on Saturday that we will move up a place and put ourselves two points ahead of them with four games to go.“They will look at it in the same importance, they can go four ahead of us.“It’s a massive game for both clubs, I am pleased we are going into it on the back of two emphatic wins.“The players are in a good place, but when 3pm comes on Saturday we have to go again and earn the right to stay in this league.“To do

Kilmarnock head to Stenhousemuir on Scottish Cup duty this afternoon, and Tommy Wright knows how big a game it is for his side.The Rugby Park gaffer has plenty of experience in the competition, including winning it with St Johnstone, so he knows how to deal with the pressure.But he insists they will be treating this match like any other and won't be taking their foot off of the gas.Here's what Wright had to say before the match yesterday:Did the international break come at the worst time?"You can look at it that way, but we always know it's coming so you just need to deal with it."There's not a lot you can do about it, you always plan what you're going to do and that didn't change."Ideally you want to keep playing after a good win, but we

Kilmarnock’s post-split fixture list.The Rugby Park men will square-off against the Staggies in the opening bottom-six clash in which a win would see the Ayrshire side climb out of the bottom two.And with three home matches out of five, the gaffer knows that Premiership survival is in Killie's hands.Speaking to the Kilmarnock Standard, he said: “My initial thoughts on the split games are that they’re good.“There is gaps in between games due to cup dates, but that’s the same for all the teams in the league.“The first game is against Ross County.

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Kilmarnock need to “roll their sleeves up” and avoid relegation.The Rugby Park club slipped down to 11th place – which would put them into a play-off with a Championship team to stay up – after losing to Aberdeen.Bottom-placed Ross County beat last season’s champions Celtic on Sunday night to lift themselves above Killie, meaning only Hamilton are below them on goal difference.And Wright knows how important the final eight games are.Speaking to the Kilmarnock Standard, the manager said: “The disappointing thing for me is that out of the three games we could have quite easily had four points.“I don’t know if that’s been the story of the whole season or not, but against Motherwell we were the more dominant team and against Aberdeen we should

Kilmarnock to the sword in a match that saw the Rugby Park's side losing run extended to eight. Callum Hendry was the super sub for the Pittodrie men when he headed home an effort just minutes after coming on for Fraser Hornby in the first-half.The loss means that Tommy Wright's Killie reign has started with three defeats from three, all 1-0.Hamilton lost to Hibernian and Ross County are set to play Celtic tomorrow, meaning the Ayrshire side remain a point above the relegation zone.

Kilmarnock are not that.The Rugby Park boss has been tasked with keeping the Ayrshire side in the Scottish Premiership and they lie just one point above the drop zone.But Wright says he faced worse situations when he managed in Northern Ireland.He said: “I’ve taken over teams that were bottom of the league when I was in Northern Ireland.

Tommy Wright says Ryan Jack's wonder strike for Rangers shouldn't have stood. The Ayrshire side lost 1-0 at Ibrox on Saturday after the midfielder unleashed a stunning first half volley into the top corner.But new Killie gaffer Wright believes there was a handball in the build-up to Jack's goal which should have been spotted by referee Don Robertson.He was pleased with his players' efforts against the Premiership league leaders but admits they need more firepower.

Kilmarnock boss Tommy Wright's first signing after agreeing a contract until the end of the season.The star came close to signing a deal with Romanian outfit Sepsi earlier in the week but will now join up with his fellow Northern Irishman at Rugby Park.It's his third club in Scottish football having previously turned out for Rangers and Hearts, with the big striker having had two separate spells at Ibrox.He returns after a disappointing period in Italy with Reggina where he made 11 appearances in Serie B but mustered only one goal.Killie have been in search of a striker since losing Eamon Brophy to St Mirren in the transfer window and Wright will be delighted to secure an established international with 75 caps for his country.The 33-year

Kyle Lafferty on a free transfer.The former Rangers and Hearts star is set to be offered a deal until the end of the season at Rugby Park.Killie boss Tommy Wright is keen to add more firepower to his team and wants to land his fellow countryman on a short-term deal.The 33-year-old has been a free agent since he left Italian side Reggina in January.Lafferty has since returned from Italy and is keen on a return to Scotland, having seen a switch to Romania fall through.He also wants regular games to keep himself fit for Northern Ireland.Lafferty has just turned down a move to Romanian outfit Sepsi and that has opened the door for Killie.Wright wants another striker with his team third bottom of the Premiership and struggling in front of

Kilmarnock must find a cutting edge after his dug-out return ended in defeat to Motherwell to plunge his side deeper into relegation trouble. Allan Campbell’s second half strike at Rugby Park pushed the Steelmen closer to the stop six while making it six defeats on the spin for the Ayrshiremen. Wright must now pick his troops up for tough back to back away games at Ibrox and Pittodrie in their battle to beat the drop but insists there was plenty to be encouraged by on his bow.

Decanter Cole had a decent chance in the 22nd minute, but his looping header was well held by Colin Doyle.Chris Burke went close just after the half hour mark when he attempted to latch on to a McKenzie cross, but he couldn’t turn the effort in.McKenzie had a good chance when the ball fell for him inside the box in the 52nd minute, but his effort was blocked out for a corner.Doyle pulled off an incredible save minutes later when a header was directed towards his goal, but he reacted well to palm the effort away.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

Want the latest Scottish sport news sent straight to your inbox? Join thousands of others who have signed up to our Record Sport newsletter.St Johnstone manager Callum Davidson has welcomed Tommy Wright’s return to Scottish football.Wright took hold of the reins at Kilmarnock earlier this week after time away from football following his Perth departure in May.Davidson, who was Wright’s assistant when Saints won the Scottish Cup in 2014, said: “Tommy’s obviously now at a rival club.“But it will be good to see him again and hopefully once we’re back to normal we can get a few games of golf.”Davidson added: “Tommy is his own man and will have his own ideas.

Tommy Wright confirms he has scope to bring in new players but admits he may choose not to.The Northern Irishman has been appointed as Alex Dyer's replacement and while the transfer window is shut, free agents can still move.Head of football operations James Fowler is looking at potential targets, but the new man in the Killie dugout only wants players who are ready to go.Wright said: "We're looking hard at that."Working alongside James, he did tell me that the board said there are funds available if he could find someone."I've got some reservations about it, so it would need to be someone that has just been released in January."It's no good looking at someone that's just been out of work for four, five, six months."That market is very

Graham Alexander says his side won't have to guard against a 'new manager bounce' at Kilmarnock tomorrow, but will need to overcome Tommy Wright's team.Alexander says any notion of a new face coming in to the dug-out and dramatically changing a team's fortunes is a myth, but that different ideas can change things on the training pitch.To that end, he expects a stern challenge at Rugby Park, but says his side will be looking for three points as they do in every game.Alexander said: "I would expect a team of players who are desperate to impress their new manager."A lot is said about the 'new manager bounce' throughout football but for me we're going to plan on how we want to play."The formation of Kilmarnock could be anything, they've chopped