St Mirren defender Miguel Freckleton says the Buddies are "relieved" to pick up their first league win since December after they beat leaders Hearts on Tuesday night.
The 22-year-old scored in the 88th minute in Paisley to overcome 10-man Hearts and give Stephen Robinson's side a much-needed three points.
Craig Halkett was shown a straight red card for denying a goalscoring opportunity after half an hour with the score at 0-0 but the Buddies have faced, and been beaten by, a 10-man Hearts already this term.
Hearts managed to score twice at Tynecastle, despite being reduced to 10 players, and beat Robinson's side 2-0 last month.
"It was a relief," goalscorer Freckleton said of the win on Tuesday night.
"We needed that as a team, the fans needed that and we needed that.
"We've been there [Tynecastle] before and we lost 2-0 when they went down to 10 so we had to make sure we kept a clean sheet and then we got the goal.
"The manager always says, football opinions can change very fast.
"We beat the league leaders and if win on Friday we're in the quarter-final of the Scottish Cup."
The transfer window shut on Monday with Freckleton still in Paisley, despite reported interest from clubs in England.
But the centre-back insists he's committed to Robinson's project.
"I spoke to the manager and I said I'm happy here and I want to stay here," he added.
"Obviously, it's good when I'm confident and I want to keep this confidence going and I want to play for the team and the fans.
"You can go somewhere else and you can lose your confidence so I think being here right now is the best for me."
