Paul Clement: Manager encouraged by Swansea draw with Bournemouth

Paul Clement says Swansea City will avoid Premier League relegation if they match their second-half performance in Saturday's 0-0 draw with Bournemouth.

The Swans have won once in the league games at the Liberty Stadium this season and are second from bottom.

But the improvement after the interval has given Clement cause for optimism.

"That is our best home performance, we've not won, but I think there will be other games where we don't play as well as that and win," Clement said.

"If we continue to build on that level we are going to get out of the trouble we are in, no question about that.

"I saw a team fighting, I saw a team committed, I saw a team giving everything to try to get the result.

"I actually thought some of our football in spells was really positive as well, especially after the break, we were in total control and the only thing we were missing was that finish."

Swansea have scored the fewest goals in the league this season, finding the net seven times.

Wilfried Bony came closest to claiming a goal for Swansea

Clement was highly critical of referee Stuart Attwell for ruling out a Wilfried Bony 'goal' on the stroke of half-time.

Striker Jordan Ayew was adjudged to have fouled Cherries defender Nathan Ake, but Clement strongly disagreed.

"The disallowed goal before the half, I thought at the time it was a soft foul to give," he told BBC Wales Sport.

"I think if that was between the two boxes the game would have carried on. That's what I saw in real time and I made that point to the referee at half-time, that it was a soft decision.

"I looked at it back on the video and what I saw I stand by my first opinion, I think you've got a situation where Jordan Ayew and Nathan Ake are fighting for the position as the ball comes in, and I saw Jordan and Ake come together and Ake fall over.

"I don't think he's dived, though - Jordan was too strong for him, he's outmuscled him. The ball's come down to Bony, good finish, we should be 1-0 up.

"Overall, just one more comment on the referee, I thought he had a really poor game and wasn't up to speed."

Clement's optimism will be put to the test in their next game, however, as Swansea visit reigning Premier League champions Chelsea on Wednesday, 29 November.