SWANSEA were twice denied by the post, but Burnley will be relatively satisfied with their first 45 minutes' work against the automatic promotion pusher.

The Clarets started brightly, with half chances falling to Jay Rodriguez on his return from a hip injury, but the young striker was blocked out.

Swansea responded, but both Darren Pratley and Scott Sinclair saw their efforts bounce off the post.

Dean Marney hooked a shot high and wide on the stroke of half-time after Nathan Delfouneso wriggled free from two markers.