Rory Loy
Former Dundee striker on BBC Sportsound

It must be pretty clear to VAR because if there was any doubt they'd call the referee over to the monitor.

It'll be disappointing from a Hearts point of view because they've started well.

The officials decide that's a clear and obvious handball and the goal is ruled out.

Josh McPake drives into the Kilmarnock half and wins a free-kick after Cathal McCarthy scythes him down.

The home defender goes into the book.

Greg Kiltie is down injured for Killie and receiving treatment.

The travelling Hearts fans belt out their very catchy Josh McPake chant.

Hearts get some joy down the right and Calvin Miller's deflected cross flashes across the face of goal before being turned behind for a corner.

Rory Loy
Former Dundee striker on BBC Sportsound

Interesting start from Kilmarnock, straight in the channel.

Falkirk got a lot of success by doing that the other night and the Hearts full-backs struggled.

A bright start for the hosts as Erik Ring wins a corner after 20 seconds.

Away we go.

Kilmarnock: Ferrie, Brandon, Stanger, McCarthy, Schjonning-Larsen, Lowery, Rice, Ring, Kiltie, John-Jules, Hugill.

Substitutes: Armour, O'Hara, McKenzie, Meier, Clescenco, Owen, Tshibola, Burke, Bowie.

Heart of Midlothian: Reus, Borchgrevink, McCart, Findlay, Kingsley, Miller, Magnusson, Mendy, McPake, Braga, Wilson.

Substitutes: Fulton, Ageu, Williams, Milne, Guendouz, Altena, Kerjota, Dhanda, Mato.

Here come the teams at Rugby Park.

The Hearts end behind one of the goals is packed.

Keep your thoughts on today's action coming in, including the late kick-off in Kilmarnock.

Do you fancy Killie to build on Tuesday's win at Hibs or do you envisage Hearts bouncing back from their defeat by Falkirk?

Hearts head coach Wouter Vrancken tells BBC Scotland he expects "quality, energy, everything," from his three changes to the starting line-up.

"When you have the schedule like we have you have to use the squad you have. You have to manage fatigue a little bit, see who's ready, and hopefully they can prove themselves today."

Hearts haven't won a game outside Edinburgh since January, but Vrancken stresses: "You cannot put your energy in stats like this.

"You have to show it on the pitch. They deserve to go into the break with a good vibe but you have to make it happen on the pitch, show the quality is back and bounce back from the Tuesday game."

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Kilmarnock manager Neil McCann explains goalkeeper Max Stryjek's absence.

"He came off with a sore one [on Tuesday] and is in a lot of pain right now," he tells BBC Scotland.

"He's had a scan, we're waiting on the outcome of that."

But McCann insists he is "very comfortable" giving the nod to Calum Ferrie.

"I believe very ready," he said of the former Queen's Park goalkeeper.

"You never know but he's had a couple of games under his belt. He's made a real impact on the squad. I'm looking forward to him taking the opportunity with both hands.

"It's a difficult game tonight, a real hard game and we know we're going to have to be at our best to get something from it.

"This is a good side, they suffered defeat against Falkirk but they had chances. A completely different style to Hibs so that's something we've had to prepare for."

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Hearts head coach Wouter Vrancken makes three changes from the team beaten by Falkirk on Tuesday.

Full-back pair Jordi Altena and Harry Milne drop to the bench, replaced with Christian Borchgrevink and Stephen Kingsley, while Tomas Magnusson returns to midfield with Yan Dhanda missing out.

Club record signing Ageu is among the substitutes as he steps up his recovery from injury and eyes a first appearance since February.

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Kilmarnock are without suspended striker Djenairo Daniels and injured centre-half Robbie Deas, while on-loan defender MJ Kamson-Kamara is unable to face his parent club.

Neil McCann makes two changes from the win over Hibs on Tuesday.

Goalkeeper Max Stryjek is not in the squad through injury, so Calum Ferrie starts. Jamie Brandon replaces Kamson-Kamara at right-back.