Swansea City headlines as Ntcham responds in perfect way and the unusual decision that paid off at West Brom

Your Swansea City headlines for Tuesday, March 1.

Russell Martin admits Swansea made full use of their additional time off last week ahead of Monday night's 2-0 triumph over West Brom.

The Swans were due to face Bournemouth a week ago, although the fixture was postponed owing to damage caused to the Swansea.com Stadium by recent storms.

It meant Martin's men had nine days between their 4-0 loss to Sheffield United and their trip to The Hawthorns Stadium.

And the head coach has revealed he was able to name his starting XI for the clash with the Baggies earlier than usual as a result of the extra time his troops were able to spend together on the training ground.

“I am also pleased for the players and for the group of staff, we have worked so hard over the last eight days, and that includes the lads who have not played," said Martin.

“We named the team very early, which is not always easy for the guys who are not in it, but the way they helped get the team ready was brilliant.

“Tonight was a reward for the hard work everyone has put in over the last eight days. I keep saying it, we have not had a huge amount of time to work with the schedule, no pre-season and the break with Covid.

“But when we have had a chance to work the performances have reflected the work we have put in, but without the character and the courage to put that out on the pitch the work would mean nothing.

“So I am proud of the bravery in the way we tried to play, especially after a 4-0 defeat away from home. We limited them to one shot on target, scored two ourselves and could have had a couple more."

It was a view shared by captain Matt Grimes who told the club's official website: "We had a good week’s work in training and put some ideas out on the