Last six games are a cup final for Swans, says Fer

Swansea City must see each of their remaining six Premier League games as a cup final according to midfielder Leroy Fer.

After an initial honeymoon period under new manager Paul Clement, the Swans have picked up just one point from their last five games.

On Saturday, a Cheikhou Kouyate strike was enough for West Ham to end a five-game losing run and relieve the pressure on boss Slaven Bilic.

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The defeat leaves Swansea two points adrift of Hull inside the relegation zone and Fer says his side must maintain a positive, play-to-win attitude for the remainder of the season.

“We still have six games to go and we must go into each one looking to win,” he said.

“Watford is next up on Saturday. It’s going to be a hard game again, but we have to stay positive and go there to win.  It’s going to be massive, but every game left is like a final now.

“We must only focus on ourselves and not look at other teams to do anything for us.

“We spoke before kick off (against West Ham) that it was a huge game. We went out to win it, but we just didn’t have our best performance.”