Leighton Clarkson spoke to Rob Maclean for RedTV after the game on Saturday. As Leighton was directly behind Kevin Nisbet when he scored his brilliantly winner with ten minutes to go, the midfielder got a great view of the strike!

“The goal was ridiculous.

“I was right behind it and the way he has chested it when going down. And he has managed to get a good contact with the outside of his boot.

“It was a joke of a goal.

“It was a case of somebody grasping the game by the neck and pulling something out. As soon as we got that goal we knew we had something to hold on to and we managed to win it.

“We have shown in the last few months that when teams are sitting in, we can break teams down. But we have to be patient.

“I know the fans want us to attack as quickly as possible, but it doesn’t always work like that. You need to tire them out, move them about, switch them, go over them and play through them. You might need to do any of these things and hopefully goals will come.

“We scored a goal late on against Hibs and that gave us a cushion.

“Hibs came up here for the set-pieces and to frustrate us. We stood firm and were really resilient. It was a game that we felt we needed to win. We didn’t get frustrated or take our foot off the gas.

“It didn’t matter what they were doing, it was more about us. At half-time, we said we were getting in to good positions, but the final shot or pass wasn’t really there. Sometimes you get games like that, but we were patient and thoroughly deserved the win.

“The Scottish Cup final is something to look forward to, but for now it is all about winning on Saturday. St Mirren away is always a tough place to go. We are not taking anything for granted.

“We will rest, recover and go again.”