McInnes 'not in charge' of Kilmarnock against Hearts

Derek McInnes will not be in charge of Kilmarnock for Sunday's match against Heart of Midlothian with the manager poised to move from the Ayrshire club to their Scottish Premiership rivals.

The 53-year-old had said on Tuesday that he expected to be in the dugout for the final two games of the season despite the clubs having agreed a compensation deal for his summer switch.

But, following Wednesday's 3-0 defeat away to Motherwell, Kilmarnock stated on their website: "It has been agreed between our board of directors, Derek McInnes and his staff that the best approach would be if they were not in charge for the final match of the season."

McInnes had indicated before the match that talks were still ongoing to finalise his move to Tynecastle, but it was assistant Paul Sheerin who was sent out to address the media after the loss at Fir Park.

However, Kilmarnock now say Sheerin and coach Alan Archibald will also not be involved in Sunday's game against Hearts.

"First team preparation and matchday duties will be undertaken by Chris Burke and Craig Clark," they stated.