The Welsh club took full advantage of the 47th-minute sending-off of Ricardo Gardner as Joe Allen, Scott Sinclair and Danny Graham found the net to secure a valuable three points ahead of fixtures against Liverpool and Manchester United. Arguably the most impressive aspect of another fluent home performance, which maintained Swansea's unbeaten record at the Liberty Stadium, was the manner in which Rodgers' side responded to an own goal from Graham, which brought Bolton back to 2-1 with 17 minutes to play. Having surrendered a two-goal lead at Wolves seven days previously, it would have been understandable for Swansea nerves to have been jangling, but they weathered the storm for Graham to redeem himself with his fourth goal in successive games. And Rodgers felt his players' ability to manage the closing stages and banish the memories of their Molineux disappointment could be a critical moment in their campaign. He said: "The point I made last week was a valid one, that if you learn from what happened you will gain points for that. But it's no good if you don't learn from it. "We were loose and sloppy for their goal, our positioning, we lost a tackle out wide and they came through. Danny is tracking his runner, he's honest, and gets unlucky with the own goal. "There was a defining moment there for us because you know for sure everyone in the ground is asking, 'How are they going to cope?'. "It's my job as the manager to prepare the players how to cope with that pressure. "When it went to 2-1, to see the maturity of managing pressure, opening up the field and not allowing them to get a kick of the ball - that was pleasing." Rodgers also paid tribute to Nathan Dyer, as the winger turned in another strong display of pace and trickery. Gardner's dismissal came as the result of two challenges on the 23-year-old, while Darren Pratley and Paul Robinson also went in the book for fouls on the former Southampton man. Rodgers said: "Our mentality is to create and be on the front foot. It was one where we really got after them, our wingers are a threat. "We open up the pitch, get good width and our game is to get the ball into wide areas and we know when we get there we have the players to make a difference. "I thought Nathan was brilliant at that. He gets after people. They felt that was a threat because Robinson didn't start, they put in Gardner who is quick." Dyer is happy to take his share of punishment from defenders, if it means that Swansea continue what has by and large been an impressive start to life in the top flight. "I think I must be sponsored by niggles at the moment," Dyer joked. "But you have to take the knocks and bruises. "That comes with the job and if I'm doing my thing to help the team, I'm happy. "I'm a bit disappointed I didn't get on the scoresheet but I will get back on the training pitch and practice my finishing. I have a never-say-die attitude and that's the way forward." The defeat was Bolton's eighth in their last nine league games and leaves Owen Coyle's side ensconced in the relegation zone, languishing in 19th place. While Bolton are without the likes of Stuart Holden, Tyrone Mears, Lee Chung-Yong and Dedryck Boyata through injury, Coyle says his players who are available need to step up and show some character in trying circumstances. "People forget that when I came into the job we were second from bottom," Coyle said. "We addressed that with plenty in hand. Without looking for excuses, we have some top players out with injury, but we have players who are good enough to win games. "You take your medicine and go from there, show your character. "We need players who when they cross that white line believe in themselves and show their ability. "I have to be fair to them, I think in the most part they did that, but when the sending-off comes about you still have to retain that organisation, that belief."
