Swansea manager Brendan Rodgers has warned his players to expect a tough test against Wigan on Saturday as they seek their first win.
The Liberty Stadium contest will be the first Premier League game to be played in Wales, and sees the Swans looking to bounce back from their opening 4-0 defeat at Manchester City on Monday night.
While not many would have expected the south Wales club to compete with big-spending City, it is likely that Swansea's fate come the end of the season will be decided by how they fare against the likes of Wigan and other clubs expected to finish in the bottom half.
But Rodgers is keen to point out that there is no lack of talent in former Swansea manager Roberto Martinez's squad.
He said: "They have very good players, this is their seventh season in the Premier League so they are an established Premier League club and they have the resources and finances over a number of years to build a good squad.
"They have some players I know well. I worked with Franco Di Santo at Chelsea, he is big and strong and always very motivated.
"There is Victor Moses, this could be a big year for Victor, he is a wonderful technician and is strong on both sides and has the ability to score goals.
"Young (James) McCarthy is a good player and played a lot of games last season and is a good football talent, and (Hugo) Rodallega is a talent as well so they have very good players.
"But I believe in the group I have, it's a real special group, they are honest. Some of our players have come from League Two to Premier League and come into every game ready to give their maximum."