Garry Monk reiterated his belief that Swansea City have nothing to fear following their opening day Championship defeat at Charlton.

Captain Monk saw his side concede two set-piece goals to the Addicks at The Valley despite dominating possession and the majority of chances.

The 29-year-old conceded he was at fault for the opening goal within two minutes and was later given his marching orders after picking up two yellow cards within two minutes in the second half which added further misery to the result.

But Monk, who played the no fear card in the run-up to the big kick-off, repeated his claim in the aftermath of this defeat.

''It's disappointing to lose any game, but to lose it from two set-plays is bitterly disappointing,'' he said.

''I don't think they created anything in open play, but we have got to learn that we have to be switched on at all times.

''I got blocked for the first goal and (Mark) Hudson stole a couple of yards. It was a great corner and his header was spot-on, but these things happen in football.

''We do those things at corners and sometimes it works for us.

''But we dominated possession throughout the game and maybe we lacked a bit of cutting edge.

''On other days we put away some of the chances we had, but we have plenty of positives to take from it.

''We weren't outplayed at all. We said afterwards that if Charlton are one of the favourites to be promoted then we have nothing to fear.

''I think they kept their act together at times when it wasn't going their way and still nicked two goals. That shows the experience they have as a Championship team.''

Monk's suspension means he will serve a one-match suspension, with Roberto Martinez without his captain for tomorrow's League Cup clash against Brentford.

In a minor positive, Martinez will be far happier with Monk absent from tomorrow night's tie rather than Saturday's first Championship match at the Liberty Stadium when Nottingham Forest head to Swansea.

But the centre-back clearly felt he should be available for the Brentford visit. His first yellow card came via a challenge on scorer Andy Gray while the second arrived soon after following a tackle on Matt Holland.

''That was disappointing for me to get sent off,'' said Monk. ''The first booking was because he ran full pace into me while I stood my ground. One in 20 times I get booked for that.

''The second one I went into a 50-50 tackle with him and we both stuck one foot in. We both got the ball, but I won it - the replay shows that. I got straight up because I knew I still had possession. Maybe I should have stayed down and squealed like he did. It would have been interesting to see what the referee would have done.

''But everything we experienced was a good lesson and we will certainly learn from it. We are not going to get too down because we know the capability and strength of this squad.''