On whether he should have taken captain Graeme Shinnie off at the break given he was on a booking and went on to be sent off, Aberdeen interim boss Peter Leven says: "Yeah, that's my bad, it's on me.

"I just thought at the end of the first half we had a bit of momentum and a few chances.

"I thought I would leave it five or 10 minutes, but it came back to bite us in the bum. I should have done it at half-time."

Leven adds that he thinks Aberdeen will bring in one more player before Monday's transfer deadline.

Aberdeen interim manager Peter Leven confirms Matt Knoester is conscious and they are waiting for more details on the injury that forced the defender off in the first half at Rugby Park.

On the performance, the Aberdeen interim manager says: "Nowhere near good enough.

"I thought they won first and second balls, they wanted it more.

"We weren't up for the fight today. That's really disappointing because we said all week it's a tough place to come. You've got to run and fight and we were nowhere near it.

"It's the season so far. It's been really inconsistent. It's really poor, it's probably the biggest I've seen in terms of away fans. So I apologise to them."

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Ending a run of three straight defeats by Aberdeen, Kilmarnock ended a run of 17 games overall without a win, including eight at home.

It leaves managerless Aberdeen without a victory in six on the road, the latest four without scoring.

Remember there's still one more Premiership game to come tonight.

Leaders Hearts visit Dundee United with a 20:00 kick-off.

That means tonight's Sportscene highlights show will not start until 22:25 on BBC One Scotland and iPlayer. There will also be a link here on the BBC Sport website.

More from happy Kilmarnock boss Neil McCann.

"I couldn't pick a standout from the team," he tells BBC Scotland. "From the first minute to the last, everybody who took to the pitch today had belief about them, which is what we've been missing.

"There was a real snap about us and aggression about our play and some of the football we played was so good.

"I want us to catch fire. I want it to be a catalyst, a platform we can launch from. We've got a really tough game midweek at Rangers, which we need to recover for.

"But the boys deserve to let loose tonight and just enjoy that victory because it has been such a long time."

Kilmarnock manager Neil McCann tells BBC Scotland: "The fans have waited a long time for this. It was so important the boys got a win today because, since I've come in with Billy [Dodds] and joined the club, their attitude has been first class.

"I could feel there was something coming, the turn coming. I just felt today was a right good opportunity.

"Playing at home today, could we get that elusive result and I'm so happy for everyone concerned with the club we managed to do that. And do it in style as well."

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Dundee head coach Steven Pressley tells BBC Scotland: "Kind of similar to last week where we had a lot of possession and got into good positions in the final third but couldn't find the breakthrough.

"It's an area we need to improve, but I think we've come a long way. It's a good point.

"Them going down to 10 men, you hope you take the impetus and go win it, but they are also fighting for their lives right now."

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Motherwell manager Jens Berthel Askou tells BBC Scotland: "We got a big scare in the beginning, before we really got started. It took [goalkeeper] Calum [Ward] to get us out of trouble, but from then on we had control of the game.

"They are a hard team to play against because they're good on the ball, hard to press, good in the build up. There were some really good moments in the first half from us and we could have scored another goal or two.

"Second half, we didn't find out best level, but we stayed in control throughout, which was important."

As for Livingston, Askou adds: "If they keep going, keep believing in themselves, they're going to get some wins eventually."

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Dundee have failed to score in their latest three games in the Premiership.

That is a run of 347 minutes without a goal.

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BBC Sport Scotland at the SMISA

After saying St Mirren and Dundee two wouldn't play out only the second goalless stalemate between them in 20 years, sure enough we got only the second goalless draw in two decades.

Just the four shots on target between them.

The two lowest scoring sides in the division living down to that reputation.

It will feel a better point to St Mirren given they played the last half hour with 10 men after Jake Young's early bath for "serious foul play" on Brad Halliday.

Dundee's decent recent run continues: four wins and a draw from their last seven matches in all competitions. A big chance missed, they may feel, to create a six-point security blanket from the bottom three.

Spartans find their lead at the top of the fourth tier reduced to six points after their draw with Elgin.

East Kilbride recover from their midweek thrashing by the leaders by beating Forfar, while Clyde and Stranraer lose ground on the new town side after both drew away from home.

• Annan Athletic 1-1 Clyde
• Dumbarton 1-2 Edinburgh City
• East Kilbride 3-1 Forfar Athletic
• Elgin City 3-3 Spartans
• Stirling Albion 1-1 Stranraer

It is as we were at the top of the third tier.

Caley Thistle's draw with third-top Queen of the South keeps them top on goal difference after Stenhousemuir were held at home by Peterhead.

It is the same at the bottom, with Kelty still four behind Cove after they also both drew.

• Alloa Athletic 2-2 Cove Rangers
• East Fife 2-3 Montrose
• Kelty Hearts 0-0 Hamilton Academical
• Queen of the South 2-2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
• Stenhousemuir 2-2 Peterhead

A first win in 17 league games for a rejuvenated Kilmarnock!

It could have been seven or eight in the end after a thoroughly comprehensive win.

Brad Lyons and Bruce Anderson scored twice in two first-half minutes in a vibrant performance.

Graeme Shinnie's sending off helped them further, but they didn't really need any extra aid.

A sorry performance and result for Aberdeen. Killie move six clear of bottom spot.

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Arbroath miss a chance to narrow the gap on the top two in the second tier after the third-top side suffer defeat to a Queen's Park side who lift themselves off the bottom.

Ross County drop to the foot of the table after their loss in Greenock.

Ayr move up to fourth after beating Raith Rovers, overtaking a Dunfermline side who suffer a surprise home defeat by Airdrieonians.

• Ayr United 2-1 Raith Rovers
• Dunfermline Athletic 0-2 Airdrieonians
• Greenock Morton 2-1 Ross County
• Queen's Park 2-1 Arbroath

That is that.

A goalless draw that will surely be last on Sportscene's highlights programme tonight.

Now Aberdeen goalkeeper Dimitar Mitov pushes away Joe Hugill's low shot from inside the area.

It really could have been seven or eight for Killie this afternoon.

Robbie Deas misses a gilt-edged chance to make it four as the Kilmarnock defender gets free at the back post from a free kick.

Still not much happening in Paisley. The 90 minutes are almost up.