Another chance! Liam Polworth bares down on the Livingston box and slips it to Marcus Dackers on the right.

The pass is a little heavy and it's also a little too late, allowing Adam Montgomery to get back and block.

Decent chance for Killie.

Djenario Daniels squares for Marcus Dackers, but the big striker doesn't shoot. Instead, he backheels for David Watson. The ball sits up awkwardly and the midfielder has his shot blocked.

Why didn't Dackers hit it?

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Kilmarnock 0-0 Livingston

There's a bouncing ball on the near touch line and Killie's Brad Lyons flies into the challenge with Scott Pittman.

It's enough to make you wince, but both are up fine and play rages on.

Welcome back.

And the Scottish Premiership season is under way!

The 129th edition of the national top flight. The 13th Premiership season.

For whom will it be unlucky?

Almost there...excited yet?

Big-spending Lowland League champions East Kilbride start the season - their first ever in the senior leagues - as favourites for another promotion as they host Spartans.

Relegated Dumbarton, who have also been splashing the cash of their new owner, host Clyde.

Meanwhile, having suffered the drop via the play-offs, Annan Athletic host Elgin City.

• Annan Athletic v Elgin City
• Dumbarton v Clyde
• East Kilbride v Spartans
• Edinburgh City v Stirling Albion
• Forfar Athletic v Stranraer

Alloa Athletic were the surprise guys of the League Cup group stage, topping their group ahead of top-flight Dundee and Airdrieonians.

Andy Graham's side start their league campaign away to Stenhousemuir, who finished a place above them in fourth last season.

Hamilton Academical, relegated after a points deduction and now under a signing ban, host Montrose, while League 2 champions Peterhead host East Fife, who followed them via the play-offs.

Inverness Caledonian Thistle will hope to put their financial woes behind them away to Kelty Hearts, while fellow promotion favourites Cove Rangers host Queen of the South.

• Cove Rangers v Queen of the South
• Hamilton Academical v Montrose
• Kelty Hearts v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
• Peterhead v East Fife
• Stenhousemuir v Alloa Athletic

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As mentioned we've already had one game in the second tier, that 1-1 draw between promoted Arbroath and Ayr United last night.

Today, Airdrieonians, who avoided relegation via the play-offs, host a Ross County side reeling not only from their drop from the Premiership but also from failing to qualify from their League Cup group.

Relegated St Johnstone host Partick Thistle in a game between two League Cup group winners.

Greenock Morton entertain Dunfermline Athletic having beaten the visitors to one of the best runners-up spots in the last 16, while Queen's Park visit Raith Rovers, with both sides having indifferent group stage campaigns.

• Airdrieonians v Ross County
• Greenock Morton v Dunfermline Athletic
• Raith Rovers v Queen's Park
• St Johnstone v Partick Thistle

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Andy Burke
BBC Sport Scotland at Rugby Park

A lovely sunny day at Rugby Park for the Premiership curtain-raiser.

We are going to learn a lot about these teams, both of which have had a sizeable turnover in players over the course of the summer.

What style these sides will employ this season has been a particular point in the build-up.

How will Stuart Kettllewell's Kilmarnock differ from what we saw under Derek McInnes?

Will Livingston carry the attacking style they demonstrated in the Championship into the top flight?

We'll get our first clues here today.

An own goal from midfielder Mo Sylla was all that separated the sides last month - a 1-0 win that ensured Kilmarnock qualified from their League Cup group as winners.

Livingston also progressed as one of the best runners-up and will be confident of a different outcome this time.

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Livingston manager David Martindale tells BBC Scotland: "It's brilliant to be back, but there's the pressure of the exposure that the Premiership brings. They're good pressures.

"We want to be here. That's seven years in the Premiership in the last decade and everyone in the club should get a massive pat on the back for that.

"The recruitment was based on that [players having Premiership experience]. We've got a good senior group, a good core of young players also. Hopefully it stands us in good stead."

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Kilmarnock manager Stuart Kettlewell tells BBC Scotland: "If only we could play every fixture in this weather! We're looking forward to it, it's always a special occasion.

"It has that added edge. We're the only top flight three o'clock kick-off, so we need to maximise the opportunity because there's a lot of eyes and attention on it.

"You want to be the first team to score in the Premiership calendar. It would be nice to get off to a good start.

"But we saw two weeks ago [in the League Cup] that there wasn't very much between the teams. They offered plenty in attack."

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There will be no Dougie Imrie in the Morton dugout as the Greenock side start the Championship season at home to Dunfermline.

Morton say, vaguely, it is "due to a private matter".

It means recently appointed technical head coach Billy Davies, the former Motherwell, Preston North End, Derby County and Nottingham Forest boss, will take the team instead.

Kyle Magennis appears to be one of the two injured players who manager Stuart Kettlewell alluded to earlier in the week. Robbie Deas also misses out through suspension.

There are three changes from the side that beat East Fife 4-0, with goalkeeper Max Stryjek coming back in against his former club.

Brad Lyons is also back to captain the side, with Tom Lowery, the summer arrival from Portsmouth, joining him in midfield.

Former Chelsea goalkeeper Eddie Beach drops to the bench, while exciting 18-year-old defender Ben Brannan makes his Premiership debut and former Motherwell left-back Dominic Thompson is on the bench after signing this morning.

Livingston name an unchanged side from the 6-0 win over Kelty Hearts in the League Cup.

On-loan Celtic left-back Adam Montgomery, former Dundee midfielder Mo Sylla and ex-St Johnstone winger Graham Carey make their league debuts for Livingston, while Scott Pittman is the only player who has made a Premiership appearance for the West Lothian club previously.

There's been plenty of changes to the playing squad since they were last there obviously.

On the bench, new signing Jeremy Bokila, the former Willem II striker, could make his debut.

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