Alan Sheehan has demanded Swansea City keep on running through the finish line.
The Swansea City boss has called on his players to maintain their momentum and strive for further improvement, despite Wednesday night’s commanding 3-0 win over Plymouth Argyle pushing them beyond the Championship’s conventional safety line.
The Swans turned in arguably their finest performance under Sheehan, cruising to a three-goal lead by half-time thanks to strikes from Lewis O’Brien, Harry Darling, and Josh Key.
A clinical first half could have been even more emphatic had they capitalised on numerous additional chances.
"Are we safe? I don't know. It's hard to know. I don't really look at that. We want to chase teams and be the best version of ourselves," said Sheehan, whose team now sits 14th, nine points clear of the drop zone with five games left.
"When we were on 48 [points] before the game I wanted to get over 50 and that's a good achievement from where we were.
“But now it's about getting to the next level. We've jumped another place and that's the challenge always, to finish as high as you can and get the best out of every single game."
The result marks Swansea’s second straight win at home and their fourth in the last five at the Swansea.com Stadium.
Since Sheehan stepped in following Luke Williams’ departure in mid-February, the Swans have accumulated 14 points from eight fixtures—effectively steering clear of immediate danger.
"When they gave me the job of head coach, I had a duty of care to the football club to make sure we were in the league," Sheehan said.
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"I don't think about me, I think about what's best for the football club. Whatever happens at the end of the season, it's irrelevant really. As long as my conscience is clear and I have done the best job for this club, I am good with that either way."
The game itself saw Swansea dominate a struggling Plymouth side whose situation at the foot of the table worsened.
The visitors came into the game with seven points from four matches but were quickly undone in South Wales.
Just four minutes in, O’Brien scored his first goal in domestic football since September 2022, heading home from a Ronald cross after the winger had breezed past Bali Mumba.
O'Brien nearly added a second moments later, only for his long-range effort to be blocked.
Swansea doubled their lead in the 22nd minute. Adam Randell’s foul on Ji-Sung Eom led to a free-kick, which Eom delivered for Darling to head in unchallenged from close range—his fourth goal of the campaign.
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The third goal came ten minutes later, courtesy of Joe Allen’s anticipation and Goncalo Franco’s vision.
After Joe Allen intercepted a loose pass from Matthew Sorinola, Franco fed Key, who rifled in a superb 25-yard effort—his first of the season.
Despite more opportunities—Franco’s volley, a point-blank miss by Zan Vipotnik, and a fine save from Conor Hazard to deny Eom—Swansea settled for a 3-0 scoreline, matching their biggest win of the season.
For Plymouth, who remain bottom and five points from safety, it was a brutal evening.
Conceding their 79th goal of the season, they now hold the dubious distinction of having the worst defensive record across England’s top four divisions.
