Swansea will be 'a force' this season, says Blues boss Davies

Swansea City will be "a force" in the Championship this season having "drifted" in recent years, according to Birmingham City boss Chris Davies.

Blues beat Swansea 1-0 on Saturday as Lyndon Dykes' stoppage-time header settled an entertaining contest in which both sides missed several chances.

Davies used to work for the Swans as part of former manager Brendan Rodgers' coaching staff, and he almost returned as head coach in 2023 when the Welsh club sacked Michael Duff.

But after that move collapsed, Davies remained with his club at the time, Tottenham Hotspur, while Swansea appointed Luke Williams.

Davies then joined Birmingham, who he led to promotion from League One last season, and he has been impressed by the Swans' improvement under Alan Sheehan, who succeeded Williams earlier this year.

"They're a really solid, established Championship side," Davies said of his former club.

"I think the stat was in the last eight months, no-one's got more points than them [in the Championship] apart from Middlesbrough, so that tells you where they are right now.

"I think they've got dangerous wingers. They look like a Swansea team. Fair play to Alan, I think he's done a good job with that because they were drifting a little bit at times as a club .

"No-one's got any divine right to be anywhere. You've got to earn it every single game and that's what we have to do.

"From Swansea's point of view, I can see the improvement that they've made, and they'll be a force in this league, no doubt."