Martin Dowden
BBC Sport Scotland at Rugby Park

Derek McInnes will be over the moon going in at the break. His side deserve to be ahead.

They would have been satisfied with the number of real chances they managed to create and they were clearly the team on the ascendancy.

It's hard to work out what Aberdeen's strategy is here. They seem keen to miss out midfield, but the service to their forward players has been poor. Not a great display so far.

Well, that was some way to end the first period.

I was just about to say that was a 49-minute half we could forget about, but that Kyle Vassell finish has lit up this game.

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Check complete. Goal given!

Hold up... VAR's involved.

Half decent Connor Barron delivery has to be punched away by Will Dennis, who eventually claims after the ball bobs off a couple of Killie heads.

Aberdeen corner.

What you got, Dons?

Four minutes added at the end of this swashbuckling half of football (lol).

Willie Miller
Former Aberdeen captain on BBC Sportsound

The two strikers for Aberdeen have gone missing, they have done nothing so far, they have received no service.

It has been all about Killie, so Barry Robson is going to need to have a think about what he can do at half time to win this game.

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That was Killie's ninth effort of the game.

Aberdeen are on one.

Kris Boyd
Former Kilmarnock striker on Sky Sports

He's got to score for me.

Aberdeen's back three need to be alert to head away another cross before Duk gives away a cheap foul on Brad Lyons.

The ball comes in to Joe Wright, who glances wide a huge chance.

The resulting corner eventually falls for Kyle Vassell, whose goalbound effort is smashed into the chest of Nicky Devlin.

That's a sore one. Kelle Roos is also down after taking a wee knock at that corner.

Stuart Findlay looks certain to meet a Liam Polworth free-kick, but again Richard Jensen gets a vital touch.

Jack MacKenzie has already made his fifth tackle of the game, battering into Danny Armstrong before winning a foul.

Top defending.

A long Killie throw causes panic in the Dons box.

Stuart Findlay gets the first contact, flicking on to Brad Lyons.

The midfielder's header ends up flying straight into the arms of Kelle Roos.

Willie Miller
Former Aberdeen captain on BBC Sportsound

There are too many long balls, too many hopeful balls. Even if they do win possession, the quality of passing has been poor.

There have been little spells where quality has been beginning to appear, but there's been too many occasions without it.

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Kilmarnock 0-0 Aberdeen

Killie centre-half Joe Wright is down needing a bit of treatment.

A bit of magic spray is being applied to his ankle and seems to be doing the trick.

Oh, out of nowhere Duk almost gets in over the top.

Will Dennis eventually gets out to deny him, but that was a bit of an unnecessary panic from Killie.

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Killie are ramping up a bit of pressure as Danny Armstrong has a dangerous cross cleared.

The home fans are encouraged.