Defender Dan O'Reilly says with some better defending Hamilton Accies would be sitting in the safety of eighth place going into the last knockings of the season, but now they face an anxious wait to see if their survival hopes will be in their own hands on the final day.
Accies are joint-bottom of the table with Cove Rangers after Saturday's dramatic late draw with Partick Thistle means only goal difference has them just ahead of their rivals, who play their game in hand on Friday night away to leaders Dundee.
O'Reilly, who is the club's top scorer with six goals, netted a double against Partick and his 90th minute effort looked to have won the game, only for Steven Lawless to add to Brian Graham's opener in stoppage time.
It was a real sickener for Accies after watching a lead slip to Inverness last midweek in a 2-1 defeat. And now O'Reilly must hope Cove don't take anything from Dundee to leave his side with the best shot of avoiding automatic relegation when they travel to Arbroath on May 5.