Paul Clement wants greater consistency from Swansea to ensure survival
Monday 30 January 2017 21:30, UK
Swansea head coach Paul Clement is hoping they can build on their victory over Liverpool when they face Southampton on Tuesday.
Clement guided his side to a 3-2 victory at Anfield in their last Premier League outing as they moved out of the relegation places.
Southampton have also enjoyed success over Jurgen Klopp's side recently, after the Saints beat Liverpool 1-0 on Merseyside to secure their place in the final of the EFL Cup.
Clement admits it will be difficult to maintain the momentum established against Liverpool but knows his side must be more consistent if they are to stay in the top-flight.
"It's really important to back up what we did at Liverpool with another good performance," said Clement.
"Winning at Liverpool was a bonus, but this is the type of home game is where we have to be looking to do well.
I think the Liverpool performance and result came at a good time for everybody - for the fans, for the players and for me also.
"We have to be better at home. Away results, especially against the big sides, are bonuses but we have got to be more consistent at home.
"They did very well at Liverpool and I expect a good game between two good sides who are chasing points and results.
"Anything is possible - we proved that with what we did at Liverpool - but we have to concentrate on producing another performance.
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"I think the Liverpool performance and result came at a good time for everybody - for the fans, for the players and for me also.
"Coming out of the bottom three, but most of all producing that performance at a difficult place to play, was good for us. Now we have to build on that against Southampton."
Just six points now separate the bottom six in the Premier League and Clement feels even more teams could be brought into the survival scrap.
"No one around us is too good to get dragged in, it is about finding consistency of performances," he added.
"It's about performing week-in, week-out and that's what we are looking to do."
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