Wednesday 4 January 2017 10:19, UK
Swansea's caretaker boss Alan Curtis hailed their terrific result at Crystal Palace as a 2-1 win lifted them off the bottom of the Premier League on Tuesday.
Wilfried Zaha's stunning finish for Palace late on at Selhurst Park cancelled out Alfie Mawson's opener and appeared to be enough to share the spoils, but Angel Rangel popped up late on to secure the three points for the Swans.
"It's a terrific result for us, a huge three points," Curtis told Sky Sports after the game. "I thought the first half performance was excellent, and possibly we could've even gone in more than one goal up.
"We've been accused of lacking character, but to come back and get the winning goal in the end I thought we deserved it.
"You can see in training the players have still got the ability, but it's about confidence. It's been such a fragile thing for us and it was so important we got the first goal today.
"We knew Palace would come strongly again as any team under Sam Allardyce would, and they're a good side. Results wouldn't show it but they have some terrific players there.
"We had 24 hours more rest compared to them and that was possibly a factor."
Swansea were being watched by new boss Paul Clement on Tuesday night, who came down to pitchside during the second half as well as heading into the changing room at the break.
"[He came down] for a little bit of moral support but he made his presence felt at half-time as well," said Curtis. "There wasn't a huge amount to say, other than keep on doing what you're doing."
