Victor Wanyama struck the winner for Southampton late on at Swansea City.
Southampton manager Ronald Koeman admitted his side had to be patient after Wilfried Bony's sending-off handed them a one-man advantage.
"We had to be patient to create a possibility, but we scored a great goal and that was enough for three points," Koeman said.
"We didn't create a lot but we had a lot of pressure and if you keep patient then you think you will score.
"I said at half-time the worse was 0-0 and I told the players to wait for the real moments to create.
"We didn't do it that often but we did one or two times and it was enough."
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