Without Freddie & Gordon Greer, it was again a "make-shift" assembled Killie defence that had to deal with an inform Hibs side.

After starting brightly and  Boyd missing 2 good opportunities, Derek Riordan went on to net three times as Hibernian beat Kilmarnock at Easter Road, to make amends for their opening day loss to the Ayrshire men.

Riordan neatly stepped past a defender and calmly rolled the ball into the corner of the net after half an hour.

Four minutes later, Garry O'Connor set Riordan up and the youngster swept a shot past Killie goalkeeper Alan Combe.

Riordan completed his hat-trick in the 52nd minute with a powerful shot from 18 yards after a swift counter-attack from the home side.

Killie will rue, what could have been oh-so different had they taken their early chances, to get on the score-sheet first!

Also with David Lilley being sub-ed off at half-time, manager Jefferies is going to have his work cut-out for him, to put together a formation, that will keep Celtic at bay, who come calling to Rugby Park next Sunday!

Kilmarnock: Combe, Fowler, Ford, Lilley,(Johnston 46 mins), Hay, Invincibile, Locke, McDonald, Naismith (Dodds 66 mins), Boyd, Nish (Murray 56 mins)

Subs: Smith,  Wales, McGregor, Johnstone

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