Swansea City boss Garry Monk said his side had been deserved winners after Bafetimbi Gomis' late goal secured a 1-0 victory at Aston Villa.
The forward bagged his sixth goal of the season with just three minutes left as the game looked to be heading towards a stalemate.
Gomis had been denied twice by Brad Guzan while Wayne Routledge had a shot cleared off the line as the Swans made most of the running at Villa Park.
Gabby Agbonlahor was denied by Neil Taylor in the first half but Villa struggled to create as Swansea took all three points.
"Overall, I think we deserved it," Monk said on the club's official website. "First half we were fantastic, created a few chances and maybe should have scored a couple. The second half was much more even, with both teams pushing and fighting, but we dealt with a confident Aston Villa team well today.
"It was similar to Monday night [the 1-0 loss to Liverpool] in that we were fantastic in the first half, but in the back of your mind you do wonder whether the missed chances will come back to bite you.
"But today typified the character and determination we have in that changing room. A lot of people might question what we have to play for, but we continue to fight and push.
"We did a lot of things right today. There were some big performances at a tough place to come. I'm very pleased."
Monk said wingers Jefferson Montero, who came off the bench in the 64th minute and provided the assist for Gomis, and Nathan Dyer, introduced two minutes before the goal, had helped turn the game in Swansea's favour.
"We've changed the system in recent weeks to have more midfielders on the pitch, and wingers like Jefferson and Nathan can count themselves unlucky not to be starting," he said. "It's good to see they were focused and ready when they came on, and their contribution was fantastic.
"Jefferson's pass for the goal was a great ball, which he threatened to do moments before. That's the beauty for me as a manager that we can control it centrally, then switch it and create danger that way as well."