Airdrie hero Ben Wilson: We've never stopped believing results would turn

Ben Wilson insists Airdrie never lost belief in their 19-game streak without a win and says their perseverance is now starting to show with vital results.

The Diamonds beat Queen's Park 2-1 on Saturday to cut the gap at the bottom of the Championship to nine points, with the Northern Irishman scoring twice from the penalty spot, either side of Josh Scott's leveller for 10-man Spiders, who had Adam Devine sent off late on.

It was Wilson's fourth goal in three games and he says momentum is now with the Diamonds as they head into a break from league action to face Dundee in a Scottish Cup fifth round tie on Saturday.

Wilson, who took his tally for the season to 12, said: "The morale never really dropped. It was tough for the boys and everyone involved with the club, but we will just look to keep building on this.

"That 19-game run was difficult but morale was kept high throughout - and that is showing now. The confidence is flowing throughout the team and I am just happy to contribute with goals.

"It was important we followed up last week's result [a 3-0 win over Dunfermline], otherwise last week would have meant nothing. I thought everyone was outstanding. We defended really well and took our chances when they came.

"It's four goals in three now. At the start of the season I was going really well and then it dried up a bit, but that is the life of a striker. You just have to keep sticking at it, keep getting in those positions, and thankfully the chances are falling for me now. It would have been nice to get three but it wasn't to be."

The Diamonds were fortunate in the game to survive a late penalty scare, with Lewis McGregor's high boot on Adam Devine going unpunished and leading to both Devine and Spiders boss Callum