Morgan Gibbs-White hailed Nottingham Forest's fighting spirit against Leeds United after winning his own battle to be fit for the for 1-0 win.
The forward was forced to sit out the Carabao Cup semi-final second leg defeat to Manchester United but was back in time to take the free-kick which led to the only game of the game on Sunday - a brilliant strike from Brennan Johnson.
After the match, Gibbs-White told Sky Sports it was far from certain that he would be available for the victory, which saw Forest move six points clear of the Premier League relegation zone.