Brad Lyons
Midfielder Brad Lyons is determined to seize the chance to define Kilmarnock’s season as they prepare for five home games in the space of 25 days.
Killie have yet to hit the heights of last season after European exertions and a spate of red cards – five in the William Hill Premiership – took their toll in the early months of the campaign.
With international football now taking a back seat until March and the busy festive fixture card around the corner, Northern Ireland midfielder Lyons is looking to drive Killie up from 10th place in the league table.
Derek McInnes’ side host Hearts on Sunday and also welcome Aberdeen, Ross County, St Mirren and Motherwell to Rugby Park before 2025 is eight days old.
Given Killie have only lost four home games in the past 12 months, there is a real chance for them to kick-start their campaign.
Lyons said: “December is probably the first month that can properly define your season because, if you do start winning, you start building momentum and the games come thick and fast, which is quality.
“As a player, that’s what we want, we don’t want to be training all the time, we want to be playing games.
“Sunday is all we are focused on now. If we get three points and build momentum off that, it will be tremendous.
“But we just have to focus on Saturday, we know we have quality, we just need, we know what we can do, we just need to implement it on Sunday.”