Kilmarnock defender Stuart Findlay is facing months out of action after being stretchered off in their defeat away to Dundee on Sunday.

The Ayrshire side were faced a hammer blow with Findlay, who is currently on an extended loan from English Championship side Oxford United, suffering severe ligament damage and having to be removed from the pitch after just half an hour.

Kilmarnock were a goal to the good when Findlay was substituted and doubled their advantage through Matty Kennedy just before half time. Derek McInnes’ side would then go onto face a difficult second half with their opponents mounting a tremendous comeback to level the game before the hour mark. As the game fizzled out, the away side probably would have settled for a point but Dundee weren’t finished and in added time they found a winner through Ziyad Larkeche and the three points went to the Dark Blues at the Scot Foam Stadium.

The Kilmarnock manager blamed switching off and a lack of desire towards the end of the game as the reasoning for not seeing it out but praised Tony Docherty’s men for their 2nd half performance:

“There’s 30 seconds to go we should show inside when the ball is played forward and we don’t match Mulligan’s run. Credit Dundee they get bodies in the box at the death and Larkeche’s desire to get on the end of it and score was more than our desire to stop it.”

On Findlay’s injury McInnes commented:

“Thankfully, there is no dislocation or fracture. We are waiting for the results of the scan but he could be out for two, three or four months.”

Kilmarnock play host to league leaders Celtic on Sunday where star man Danny Armstrong is also a doubt with a hamstring injury sustained against Dundee.