On Friday night, Hearts faced an unenviable trip to Rugby Park to play a Kilmarnock side that have already swatted aside Celtic and Rangers in Ayrshire this season. Steve Clarke’s side were admittedly without the services of their star forward Eamonn Brophy but the Tynecastle club left with an impressive three points and what is these days a fairly big scalp. Rugby Park is as an unaccommodating venue as there is in the Premiership, and beating Clarke’s side on their own patch is no mean feat.


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