'Only ourselves to blame'

Yahoo

23-02-2025

Kilmarnock midfielder Brad Lyons says their weekend defeat to Aberdeen won't derail the positivity they had been building, adding they are still very much in the battle for a top six place.
Killie lost 1-0 to the Dons on Saturday, an added time Oday Dabbagh goal making the difference in a scrappy encounter at Pittodrie.
"That's what we said at half time, it's very scrappy and the game seemed to be like one goal will win it and we were wanting to get on to the end of that," Lyons reflected.
"It's overall frustration, I don't think there was much in the game, it was scrappy the whole game but to lose it at the dying end, especially with a set piece we have only got ourselves to blame so it is very frustrating."
The defeat followed back-to-back wins for Killie, who have now dropped to eighth in the Premiership.
Such is the tightness of the table, while Derek McInnes' team are just four points off second bottom - they are also only three points behind sixth-placed St Mirren.
Next up is a home date with Rangers on Wednesday night.
"I don't remember the last time in a weekend that Celtic and Rangers both lost," Lyons added. "It's very frustrating but we are still in it, a couple of wins again and it gets us right up there for that top six spot.
'The last five or six games we have been playing really well , maybe not getting results, but playing well.
"Both teams would say they could have got a lot more quality in to the game but what a way to bounce back, Rangers at home under the floodlights on Wednesday night, so we can't wait for it."