Rodgers thrilled as Swansea pick up pressure points

SWANSEA manager Brendan Rodgers believes the 3-1 victory over Bolton could prove a defining result in his team’s maiden Barclays Premier League campaign.

The Welsh club took full advantage of the 47th-minute sending-off of Ricardo Gardner as Joe Allen, Scott Sinclair and Danny Graham found the net to secure a valuable three points ahead of fixtures against Liverpool and Manchester United.

Arguably the most impressive aspect of another fluent home performance, which maintained Swansea’s unbeaten record at the Liberty Stadium, was the manner in which Rodgers’ side responded to an own goal from Graham, which brought Bolton back to 2-1 with 17 minutes to play.