Swansea manager Paulo Sousa admits their 1-0 home win over Peterborough came at a cost.
Swans victory was bitter-sweet
Swansea manager Paulo Sousa admits their 1-0 home win over Peterborough came at a cost as two key midfield players were forced off the field through injury.
It was a first-half David Cotterill penalty that secured the three points for the Swans and kept their promotion hopes alive at the Liberty Stadium.
But the victory was marred with both Darren Pratley and Ferrie Bodde forced to make early departures.
Pratley was the first to make way after 23 minutes and his midfield partner Bodde followed less than 10 minutes later - after suffering a recurrence of the knee injury that has plagued him for a lengthy spell.
"It is very important to keep on winning but it was a tough game for us today," said Sousa.
Chances
"The injuries made it difficult for us and we will have to see the results of scans before we know the extent of the injuries of Darren Pratley and Ferrie Bodde.
"Midfield could now be a problem for us in the coming matches and we may have to play different shapes to get over it as we have now lost two players in each of the last two games.
"We had a number of chances to score more goals, which would have relaxed us, but it never happened.
"We are looking to win games and be competitive but we may have to go into the loan market to cover all these injuries to our midfield players."
The Swans dominated right from the kick-off but they were unable to capitalise until Cotterill was awarded the penalty.
Wayward
Even with a 1-0 lead over a Posh side at the bottom of the league, the home side were unable to add to the scoreline due to some wayward shooting and a couple of good saves by Posh keeper Joe Lewis.
"They took their chance and that was the difference," said Peterborough boss Jim Magilton.
"I felt it wasn't a penalty as we had crowded their player out but the referee saw it differently.
"We never showed enough technique to bother Swansea and force ourselves into the game but it is a work in progress at this club this season.
"I want to bring a bit of pride back into our game and I think we did that, but we have to continue to work hard so that we are ready for next season, whichever division we may find ourselves in."
