Hamilton hero Rakish Bingham got his timing spot with a last minute penalty winner against Kilmarnock in the William Hill Scottish Cup.

And the Accies ace admitted he was so confident of sealing the deal he was already planning his celebration before he’d even stepped up.

Dougie Imrie would have been the likely candidate to take the penalty but Bingham took charge of the situation and performed the task with considerable aplomb.

In a tight and largely turgid encounter at Rugby Park, Hamilton looked the more creative force and they ended a winless sequence stretching back to last October when Grant Gillespie was felled in the box and Bingham calmly stroked in the 90th minute winner.

Bingham, 23, said: "That's the sort of moment strikers live for and I felt ready and prepared to take it. A few people have said, 'what if you'd missed?', but that wasn't going through my head. I haven't taken many penalties but I'm still confident in taking them. I knew I was going to score. As I went up to take it, I was only thinking 'goal' and then celebrating.

“I was willing to take the pressure at the end. There was no argument with Dougie. He might have been glad I was taking it. I wanted it and I spoke to Dougie and he was more than willing to give it to me. So credit to Dougie because he usually takes them."

Saturday’s success was Hamilton’s first win in 12 games and Bingham reckons the hard-earned win can provide a springboard for a purposeful second half to the campaign for the Accies.

He added: "It's a big boost on a personal level but also as a team. Now we need to kick on in the league because I feel we haven't got a lot of the results we've deserved."

On the Killie front, Celtic teenager Kristoffer Ajer put in a sturdy display on his debut after signing on a loan deal with the Ayrshire outfit.

And the 18-year-old Norwegian centre-half is looking to use his time at Rugby Park to show Hoops boss Brendan Rodgers than he can be the real deal at Parkhead,

Anjer said: "I am a Killie player until the summer and I want to do my best. That’s what Celtic want too. I am 18, I am getting game time and that will help me develop."