Brendan Rodgers praised his players after they earned their second away win of the season following victory at West Bromwich Albion.

The Swans battled away in the blustery snowy conditions at the Hawthorns to move themselves up to 10th in the Premier League - ten points clear of the relegation zone.

After edging a lacklustre first half in which the home side may have had a penalty after Ashley Williams handled, Brendan's men found themselves a goal down shortly after the restart when Marc-Antoine Fortune lashed home from a corner.

But the visitors levelled within a minute when Gylfi Sigurdsson tapped home before top scorer Danny Graham netted the winner from close range.

And the Swans boss had nothing but praise for his players after they continued their good form to just one defeat in seven Premier League games.

"It was a fantastic win for us," said Brendan. "It demonstrated everything that is good about our game, we were deserved winners and the lads were fantastic.

"We didn't want any excuses today. People could have said it was cold, it was snowy, but I thought it would benefit us with that bit of extra zip in the pitch.

"This is a team that are well organised and set up to dominate games both with and without the ball, but our technique today was wonderful and the players got their rewards."

After seeing on-loan midfielder Sigurdsson score his first goal for the club since his move from Hoffenheim last month, Brendan was delighted with the way in which the Icelandic international has settled into the side in only his fifth appearance for the Swans.

"Gylfi is a wonderful talent," he said. "I've kept in contact with him ever since he played under me at Reading and I knew this would be a terrific club for him and he has fitted in perfectly."

As well as the two goals they did score, the Swans could well have notched a couple more as played with much more fluidity in the second half.

And after seeing his side hold on for all three points after the midweek disappointment against Chelsea, Brendan hailed the club's supporters who sold out their entire allocation at the Hawthorns and made for a raucous atmosphere all afternoon.

"Would could have scored four or five today, but we're are a little club that is fighting to play at this level and our supporters were absolutely magnificent today; you couldn't have fitted in any more behind the goal," he said.

"We knew we needed to improve our away record and we have started the year well. But we know we can be better and I'm fortunate to work with a hungry group of players that want to do well."

Meanwhile, Albion boss Roy Hodgson couldn't hide his disappointment after seeing his side continue their poor form on home soil.

The Baggies have won just twice at home all season and after this recent setback, Hodgson's side have picked up one point in their last six games at the Hawthorns.

"We keep giving ourselves a chance, but we are letting ourselves down but not getting a result," said Hodgson. "I didn't think we played well at all in the first half, but I was amazed that we didn't get the penalty.

"When we did take the lead I thought we could go on and get a result, but suddenly we find ourselves 2-1 down. They play very deep and very wide and if you push too many players forward then they can hurt you, as we saw towards the end."