KICK-OFFpublished at 19:47 British Summer Time 15 April 2022
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 0-0 Kilmarnock
A peep from referee Don Robertson's whistle and we're off.
Summary
Kilmarnock four points clear at top of Scottish Championship
Inverness third, six points behind Arbroath
Taylor gives Kilmarnock the lead after an hour
Mckay scrambles home Caley Thistle's equaliser
Chalmers fires home side into late lead
KICK-OFFpublished at 19:47 British Summer Time 15 April 2022
The Scottish Championship pre-match ⤵️published at 19:44 British Summer Time 15 April 2022
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Kilmarnock (19:45)
Image source, BBC Sportget involved How's this one going?published at 19:43 British Summer Time 15 April 2022
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Kilmarnock (19:45)
Thumbs up for a Caley Thistle home win
Thumbs down for Killie winning on the road
McInnes looks to 'maximise oppurtunities'published at 19:41 British Summer Time 15 April 2022
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Kilmarnock (19:45)
Kilmarnock manager Derek McInnes tells BBC Scotland: “It’s important you maximise all your opportunities at this stage of the season.
“They’re a strong team and they have a strong starting XI and bench too.
“There are three big games left for us, but all the focus is on tonight.
“We hope we put in a strong performance. We’re expecting a tough game, but hopefully we give Inverness an even tougher one tonight."
Image source, SNS'On our day, we're capable' - Doddspublished at 19:39 British Summer Time 15 April 2022
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Kilmarnock (19:45)
Inverness Caledonian Thistle managers Billy Dodds tells BBC Scotland: “That's the target [securing play-off spot], it's a huge motivator.
"Kilmarnock have their own targets too and bring a big crowd with them.
"On our day, we’re capable of beating anybody, so we’re looking for a good performance and three points.
"I'm really looking forward to the game. I thought we were slightly unlucky in the last game against Killie."
Image source, SNSPreviously on Caley Thistle v Killie...published at 19:34 British Summer Time 15 April 2022
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Kilmarnock (19:45)
As aforementioned, these sides don't ship many goals.
Three 1-0 clashes between the two in the league so far this campaign precede tonight's game.
Caley Thistle won the first two before Killie won the most recent game.
Hopefully, this game is the outlier and provides some more goals!
Image source, SNSImage caption, Caley Thistle beat Kilmarnock 1-0 on 3 December
Lafferty's return the catalystpublished at 19:29 British Summer Time 15 April 2022
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Ask any Kilmarnock fan what they pin their turnaround this season on - they were fourth in early December - and two names will be their first answers. Derek McInnes' arrival as manager and the return of Kyle Lafferty.
Lafferty's eight goals and two assists in 11 games shot Killie back up to the league's summit.
In his first game back, the striker scored early on against Inverness as Killie won 1-0 and went within a point of then leaders Arbroath.
They're also on a run of nine games unbeaten.
Image source, SNSImage caption, Kyle Lafferty's eight goals and two assists in 11 games shot Killie back up to the league's summit
Sutherland key for Caley Thistlepublished at 19:25 British Summer Time 15 April 2022
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Kilmarnock (19:45)
Another striker who will be eager to have his say is the Championship's fifth-top scorer, Shane Sutherland.
With three goals in his last four games, including a goal and an assist against Arbroath, his upturn in form has coincided nicely with Caley Thistle as a whole.
Will he net tonight?
Thumbs up for yes, thumbs down for no.
Image source, SNSSome in-form attackers on showpublished at 19:20 British Summer Time 15 April 2022
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Kyle Lafferty. Billy Mckay. Oli Shaw. Shane Sutherland.
Four of the Scottish Championship's most prolific attackers feature tonight as the league's joint-second highest scorers (45) host the league's leading scorers (46).
Caley Thistle are also the third-best (31), and Killie the best (23), in terms of fewest goals conceded, however.
Destined to be a goal-laden contest? Or a 1-1 stalemate already?
Let's take a look at two of the best forwards on show tonight...
Image caption, Scottish Championship's best attackers so far this season
LINE-UPS from Caledonian Stadiumpublished at 19:15 British Summer Time 15 April 2022
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Kilmarnock (19:45)
Inverness Caledonian Thistle: Ridgers, Duffy, Welsh, Deas, Devine, Mckay, Sutherland, Broadfoot, Chalmers, McAlear, Samuels
Substitutes: Mackay, Harper, Carson, Doran, MacGregor, Walsh, Hardy, Hyde
Kilmarnock: Hemming, Hodson, Taylor, Stokes, Campbell, McGinn, Alston, F Murray, Lyons, Shaw, Lafferty.
Substitutes: Walker, Naismith, E Murray, McGowan, Sanders, Burke, Mackay, Armstrong, Glass.
Killie poised for title glory?published at 19:10 British Summer Time 15 April 2022
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Kilmarnock (19:45)
Bouncing straight back up to the top flight is no mean feat, but Derek McInnes' visitors look set to capture automatic promotion and the Championship title.
Should they win tonight and Arbroath lose at home to Queen of the South tomorrow, the trophy will be spending a season in the Rugby Park trophy cabinet.
Next Friday, the league's top two sides meet in Ayrshire for a potential title decider...what a cracker that would be if it remains a four-point gap after this round of fixtures.
Caley Thistle look to secure play-off spotpublished at 19:05 British Summer Time 15 April 2022
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If Billy Dodds' home side win this evening, they'll have guaranteed their spot in the play-offs, simple as that.
They hit a rough patch of form but have rallied in the last month, rediscovering their form at the right time.
Three wins in their last four, scoring 10 and conceding just the four makes for good reading.
Good evening!published at 18:59 British Summer Time 15 April 2022
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Kilmarnock (19:45)
Hello and welcome to our online coverage of tonight's Scottish Championship game as Inverness Caledonian Thistle host Kilmarnock.
Can the visitors from Ayrshire keep one hand on the league trophy? Will Caley Thistle consolidate their play-off spot with a win?
Stick with us to find out.
Image source, SNSImage caption, The Caledonian Stadium awaits tonight's clash