Swansea City's break has come at just the right time as players look off the pace

Swansea City will have a total of nine days between their hefty loss to Sheffield United and their trip to West Bromwich Albion.

The Swans were due to host Bournemouth on Tuesday night, although the fixture was postponed due to damage at the Swansea.com Stadium caused by storms.

After a torrid afternoon at Bramall Lane, the break could just what the doctor ordered for Russell Martin's side.

Swansea have 15 matches left to play this season, six of which come before the March international break.

The contest with the Cherries could well be rearranged to take place in the empty midweek slot between the matches against Middlesbrough and Nottingham Forest on April 23 and April 30 respectively.

That would of course mean the Swans would play both on a weekend and in midweek for the remainder of the season - aside from prior to the final day clash with Queens Park Rangers on home soil.

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A morale-boosting comeback win over Bristol City was sandwiched by woeful away showings against admittedly well-resourced Stoke City and Sheffield United sides.

Following Saturday's latest horrow show on the road, many fans feared the worst when it came to the visit of Bournemouth.

Olivier Ntcham - who did not have a pre-season before joining the Swans after leaving Celtic - has looked off the pace of late, with his showing in South Yorkshire last time out proving hugely frustrating.

Captain Matt Grimes will no doubt be one of the biggest beneficiaries of the current break along with the one due in late March having played every single minute of league action for the Swans this term.

Indeed, the central midfielder has