Luke Williams will ask Swansea City for the same levels of “commitment and grit” – and a little more quality – as they bid to back up victory at Bristol City with another win against Sheffield Wednesday.
Swansea stopped the rot by grinding out a 1-0 success at Ashton Gate on Sunday, with Josh Tymon’s goal proving the difference as Williams’ men ended a six-game winless run in the Championship.
The Swans’ first victory since 29 December has lifted morale after the worst spell of Williams’ 13-month reign, with poor form on the field coming alongside another difficult transfer window.
Williams now hopes the Bristol City win will spark an upturn in fortunes – and says his team can take inspiration from the Ashton Gate triumph.
“We try to recognise the feeling we had after winning away from home in a gritty performance where everyone gave everything for the cause,” said the Swansea head coach.
“We’ve had a performance that’s really helped us remember the bedrock and foundation of how we should perform every week.
“I think we can also do better with the ball and combine the two. We’re now hoping for a much more positive run of results and performances.”
Swansea have won as many league games on the road this season – five – as they have on their own patch.
Williams is convinced his side have the ability to improve their record at the Swansea.com Stadium.
“What’s been disappointing is we’ve had many games at home that have been well within our grasp and we’ve allowed them to slip away from us,” he said.
“But there’s enough football left to make the home record impressive if we perform in the right way.”
The Owls visit Swansea on Wednesday (19:45 GMT) having won only one of their last six league games.
Danny Rohl’s side sit 11th in the table, five points better off than 16th-placed Swansea and three points outside the play-off places.
“I think the manager is very smart at analysing his opponent and I think they have a good feeling there,” Williams said.
“The fans have a lot of faith in the manager and quite rightly so.
“We’re going to have another very tough game. Hopefully with the home support behind us we’ll have that little bit more energy as well.”
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