BRUCE ALMIGHTY JOLTS JAMBOS

KILMARNOCK sub Bruce Anderson scored a 90th-minute equaliser to secure a draw at Tynecastle as faltering Premiership leaders Hearts endured a fourth consecutive match without victory.

- BY ANTHONY BROWN

Lawrence Shankland’s strike early in the second half looked like proving decisive for the Jambos until Anderson forced the ball home from close range to leave the home support shell-shocked.

The result allowed Celtic, who trailed by nine points in early November, to move level on points with Derek McInnes’ side ahead of Sunday's top-of-the-table clash at Parkhead.

On a night when Hearts paid tribute ahead of kickoff to chairwoman Ann Budge, who is bowing out after 11-and-a-half years at the helm, manager McInnes freshened his team up with five changes from Saturday's goalless draw at Motherwell, including handing Christian Borchgrevink and Alan Forrest their first starts since August.

Killie boss Stuart Kettlewell, whose side had not won in their previous seven matches, made four changes to the team that started Saturday's 1-1 draw at home to Dundee United, with Tyreece John-Jules in the starting lineup for the first time since he arrived in October.