The midfielder played the full game at Rugby Park, scoring from the edge of the box in the 17th minute.
Callum Roberts was an unused substitute while Freddie Woodman's loan spell has now ended due to his involvement with England at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in South Korea.
Florian Thauvin claimed an assist for Marseille as they drew 1-1 with Bordeaux in Ligue 1 on Sunday, while Henri Saivet played for the first 56 minutes of Saint-Etienne's 5-0 defeat to PSG on the same day.
Kevin Mbabu played the whole game as BSC Young Boys won 4-1 against Luzern while Tim Krul was in goal for AZ Alkmaar as they lost 3-2 to Utrecht.
Macaulay Gillesphey was an unused substitute for Carlisle as they drew 3-3 with Exeter in their League Two play-off semi-final first leg.
Also watching on from the bench for their respective teams were Siem de Jong and Emmanuel Riviere.