Hearts finally picked up three points for the first time this season, against Kilmarnock on Tuesday night. Many pundits were pointing the finger at possible unrest at the club which was expected to be one of the challengers again this season. Andrew Driver claims the reaction to Hearts' poor start to the season has been over the top and asked people to look at the opposition before accusing the Tynecastle club of failure to live up to last years showing. Winger Driver scored a stunning half-volley on his weaker right foot to seal a 1-0 victory over Kilmarnock in the rearranged game at Tynecastle. Csaba Laszlo's men had already lost two and drawn one of their opening three games, casting doubt on their ability to replicate last season's third-placed finish. But England Under-21 international Driver never had any doubt the Jambos would come good. Driver started his first game of the campaign last night following heel and thigh injuries. He said: "The first few games, they were very hard games. Everyone's saying, 'They're near the bottom of the league; they've not performed'. We've played games against Dundee United and Rangers, which can go either way any time when we're playing. I think everyone was worried too much and hopefully now we can take confidence into the game against Celtic."

Driver is not daunted by the prospect of Sunday's trip to Parkhead. He insists Hearts have the players to cause Celtic problems, singling out fellow winger Suso Santana, who dazzled and disappointed in equal measure. He said: "It's a place where you can get the ball down and pass the ball around, which I hope will suit us, with Suso getting a bit of space. Hopefully, he can do some damage. I think we're going there confident now of getting the season properly kicked off."

The manner of Driver's winner united both managers and the player himself in astonishment. Despite appearing to add a whole new string to his bow, Driver is refusing to set himself a goalscoring target this season. He said: "I'm not going to say this year! I usually have a year when I don't score a lot and then I score a bit more. This year, I'm due a few more so hopefully with a bit of luck I can get a few. I'm not going to set a target, though; you just get disappointed if you do that."

Killie boss Jim Jefferies refused to be too downhearted at his side's third straight league defeat after they created a succession of chances to snatch a point. Jefferies believes the return of Kevin Kyle from injury will spark an upturn his the club's fortunes. He said: "We should have come away with something from the game. If we keep playing like that and keep big Kevin (fit), you can see the problems he causes defences. It's great to get him back for half an hour. So he'll come on and I'm sure if we play like that, he'll get on the end of a few or create a few for us in the games ahead."