Swans eye Baggies scalp

by Setanta Staff , 03 February 2012 Swans eye Baggies scalp

Leon Britton is hoping for a second away win of the season in the midlands as Brendan Rodgers' side head to West Brom.


The Swans have been more of a force at home than on their travels this season, as they showed once again this week by holding Chelsea to a 1-1 draw.

Their only win away from home in the league so far this season came at Aston Villa and Britton is looking to add to that when they visit The Hawthorns.

Britton admitted the Swansea players had been down after it looked like a strike from former Chelsea player Scott Sinclair had earned them victory against Andre Villas-Boas' side, only for a late own goal to clinch the visitors a point.

That disappointment was a measure of the team's progress in their first Premier League campaign, and they head into this weekend with a nine-point cushion above the relegation zone.

Britton told the club website, www.swanseacity.net: "The changing room was very quiet after the Chelsea game, but the manager told us to keep our heads up. "

It was a tale of two halves.

We dominated possession and used the ball well, and the goal was a great finish from Scotty (Sinclair).

In the second half we had to be resilient.

They had a lot of the ball but Michel (Vorm) wasn't troubled much.

So it's harder to take, but football can be a cruel game at times."

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Team P W D L +/- PTS
1.
Man City
38
28
5
5
64
89
2.
Man Utd
38
28
5
5
56
89
3.
Arsenal
38
21
7
10
25
70
4.
Tottenham
38
20
9
9
25
69
5.
Newcastle
38
19
8
11
5
65
6.
Chelsea
38
18
10
10
19
64
7.
Everton
38
15
11
12
10
56
8.
Liverpool
38
14
10
14
7
52
9.
Fulham
38
14
10
14
-3
52
10.
West Brom
38
13
8
17
-7
47
11.
Swansea
38
12
11
15
-7
47
12.
Norwich
38
12
11
15
-14
47
13.
Sunderland
38
11
12
15
-1
45
14.
Stoke
38
11
12
15
-17
45
15.
Wigan
38
11
10
17
-20
43
16.
Aston Villa
38
7
17
14
-16
38
17.
QPR
38
10
7
21
-23
37
18.
Bolton
38
10
6
22
-31
36
19.
Blackburn
38
8
7
23
-30
31
20.
Wolverhampton
38
5
10
23
-43
25
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