Stoke City boss Mark Robins admits it was "job done" at Cardiff on Saturday - even if they left it late to snatch their winner.
Following the midweek draw with another of the Championship relegation battlers Luton Town, when Stoke themselves got stung, this was a classic response.
And the 85th-minute Will Fish own goal, coming on top of Lewis Baker's hugely deflected strike against Luton, did at least show that the Potters are getting the luck when it matters.
"We got what we needed," Robins told BBC Radio Stoke. "It was a scrappy game at the end of a three-game week again.