Villa had shocked Chelsea with a 3-1 victory at Stamford Bridge only 48 hours earlier, but they turned in a poor display against the Swans and were punished for sloppy mistakes. Stephen Warnock needlessly lost possession in his own half in the fourth minute at Villa Park with an underhit attempt at a pass and Nathan Dyer took full advantage, collecting the loose ball, driving forward and firing a shot into the left corner of the net. Then there was another error on Villa's part in the build-up to Swansea's second goal two minutes after the interval, Brad Guzan sending his goal-kick to a white shirt and the ball coming to Wayne Routledge, who burst forward, laid on a pass for Danny Graham and reacted swiftly to tuck away the rebound when the striker's shot came back off a post. The defeat leaves Villa 12th in the Premier League midway through a mixed campaign in which up-and-down form has left their Scottish boss frustrated. "Making the errors that we did and not finding too many claret and blue jerseys on the end of a pass was a problem for us," McLeish said of the Swansea game. "We are better than that, but when you lose goals like we lost... I don't see anybody giving us gifts. "This is when we are looking for that consistency - not two, three or four good games and then a bad one, but 10 good games, 15 good games from everybody without any of these mistakes." Having arrived from city rivals Birmingham in the summer, McLeish has had a tough time trying to win over the Villa faithful. On Monday the Villa fans booed his decision to substitute Stephen Ireland for Marc Albrighton in the second half, as well as venting their anger at the final whistle as the defeat - the team's fifth in six home games - was confirmed. McLeish had no complaints about the way the Villa supporters reacted, though. "Stephen only played his first 90 minutes again at the weekend (against Chelsea) and only 45 minutes against Arsenal (his previous game)," McLeish said. "He nearly got through the whole game (Monday), but we felt we wanted to go 4-4-2 and have a go at them, but still keep the solidity in midfield. "You can't fault the fans for their emotions and enthusiastic support for their club. "They just want to see their club winning, and to lose at home is another kick in the teeth for them. "It is for me as well - I'm proud of the home records I've had in my managerial career and this was a huge disappointment." The mood for Swansea, who are up to 11th, could not have been in greater contrast as they recorded the maiden away win of their debut Premier League season and demonstrated the strength of their squad. While Villa made only one change from the weekend, Swansea boss Brendan Rodgers made a host of adjustments for the second game in a row, a move which paid off handsomely as his side managed to build on the 1-1 New Year's Eve draw with Tottenham by producing another impressive, dynamic effort. Dyer was an outstanding performer and Rodgers praised him and fellow wideman and goalscorer Routledge, whose strike was his first both for Swansea and in the top-flight. "Tactically, Dyer was very good on the first goal," Rodgers said. "People will look at his finish and run, but he read it very well, forced the mistake and then it was a great finish. "It was good for both wingers. That was Wayne Routledge's first goal (for Swansea), which is incredible given the boy's talent. "The first part of his move was terrific, great skill, and after it hits the post and comes back there is no time to think, but he shows great technique to finish in the bottom corner."
