Kyle Lafferty scores hat-trick in Kilmarnock victory
Kyle Lafferty scored an eleven-minute hat-trick as Kilmarnock eased their relegation worries with an important 3-0 victory at home to Dundee United on Wednesday evening.
It was the Fermanagh-born striker’s second hat-trick in four games for the club and his 10
th goal for the Scottish Premiership side whom he only joined in mid-February.
Speaking to the BBC after the game, Killie boss Tommy Wright readily admitted he would love to keep the 33-year-old at Rugby Park for the foreseeable future.
“I told Kyle when he came here that this could be the place for him to play for the next 2 or 3 seasons,” said Wright, whose side are now a point clear of the relegation play-off’s. “He wants to be based in Scotland, so hopefully we will get enough points to stay up and we will look at trying to tie him down for a bit longer.