Everton boss Sean Dyche says he was always confident of beating the drop.
The Blues' survival campaign ran to the final round of the season last Sunday.
"I had total belief when we got there," Dyche told talkSPORT. "We just had too many injuries; the strikers weren't in form; we had no fullbacks; we had to change the shape.
"On the other hand, because those decisions were made early, we could work on that all week, so I went into the game confident we could get something."
The Everton boss then added: "I didn't know it was going to be a magical goal like it was that did the job, but it was nervy and it was difficult.
"As I said after, there was no glory in that for me, but there is when it's done. Of course, we're Everton Football Club, but they're ugly games; they're really really tough games, very taxing on players, managers, and of course the fanbase, but when you get it right it's a glorious feeling."