The duck has finally been broken and with it Scott Sinclair was cemented into the history books, becoming the first player to score a Premier League goal for the club.
It was a particularly emotional day at the Liberty, with the game being preceded by a minute's tribute to the four Gleision Colliery victims and the late Malachy Rodgers but the Swansea faithful were loud and proud throughout the match.
The game started with Swansea taking the game to Roy Hodgson's team, maintaining possession effectively and using the flanks well to create chances and it only took 14 minutes for the first goal to arrive.
Joe Allen, who was playing very effectively in the attacking role, earned a penalty for the team after he was hacked down by Paul Scharner in the box. Sinclair stepped up and converted calmly and collectively to send the stands into uproar.
West Brom were gifted a chance to equalise by Neil Taylor after a misplaced pass found it's way to Shane Long but the ex-Reading striker blasted his chance over the goal. Even after this unforced error, it didn't knock the confidence of the Swans.
The pressure continued and a clever corner from Mark Gower was placed onto the head of Sinclair, who flicked it onto Leroy Lita, converting into the back of the net. The fans were truly in dreamland, after waiting for 4 games for their first goal, there were two within the first twenty five minutes of the half.
The final goal of the game came early in the second half, and was very different goal to what we would normally expect. No gradual build up play here, just a long ball from Vorm to Lita who held off the towering Jonas Olsson extremely well to head the ball onto Nathan Dyer. Dyer's pace enabled him to run free from Nicky Shorey and very smoothly slot the ball between the legs of West Brom 'keeper Ben Foster. Route one at it's best.
However the remainder of the second half did see West Brom pile the pressure on, and understandably so at 3-0 down. The introduction of Dorrans and Brunt into the game at half-time injected some attacking intent into the West Brom team with Dorrans providing the most threat, but failing to beat Vorm.
It was a free kick from the Scotsman which was their best chance of the match too. A powerful curling shot from just over 25 yards out was spectacularly palmed away from goal by Vorm after it looked destined for the top corner.
With only 15 minutes remaining in the game, there was bound to be something to spoil the fantastic performance thus far and that came in the shape of the injury to Neil Taylor. A cross intended for Peter Odemwingie was attempted to be cleared by Taylor but Odemwingie smashed into the Welshman like a freight train, knocking him down to the ground. After lengthy treatment he was stretchered off the pitch, however later reports did note that a gash to the head and mild concussion were the extent of the injuries so fingers crossed he'll be back in action soon.
So, a three-nil win, but how was the general performance? Statistically, it was great. The passing game was certainly back with a bang - the number of attempted passes made was back in the 600's and the possession figure was a healthy 56% but we all know it's not all in the numbers.
Dyer and Sinclair ravaged the wings, both Steven Reid and Nicky Shorey struggled to keep up with them. Joe Allen excelled moving forward whilst Britton and Gower maintained the play well, distributing the ball effectively.
Leroy Lita led the line very well in replacement for Danny Graham after he was ruled out by injury. Lita held up play effectively (as demonstrated exceptionally for Dyer's goal) and got in the right positions (as demonstrated by his goal) however will this performance make Rodgers' think twice about who will start the game up front against Chelsea? It's certainly the selection headache that Brendan would prefer in comparison to his lack of options at the back.
Finally, despite being understrength and lacking in depth, the defence was in its usual solid state. Garry Monk particularly impressed considering it was his first game back from injury and comfortably played the ninety. Even the re-appearance of Federico Bessone couldn't make the defence look bad.
All in all, a fantastic result and a great way to return to winning ways. However a trip to Chelsea is up next which will be a much harder test. Let's hope we can show the Blues exactly what they've lost when Rodgers and Sinclair make their return to the Stamford Bridge.
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