Vital Statistics | December and New Year's Day

We take a look at some of the key numbers behind Swansea City's recent upturn in form.

1 - Swansea City lead the Championship for counter-pressures since the start of December, and by a distance. Vitor Matos' side are averaging more than 54 per game, with second-placed Middlesbrough averaging just over 50. Swansea also lead the way for defensive pressures in the opposition half.

3 - Swansea City have the third-best record in the Championship over the last seven games. Only Ipswich (16) and Watford (17) have taken more than their 15 points.

4 - Swansea City have won four home league games in a row for the first time since October 2022, when they beat Hull, Sunderland, Reading and Cardiff. They last won five in a row during the final months of the 2018-19 season.

4 - Josh Tymon is again Swansea's leading goal creator this season. His perfect cross for Zan Vipotnik's winner at Oxford was his fourth assist of the campaign.

4 - Over the last month, Swansea have been the fourth-best side in the Championship when it comes to regaining possession through defensive actions.

5 - Swansea City have taken five wins from their last seven games, more than they recorded over the first four months of the season.

5 - Swansea's excellent pressing work has helped them have the fifth-highest share of possession in the Championship over the last month. Only Birmingham, Ipswich, Southampton and Middlesbrough have had more than Swansea's average share of 54 per cent.

6 - Since the start of December, Swansea City have made the sixth-highest number of successful passes in the Championship.

7 - Swansea now have seven clean sheets this season, four of those have come since the start of December.

10 - Only Southampton's Adam Armstrong has scored more Championship goals than Zan Vipotnik's tally of 10 so far this season.

17 - Jay Fulton's goal against West Bromwich Albion was his 17th for Swansea City. It was his first in 13 months, and his first goal in a home game since his winner against Reading in Swansea's previous four-match winning streak in SA1.

81 - Lawrence Vigouroux has made 81 saves this season, the most of any goalkeeper in the Championship.