Killie crash but fans rise to applaud

P Celtic ........ 11 Aberdeen . 11 Hibs .......... 12 Rangers .... 11 M’Well ........ 11 St J’stone 12 Hearts ..... 12 Hamilton . 12 R County .. 12 Partick ..... 12 Killie ......... 12 Dundee ..... 12 W 8 8 6 6 6 4 4 3 3 2 1 2 D 3 2 4 3 1 3 3 2 2 4 5 2 underside of the bar and dropped inches the wrong side of the line. Killie twice came close to equalising early in the second half. Marciano stuck out a boot to deny Boyd from pointblank range after an incisive run into the box by Jones. Dangerman Jones was upended for a free-kick moments later and Boyd cracked a howitzer of a setpiece from 30 yards, fisted by Marciano with a punch that would have drawn praise from his more illustrious namesake. The Hibs keeper was the equal to everything Killie threw at him and dived high to his left to palm away a strike from Jones. Hibs weathered the storm then all but put the game to bed. McGinn picked space in the centre of midfield before spotting the darting run of Gray overlapping on the right. His low cross along the six-yard line was begging for a taker – and Murray duly obliged, sliding in at the back post to knock the ball home. Boyle’s late strike then capped a great night for boss Neil Lennon who said: “I am a happy man. We are third in the table and it’s fantastic. “We had to dig in at times and the scoreline maybe flattered us but we deserved to win. They were unlucky with the one off the bar and my goalkeeper has made an unbelievable save from Kris Boyd, world class. “It was as good as Craig Gordon’s at Celtic Park a few weeks ago. Anything he had to deal with, he dealt with. “It was clear Killie have a spring in their step but we are a good team and our away record is sensational.” L F A Pt 0 25 6 27 1 18 10 26 2 19 13 22 2 24 13 21 4 16 12 19 5 13 16 15 5 11 15 15 7 17 22 11 7 11 19 11 6 11 19 10 6 9 18 8 8 12 23 8