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Swansea close in on Premier League survival by beating Sunderland


Kyle Naughton’s first goal in more than six years helped Swansea to the brink of Premier League safety as relegated Sunderland capitulated horribly.
Naughton’s piledriver in first-half injury time coupled with Fernando Llorente’s early header eased the Welsh club to a 2-0 victory and four points clear of Hull with a better goal difference.
And Paul Clement’s men will stay up if the Tigers lose at Crystal Palace on Sunday.
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Sunderland boss David Moyes: “Everybody can see that we need to make big improvements, big changes and I’ll hopefully hear and understand a bit more in the next…well, probably in a week’s time after we meet again. We are all embarrassed and we are all disappointed.”
Swansea boss Paul Clement: “We have done our part for this weekend. We don’t think the job is done – that would be unprofessional to think it was. We have to see what happens and get back on the training ground and prepare for a very important game back at our stadium against West Brom next Sunday.”

Tweet of the match

Star man – Leon Britton

Leon Britton in action for Swansea
(Nigel French/PA)
At 34, Britton has seen it all in a Swansea shirt and he was a model of composure as his side eased themselves into pole position in the Premier League survival race. He kept the ball moving and drove the visitors on to a priceless victory.

Moment of the match

Naughton chose the perfect moment to score his first goal since March 2011 and he did it in some style. Britton and Ki Sung-yueng combined to set him up and he stood up full-back Javier Manquillo before lashing a rising shot past keeper Jordan Pickford and inside the far post.

Restless natives

Sunderland boss David Moyes
(Owen Humphreys/PA)
Sunderland boss David Moyes was left in little doubt as to his standing with the club’s fans on a grim afternoon. With owner Ellis Short and chief executive Martin Bain sitting in the stands, he was subjected to repeated and sustained choruses of “We want Moyesy out” as he prepares for talks over the way forward.

Player ratings

Sunderland: Jordan Pickford 5, Billy Jones 6, Lamine Kone 6, John O’Shea 5, Javier Manquillo 5, Jason Denayer 5, Didier Ndong 5, Sebastian Larsson 6, Fabio Borini 5, Victor Anichebe 4, Jermain Defoe 5. Substitutes: Darron Gibson (for Denayer, 19 mins) 4, Wahbi Khazri (for Anichebe, 36 mins) 5.
Swansea: Lukasz Fabianski 7, Kyle Naughton 7, Alfie Mawson 6, Federico Fernandez 6, Martin Olsson 6, Leon Britton 8, Tom Carroll 6, Ki Sung-yueng 6, Gylfi Sigurdsson 7, Jordan Ayew 7, Fernando Llorente 7. Substitutes: Leroy Fer (for Ki, 66 mins) 6, Jack Cork (for Britton, 77 mins) 6, Luciano Narsingh (for Llorente, 88 mins) 6.

Who’s up next?

David Moyes, left, and Arsene Wenger on the touchline
(Dave Thompson/PA)
Arsenal v Sunderland (Premier League, Tuesday, May 16)
Swansea v West Brom (Premier League, Sunday, May 21)

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