The Welsh side went ahead in the fourth minute when Stephen Warnock got in a mix-up and gave the ball straight to Nathan Dyer, who took it on before firing past Brad Guzan. Former Villa man Wayne Routledge then doubled the advantage two minutes into the second half, pouncing when Danny Graham hit the post to seal a 2-0 triumph and the Swans' maiden victory on the road since their promotion to the top flight last summer. They were more than worthy winners on the day and manager Rodgers said: "It was a wonderful performance and result for us to come to a place like Aston Villa, where Swansea have never won. "I thought my players were brilliant today. We scored two goals and could have had a few more. "Everything that is good in our game was evident - the intelligence of our pressure and some of our passing and interchange was exceptional. "It was thoroughly deserved and I am delighted for the players and supporters. "To get an away win is important. We spoke last night about making a new commitment to our resolve away from home, showing that little bit more steel so we get our rewards, and we did that, which was very pleasing." After Warnock's blunder, there was another error on Villa's part in the build-up to the second goal, goalkeeper Brad Guzan sending his goal-kick to a white shirt and the ball coming to Routledge, who burst forward, laid on a pass for Graham and then reacted swiftly to tuck away the rebound when the striker's shot came back off the upright. The mistakes summed up a disappointing display from the midlanders, who were beaten at home for the fourth successive time and came crashing back down to earth after their shock 3-1 win at Chelsea on New Year's Eve. Villa boss Alex McLeish said: "It was unbelievable - frightening that after such a good performance at the weekend and with confidence and morale so high, we go and shoot ourselves in the foot. "I thought in fact that we started quite bright, but then we started to make passes to the side and back and it was a (failed) pass back which cost us. "It is so disappointing to see us take the positive steps forward, and then the step back today. "You can't give goals like that away - that is first and foremost. But we never really had the inspiration in the forward areas that we had at the weekend." McLeish rejected the suggestion he had made a mistake himself in only making one change from the Chelsea game 48 hours earlier - Rodgers refreshed Swansea's side extensively for the second game in a row by making seven adjustments from their 1-1 draw with Tottenham on Saturday - although the Scot did view tiredness as a factor in his team's display. "I think it was a lot to do with that. There is no doubt that the goal seemed to drain them - certainly the second one," said McLeish, whose side slipped to 12th, with Swansea overtaking them to go 11th. "I did contemplate changes, but we don't have too many options to change the team, and I really did feel that the morale and feel-good factor from the weekend would be enough to get them through it. "I have had that before with my teams and they have gone on fantastic runs - when you think you need to rest players, they have just kept going." McLeish refused to be drawn on transfer speculation amid reports he is interested in a move for Spurs midfielder Niko Kranjcar and Los Angeles Galaxy striker Robbie Keane. Swansea, meanwhile, announced their second deal of the January transfer window earlier on Saturdday, with Iceland midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson - who played under Rodgers at Reading - joining on loan from Hoffenheim for the rest of the season. "Gylfi will join the group on Wednesday. He is a terrific young player," said Rodgers, who has also recruited striker Rory Donnelly from Cliftonville. "When I went in to manage at Reading, he was a young player who had showed signs in pre-season, and I really liked him and stuck him in the team. "He went on that season and got 20-odd goals. He is a real threat with his shooting, and he understands the game - he is a clever boy. "Our best chance was to get him on loan and it is a terrific move for the club. We will review it and look at it after the season finishes. "Rory was a good one for us - I think he is one to develop, so we'll see how he goes over the next few months. "I like young players with talent, personality and hunger to improve and both of these guys have got that. "Hopefully we can maybe organise something else in that vein in the next one or two days."
