Swansea stopped the rot with a 0-0 draw against Bournemouth but failed to ease the pressure on head coach Paul Clement.
Four successive defeats had dropped Swansea into the Premier League relegation zone and left Clement facing awkward questions over his future.
Those questions might still remain after Bournemouth kept a third successive clean sheet, but at least Clement saw an improved Swansea performance which should have brought all three points.
Swansea still laboured to create chances but there was a greater intensity about their play than in recent weeks.
And Clement must have felt his side had won it when substitute Leroy Fer burst through the Cherries' defence seven minutes from time.
Swansea City 0-0 AFC Bournemouth
