Vitor Matos has quickly switched attention towards taking the “next steps” after claiming his first Swansea City victory this weekend.

Marko Stamenic’s first goal for the club and a glorious volley from Josh Tymon saw Swansea claim a 2-0 win over Oxford United.

The Swans’ first victory in seven league games lifted them to 20th in the table, three point clear of the relegation places.

They face another potentially pivotal home fixture against Portsmouth on Tuesday, with Matos hoping the Oxford triumph will give his team greater belief going into that game.

“I think it helps,” Swansea’s head coach said.

“When you build new ideas with wins, it’s 10 times easier because it gives the feeling that you are improving, but it’s just one step.

“We need to improve in a lot of areas on the game. We need to find the consistency, especially when we are in the second half, the ways that we need to control the game better.

“It was an important win – in this league you need points that’s the truth – but we need to do the next steps.”

Portsmouth, who are 22nd in the Championship, saw their fixture at Charlton on Saturday abandoned.

The game was suspended after only 12 minutes due to a medical emergency in the stands at The Valley before being called off, with Charlton confirming a home supporter had died.

“First my words to the family – I think that’s important to say,” Matos said.

“That is something we cannot change. What we can change, or what we need to do, is to recover well and do everything we can [to prepare for Portsmouth].

“The departments and the club help the players to recover, [we] find the best XI possible and compete again.”