Alan Sheehan | We showed grit and determination

Caretaker head coach Alan Sheehan felt Swansea City had shown a different side to their game in securing a battling draw against Preston North End at Deepdale.

The Swans picked up a point on their travels against a Preston side who have not lost on home turf since November 2.

They recorded a second clean sheet in succession, and a third in their last four games.

Liam Cullen, Lewis O’Brien and Jisung Eom went closest for the visitors, while Lawrence Vigouroux made saves to deny Milutin Osmajic, Sam Greenwood and Brad Potts.

Sheehan acknowledged it had been hard to find fluency with the ball on a difficult playing surface, but was pleased with the resolve the Swans showed to make sure they emerged with something to show for their efforts.

“It was always going to be a different type of game to Blackburn, and that proved to be the case,” he said.

“It was a difficult pitch, although in the first 20 minutes I thought we started on the front foot, and then their keeper went down and it just changed the momentum of the game and it became a bit scrappy.

“They had chances, and so did we, but overall I felt it was a solid defensive display and we were always going to need that.

“We showed a different side to us, they are a physical team, so it was a really hard-fought point.

“It was a difficult game, and it was about showing that grit and determination to keep a clean sheet and come away with a hard-earned draw.

“They beat Burnley at the weekend and good teams have come here and found it very hard.

“We have a lot to improve on, of course, but overall we are happy with back-to-back clean sheets and a good point away from home.”