PAWLETT HOPING TO EARN MORE STARTS

PETER Pawlett hopes his match-winning strike against Kilmarnock will convince Aberdeen boss Derek McInnes to give him some regular action.

The midfielder smashed home with five minutes remaining as t he Dons fought back from a goal down to claim a 2-1 success at Rugby Park.

But his substitute run-out was just his 15th appearance of the season — with only six of them starts.

The 26-year-old believes he may now have done enough to persuade his manager he is worthy of more game time.

He said: “Scoring goals is the best feeling, especially when you are scoring lastminute winners. It was a goal I will enjoy for a while.

“We were not at our best but, t hankfully, Jayden Stockley and myself have come up with the goods.

“You want to score as many goals as you can but my game time has not been as much as I would have wanted recently

“Therefore I was j ust delighted to be on the pitch and scoring goals again. Long may it continue.”

Pawlett also struck during last week’s 7-2 romp over Motherwell and he reckons he is now fulfilling his part after being encouraged by McInnes to add goals to his game.

The former Scotland U/21 cap — who also struck against Killie back i n December — said: “I have scored i n t he past t wo games that I have come on, so I am doing what I need to do.”