Vitor Matos says a positive end to a "really challenging" campaign shows Swansea City are heading in the right direction as preparation starts for next season.

Adam Idah's late double and a fabulous free-kick from Leo Walta earned Swansea a 3-1 victory over Charlton Athletic on the final day of 2025-26.

The Swans lost only one of their final seven games of the season despite having little to play for.

They have banked 47 points from 30 league fixtures since Matos took charge in November – an average of 1.56 per game – having taken only 17 points from the first 16 matches of a season which at one stage threatened to turn into a long relegation scrap.

"It was a really challenging season, but there was a lot of growth, a lot of developing," Matos said.

"That's what we focus game by game, improving the game, improving the squad, improving the players.

"The last seven games in the international break we lost one, drew three and won three, so it's good as well because it gives you a good platform from the future, gives a good feeling for the boys and for the fans and that's nice."

Swansea were 20th when Matos took the reins after a 3-0 thrashing at Bristol City in November.

They were only outside the bottom three on goal difference after he lost his first two games at the helm but Swansea have since won 14 of 28 second-tier matches to climb into mid-table.

They ended up 11th for the second season in a row, though the Charlton win means they have three more points this time around.

"It's not about the table, it's more about what we want to improve as a club in terms of identity," Matos added.

"That is much more consistent now against different kinds of opposition.

"I would say in the beginning when I arrived, if we played a team similar to Charlton, we would have struggled to calm down the game and to control it with the ball. [But] these kinds of games are important. It was a nice way to finish."