Aberdeen vs Kilmarnock: Scottish Premiership – BBC Sport

Aberdeen made it eight straight wins this season thanks to Pape Habib Gueye’s headed double against a disappointing Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premiership.

Derek McInnes’ visitors have now won just one of their nine games, sit bottom of the table without a point and looked a tired outfit after Thursday’s Conference League play-off defeat in Copenhagen.

The Kilmarnock manager was left angry by Matthew MacDermid’s decision to upgrade captain Brad Lyons’ yellow card to red following VAR advice, but the Dons were already in firm control before the midfielder’s dangerous tackle on Ester Sokler.

It was no surprise when Gueye rose to head powerfully past goalkeeper Kieran O’Hara after 23 minutes.

Gueye and strike partner Ester Sokler had already come close to finishing off dangerous crosses delivered into the visiting six-yard box before the Senegalese rose above his marker to power home Graeme Shinnie’s fine delivery.

Within nine minutes of the break, just when Kilmarnock looked to have responded to a likely McInnes ear-bashing at half-time, their hopes of a comeback were dented again by Lyons’ dismissal.

Their chances were all but ended when Gueye rose again to flick in a Jamie McGrath header 11 minutes later.

The hosts had already strolled to another win as they continue Thelin’s impressive start to his tenure at Pittodrie before Gueye was given a standing ovation while being replaced with Kevin Nisbet, the Scotland striker who arrived on loan from Millwall on Saturday.