1 week Ago By BBC
Kilmarnock midfielder Liam Donnelly has called for the squad to retain their focus after earning an important three points in their 2-0 win over Ross County. The Northern Irishman scored his first goal of the season to seal a win that moves the Ayrshire side three points clear of County, who drop to the play-off position. Victory also delivered a considerable nine-point cushion over bottom-placed St Johnstone, who they visit next weekend.
"We know obviously the job's not done," Donnelly told BBC Scotland. "We know we still need to keep our focus for the St Johnstone game, get a good week this week leading up to that and we'll go there looking to get another [result]. "It's a great result for us.
All the results, if we can get them, are going to be massive at this point of the season." After a slow start from both sides, with limited chances, Derek McInnes' side got a crucial advantage when Danny Armstrong delivered for Bruce Anderson to nod home at the back post. Kilmarnock became increasingly convincing with Donnelly's second delivering a deserved win.
"Obviously getting the first goal gives us a bit of relief almost, sort of relaxed everybody," Donnelly added. "You can go and start getting about your work a bit more relaxed and we knew coming in at half time it would be ideal to go out and get a second. With just one goal this term, Donnelly is hardly renowned for the art of goalscoring but showed great skill and determination to cleverly beat a number of defenders before finishing in style.
"It's something the coaching staff have have been speaking about, trying to get a few midfielders on the edge of the box more often, chipping in with a few goals," he explained. "It's been a while since I got one myself so I'm delighted to get on the scoresheet again.".
