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Swansea climbed out of the relegation zone and pushed West Ham deeper into trouble with a 4-1 win at the Liberty Stadium.
South Korea midfielder Ki Sung-Yueng drove a 20-yarder past West Ham goalkeeper Adrian in the eighth minute for only his second goal of the season.
– Rock and roll –
West Ham defender Winston Reid was given oxygen before being stretchered off after a nasty looking fall.
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Carlos Carvalhal’s team took advantage to double their lead in the 32nd minute as Mike van der Hoorn was left unmarked to head home from close range.
Former Leicester midfielder Andy King notched a 48th-minute tap-in for his first Swansea goal.
Jordan Ayew slammed in a 63rd-minute penalty, awarded for a foul on his brother Andre Ayew, as Swansea moved three points clear of the bottom three.
Michail Antonio got one back for West Ham in the 79th minute, but the visitors’ third defeat in their last four games leaves them three points above the relegation zone.
“We have had some important victories since I arrived but this was the best performance,” Carvalhal said.
“We made West Ham dance to our music and it was rock and roll.”
Troy Deeney pushed West Bromwich Albion closer to relegation as the Watford striker’s late goal sealed a 1-0 win at Vicarage Road.
Deeney slotted home from a Will Hughes pass in the 77th minute to leave bottom-of-the-table West Brom nursing a fifth consecutive defeat that leaves them eight points from safety.
Southampton, sitting one point above the relegation zone, have only one win in their last 16 games after being held to a drab 0-0 draw by second-bottom Stoke at St Mary’s.
Riyad Mahrez rescued Leicester with a last-gasp free-kick equaliser in their 1-1 draw against Bournemouth, who had taken the lead through Josh King’s penalty.
Burnley ended an 11-match winless run in the Premier League as Chris Wood’s 80th minute header sealed a 2-1 victory over Everton.
Cenk Tosun headed his first Everton goal before Ashley Barnes equalised for Burnley.
Everton defender Ashley Williams was sent off in the 86th minute after swinging his arm into Barnes’ face.
