Kilmarnock given Darryl Westlake injury boost

Kilmarnock boss Allan Johnston has revealed that Darryl Westlake's ankle injury is not as bad as first feared.

The defender was stretchered off with the problem during Saturday's 1-0 defeat to Aberdeen in the Scottish Premiership.

It was thought that the 23-year-old had broken his ankle, but scans have shown that he has only suffered bruising.

"Darryl's scan came back and he hasn't got a fracture which is very good," Johnston is quoted as saying by Sky Sports News.

"It looks as though it is just bone bruising. Hopefully it is not ligaments; that seems to be the initial reaction to the scan. It depends how it settles down but he will be out for a few weeks at the earliest."

Killie return to league action on Saturday when they entertain Hamilton Academical.