The former Chelsea winger was the star of the Swans' promotion campaign last term, scoring 27 goals including a hat-trick in the play-off final success over Reading at Wembley, as Brendan Rodgers' side became the first Welsh club to reach the Premier League. The 22-year-old has three goals to his name so far this campaign, including the club's first Premier League effort, but they have all come from the spot, meaning he is still awaiting his first goal from open play. But it has not been for a want of trying. Sinclair has had 40 efforts on goal so far this term, including a crashing effort that came back off the bar in the draw with Sunderland. Sinclair's best chance of all came in the 1-0 defeat to champions Manchester United, where he missed his kick from just seven yards with the goal at his mercy, and while he admits he has been hard on himself for failing to convert some of the opportunities that have come his way, he believes it will not be long before he is finding the net on a regular basis again. He said: "I beat myself up when I don't score goals or when I have missed a chance, but you can't dwell on what's just happened, you see what you have done wrong but you have to move on to next situation. For me it's about being more clinical in front of goal. "I have been doing extra work on shooting in training and (assistant manager) Colin Pascoe is top class with that in helping us out, but it's one of those things where you can only do so much and it's going to happen. "You can go through five, six, seven or eight games without scoring and then before you know it you might get two in a game, I think it's a matter of time before I go on a goalscoring run. "There is an expectation as I scored 27 goals last season, but I have my own expectations and I start every game looking to score. "My confidence is still up, I am still doing well and getting in the right areas it's just the goals are not coming for me. Other strikers go through it and maybe don't score in four or five games but the expectation is high after last season." And Sinclair revealed that manager Rodgers has offered words of advice to his star man. He said: "He called me in and said 'you are getting in right areas to score so don't get down about it', and I know personally the goals will come. We still have a long way to go in the season. "It's good to have a manager who will put his arm around you and tell you not to worry. That's just the same gaffer I have known since I was 16 and growing up, since I was at Chelsea with him." But Rodgers and Sinclair will both be hoping the forward can end his wait for that goal in Saturday's clash with Fulham. Last weekend's 4-2 defeat at Blackburn, where Swansea failed to make the most of dominating possession, dropped the Welsh club to 15th in the table, just four points above the drop zone. While Swansea have proved a particularly tough proposition on home turf, having lost just once so far this term conceding only two goals, they have picked up just six points out of the last 21 and victory over the Cottagers could provide some breathing space ahead of testing away trips to Newcastle and Everton. But Sinclair expects a real challenge against a Fulham side buoyed by Monday's victory over Liverpool, and is wary of the threat posed by their United States international midfielder Clint Dempsey. "They have been in the Premier League for a number of years and it will be difficult to get a result but we need to get three points," he said. "We will need to watch out for Dempsey, he is a very good player for them, he gets forward for them and chips in with the odd goal so he is a real threat."
