Watt hails 'enormous' win as Saints retain survival hope

Midfielder Elliot Watt believes the "do or die" 2-1 victory over Ross County shows St Johnstone possess the character retain their Premiership status.

Defeat against the Dingwall side would have confirmed automatic relegation to the Championship but Daniels Balodis' first-half header and Watt's second half winner reduced the gap on Don Cowie's side to just three points with two games remaining.

"Our character has been questioned a few times and rightly so," Watt told BBC Scotland.

"I've been in the changing room for three or four months now and I've never once seen the lads heads drop or anybody throw a towel in or give up.

"Everybody's fighting and everybody wants to get the club out of this situation.

"Today was do or die and we've shown an enormous amount of mental strength to get over the line."

St Johnstone's next step is a trip to face managerless Hearts on Wednesday. Watt's winner delivers fresh hope that they can produce an unlikely escape and finish the season off bottom place.

"People are doubting us, but it's all irrelevant," he said.

"It's all outside noise. As long as we know within the the changing room that we can get out of this situation.

"I said it to to a couple of lads during the week that if we can just win, the belief that gives us going into Wednesday, it's enormous.

"It gives us a confidence that we probably haven't had for a while. We can't get too carried away. This means nothing today if we don't go back it up at Hearts with a result."