Hibs threw plenty of attacking force against a 10-man Kilmarnock side in their latest Premiership match as they earned a 1-0 win.
The Hibees were without manager Lee Johnson who had emergency gallbladder surgery earlier in the week but soon were handed an early boost. Ash Taylor clattered into a challenge with Martin Boyle and was quickly given his marching orders by John Beaton, leaving Killie to play with 10 men for most of proceedings.
Rugby Park boss Derek McInnes suffered a double blow from that incident as from the resulting free-kick that cannoned off the wall, Joe Newell slotted home an effort to hand Hibs the advantage. It was far from plain sailing though against a side who had dumped city rivals Hearts out the League Cup earlier in the week, but Hibs did enough to claim a first win since the opening day. Here are three things we learned.
