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Andrew Driver's stunning goal handed Hearts their first Scottish Premier League win of the season with a 1-0 victory over Kilmarnock.

Starting his first match of the campaign after injury, the winger netted a superb half-volley to see off Killie at Tynecastle.

Craig Bryson hit the post for the visitors as both sides missed a succession of chances in a match postponed from Saturday due to a lorry fire on the M8.

After a slow start, the visitors created a good chance in the 14th minute when an unmarked Gavin Skelton headed Mehdi Taouil's cross over from 12 yards.

Conor Sammon then sent an angled shot straight at Kello after a mistake in the home defence moments before Suso Santana almost caught out Mark Brown with a swerving effort at the other end.

The visitors were playing some nice stuff at times but got caught committing too many men forward in the 31st minute. Palazuelos broke and although Killie initially looked to have survived, Driver pounced on a poor clearance to score a stunning half-volley on his weaker right foot.

Gary Glen could have doubled the lead eight minutes before half-time but he could not direct his header from Lee Wallace's whipped cross.

Thomson then tried his luck from long range before Driver had the ball in the net again only to be hauled back for a foul on Taouil.

Killie should have levelled on the stroke of half-time when David Fernandez headed a long throw-in over from six yards. And the visitors were desperately unlucky not to score soon after the restart when Fernandez's delicious flick set up Bryson for a first-time shot that hit the near post.

Sammon then blazed over from the inside-left channel before Suso missed a golden chance to make it 2-0 when he headed Thomson's cross too close to Brown from six yards. The visitors should have stolen a point when Danny Invincibile scuffed his finish after he and Sammon got in each other's way.

PA Sport