Luke Williams felt finding a clinical edge – at last – was key to Swansea City’s victory at Oxford United.
Swansea scored for the first time since September as they wiped out Oxford’s unbeaten home record in 2024-25.
Striker Zan Vipotnik ended Swansea’s long wait for a goal before half-time.
Fellow August recruit Florian Bianchini scored what proved to be the winner on 80 minutes, the Frenchman finding the target for the first time in English football after he latched on to Goncalo Franco’s pass.
Dane Scarlett pulled one goal back for Oxford as Swansea survived a late scare to hold on for their second away win of the season.
“I think it’s a performance similar to many of the others [this season] if I am honest,” said Swansea head coach Williams.
“It’s probably our best away performance for 90 minutes, but I think we have performed at a similar level. Today we were more clinical in front of goal.”
Vipotnik’s goal was just his second in a Swansea shirt, with the Slovenia international starting to look like a player coming to terms with the pace and intensity of the Championship.
Bianchini, meanwhile, has had his best week in a Swansea shirt having twice come off the bench to play as a centre-forward rather than out wide.
“I am very pleased with the manner in which we scored the goals,” Williams added.
“They are proper striker’s goals – a tap-in where you have to make sure you don’t tense up, then a one-v-one [which was] very well struck. You have to hold your nerve.”
Swansea do not have any time to celebrate the Oxford win, with attention immediately switching to Tuesday’s home game against Watford.
“I have been asked a lot, correctly, about goals,” Williams said.
“We have scored two away from home so the players have risen to the challenge. The next challenge is to maintain their level of performance and continue to score goals.”