Swansea manager Michael Duff was left delighted as his side beat Norwich 2-1 in a gutsy display at home to stretch their unbeaten run in the Championship to four games.

Duff's men worked their socks off as they piled pressure on the Canaries, who went into the game occupying the play-off spots, and got a deserved win in dramatic circumstances. After Jamal Lowe opened the scoring after less than three minutes and Norwich's Gabriel Sara equalised with a diving header, Chelsea loanee Bashir Humphreys sealed victory eight minutes from time with his first goal in senior football. To get the latest Swans news sent straight to your inbox, sign up here.

The win was the Swans' third in a row in the league, having beaten both Sheffield Wednesday and Millwall by 3-0 scorelines after going their first seven games without a victory. Duff was under considerable pressure just days ago, but that has eased following the dramatic turnaround in results and the manager was understandably chuffed with how his side kept their winning run going.

"I was delighted with the result and the performance as well," he said. "We started the game with real intent and got on the front foot. The first goal came from a high press and I thought we used the ball well. In the second half we defended our box well and finished the game really strongly. We were good value against a really strong Norwich team.

"There are lots of hard games in this league but I think they are one of the better teams in the league," he added. "It was 20-odd shots I think we had, and we finished very strongly against them. The fans really got behind us at the end which was pleasing. They put the added six minutes up and they got the lads through it because they are absolutely out on their feet."

The game was won through Swansea's superior work rate, with players leaving nothing out on the pitch. It was a drastic change from what fans saw just a few weeks ago, when their side was punished for lethargic displays against Bristol City and in the South Wales derby.

"Go back to [then]," he said. "There was no intent, there was no intensity. We were slow and sloppy with the ball and I thought tonight was the complete opposite. We were still trying to get on the front foot, still trying to press them but they've got good players, you've got to respect them sometimes and let them have the ball in certain areas.

"I'm a firm believer in hard work pays you back. I've lived by it for the last 30 years. And the players earnt that today. I've told them, enjoy it, because it's hard. We've got lungs coming out of their mouths in the dressing room and they are absolutely out on their feet but we're going again Saturday."

The only real disappointment from the midweek clash was the apparent injury to Ben Cabango midway through the second half. The defender had been called up to Rob Page's Wales squad just hours before the game at the Swansea.com Stadium but limped off after a heavy challenge from Norwich's Jonathan Rowe.

Confirming that he had hurt his hamstring, Duff crossed his fingers that it was nothing too serious, but admitted there was a chance that the 23-year-old would not be fit in time to face Gibraltar next week or feature in the crucial game against Croatia.

"We don't know bad it is," he said. "He felt it in the first half. The pleasing thing is it's not gone bang, so it might be a bit of cramp, it might be a bit of fatigue. He has done the right thing coming off.

"After Saturday there is an international break and Ben will be desperate to go away and represent his country, but obviously if he's not fit at the weekend, it's probably unlikely that he will be going away because he will be deemed as injured. Hopefully it's just a sensation rather than anything untoward."