TWO GOALS FROM Wilfried Bony helped Stoke City to their third Premier League victory in a row as they beat Swansea City 3-1 at the bet365 Stadium.
The Ivory Coast striker gave the home side the lead after only three minutes, turning in when Joe Allen miscued a shot across the box after the visitors failed to clear a corner.
Wayne Routledge levelled matters five minutes later as he headed in Gylfi Sigurdsson’s cross, and fortune seemed to be on the visitors’ side as Stoke hit the woodwork three times before the break through the recalled Charlie Adam and Marko Arnautovic.
But Bob Bradley’s side handed their hosts the lead again 10 minutes into the second half, when Alfie Mawson — in only his second Premier League appearance — touched Ramadan Sobhi’s effort into his own net.
Swansea enjoyed more possession but found it difficult to provide Fernando Llorente with any meaningful service, and Bony punished their lack of attacking threat when he headed in a rebound following Allen’s shot, for his fourth goal against the Swans since leaving in January 2015.
The win lifts Stoke to 12th in the table, level with champions Leicester City on 12 points, while Swansea’s miserable form means they remain second from bottom with five.
The Swans, who remain without a league win since August, face Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United on Sunday.
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