Centre-half Christophe Berra hailed Saturday’s winner as perhaps the most important goal he has scored in his two seasons with the Blues after the 3-2 victory over Blackpool.
The Scotland international nodded home Daryl Murphy’s cross with seven minutes remaining to secure the three points and propel the Blues back into the top six.
"It is possibly my most important goal. It reminded me of my goal against Derby last season with the same celebration down the same end of the pitch,” the 30-year-old said.
"It was good to get the winning goal and it was a massive three points for us. We had nothing to gain and everything to lose and Blackpool have been doing better lately.
"They may think they have scored two good goals but on our behalf they were two poor goals to concede, down to poor defending.
"That’s football. It is the business end of the season and mistakes are going to be made with nervy moments. It is all about looking forward.”
He says games at this time of a campaign can sometimes feel more tense than they should: "The atmosphere perhaps makes it seem more edgy than it actually is.
"If you watch the game at home the next day it is not so edgy but the atmosphere makes it seem edgy because there is so much to play for.
"Then again, if there was not much to play for then it would be different and the pressure is on us. We’ve beaten last year’s total of 68 points so it is progress.
"We have seen how many games go to the last minute and we will carry on doing that, to the last minute of the last game.
"It would be great to secure a play-off place with a game to go but that’s not the way things work and this league is so competitive. It is between us Brentford, Wolves and Derby for that final sixth place.”
He says chasing a goal in the closing stages of a game such as Saturday’s isn’t comfortable for a defender used to trying to keep things tight, but he was delighted to add to his season’s total.
"It may be all right if you are a striker or attacker but for us defenders it is not ideal because we have to push forward and leave space behind us and no defender likes that.
"I have six goals now and that’s not bad for a centre-half. Hopefully with four, maybe seven, games to go I can add to that.”