WRIGHTGLAD TO DISCOVER ROADTOGOAL

Tommy Wright says belief is soaring at Rugby Park now that Kilmarnock have rediscovered the knack of scoring.

Killie are the lowest scorers in the Premiership with just 28 so far.

But the appointment of the Northern Irishman back in February and his capture of compatriot Kyle Lafferty has sparked the Ayrshiremen into life.

They have now registered 15 strikes in their last five games and Wright hopes their newfound confidence in the final third can inspire a daring survival bid.

They sit second bottom, a point behind Ross County in the chase for safety and ahead of hosting Dundee United tonight, Wright said: “Since we’ve come in there’s been a positive vibe.

“The players have responded well to what we’ve wanted them to do in terms of how we’ve wanted them to play.

“Where the confidence levels and belief have risen, that’s simply because we’ve started to score goals. We’ve got 15 in the last five games so that helps the belief.

“When I came in it took us a while to get the first goal and before that we’ve been a team that has struggled to get goals.

“Solving that can create confidence. We’re going into games now believing that we’re going to score goals and create chances.

“Now the other side which still needs to improve clearly is keeping clean sheets. That, too, can win you points and we need to keep more in these four league games we have left. Hopefully we have more in the cup with Saturday’s quarter-final against St Mirren coming up, too.”

Tommy Wright.