Swans' 'identity has stood the test of time' - Davies

Chris Davies reckons Vitor Matos' Swansea City are playing with the style which has brought the club past successes.

Davies' Birmingham City side frustrated Swansea on Saturday as they fought back to claim a point in south Wales.

Davies was back on familiar territory having been part of Brendan Rodgers' staff when the Northern Irishman led Swansea to the Premier League in 2011.

The Blues boss, who came close to returning to Swansea as head coach in 2023, has praised his former club's approach in the wake of this weekend's 1-1 draw.

"You can see with Swansea, to me, they look like a Swansea team with the way they're playing," ex-Wales youth international Davies said.

"It's a club, one of the very few clubs, that can actually confidently say they have an identity that has stood the test of time.

"Swansea is one of the very few and you do see that with the way they're playing."

Patrick Roberts' equaliser at the Swansea.com Stadium means Birmingham have taken four points from the Swans this season after their 1-0 home win in September.

Alan Sheehan was Swansea head coach at the time, with Davies suggesting the biggest difference since Matos' arrival is the Welsh side's pressing game.

"I actually thought Alan Sheehan was doing a good job," Davies added.

"I thought they were good against us [earlier in the season]. We narrowly won the match - obviously they had a couple of chances.

"So I thought there was a lot of the same stuff there. Obviously, you can see the press and the counter press has really picked up, that's probably one of the things I've noticed."