Kilmarnock 1 - 4 Blackburn Rovers: Kean buoyed as Goodwillie wastes no time finding the net

The 2.8 million forward came on for the last 25 minutes and needed only 11 minutes to open his account when he latched on to a loose backpass from Kilmarnock's James Fowler and ran on to slot past keeper Anssi Jaakola.

Kean believes his new man is the complete striker and feels he can make a significant impression if he adapts to life at Ewood Park. "If strikers go two or three games without getting a goal it starts to become a monster and they begin to think about it too much," said the Blackburn manager. "You want your strikers to be instinctive like David was when he scored and you can't get better than a goal in your first game. David can score any type of goal and sometimes the biggest compliment you can give to a striker is when he can make a goal out of nothing.

"If you've got a nice build-up and it's a cross or a perfect pass then you only have to finish it and that can still be difficult. But if you've got to twist and turn and produce something yourself then he's also got that in his locker. Having watched him closely I know he can score goals where he'll swivel and hit them, overhead kicks and things like that as he is a natural finisher. I'm confident he'll do well in the Premier League. It's going to be a big step up but I'm convinced he's got enough ability, hunger and desire to do very well for us."

Kilmarnock took the lead after ten minutes when Blackburn's Scotland defender Grant Hanley put through his own goal under pressure from Gary Harkins.

Rovers levelled two minutes later courtesy of a David Dunn penalty and two further first-half goals from Jason Roberts put Rovers in control before Goodwillie, who was watched by Scotland manager Craig Levein, entered the fray to seal the win.

Kilmarnock manager Kenny Shiels said: "It was a great opportunity to match ourselves against a Premiership club again and, as in the Sunderland game, we matched them in every department except the mistakes department. It was self-inflicted but I'd rather we do it in training games like this rather than in competitive ones. I was pleased with the creativity of the team - to match a team like that augurs well for the season ahead."