Swansea's chances against QPR were not helped by the sending off of Malick Yalcouye but, even before his 34th-minute exit, the Hoops had been the better side.

Swansea's 10 men kept plugging away, though they were lucky not to be out of the contest by the time Zan Vipotnik came close to an equaliser in added time.

Sheehan's men had been fortunate to come away from Southampton with a point last weekend, while they were ultimately well beaten by Leicester City at the start of October despite giving the Foxes a game.

With tricky trips to Charlton Athletic and Preston North End on the horizon – as well as the Manchester City Carabao Cup tie next Wednesday – a win against Norwich would be timely.

There is little time to work on the training ground, with Sheehan pledging to "debrief and look where we can get better" as Swansea prepare for the Canaries.

"I think you need to score your chances and you need to defend your box properly – and everything in between that needs to be quite solid as well," he added.

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