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Swansea clinch survival thanks to Llorente, Sigurdsson and a Hull defeat

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Swansea City took a step closer to Premier League safety with an important away win over Sunderland.

Swansea's 2-0 win over Sunderland put pressure on their relegation rivals, and although they couldn't have known it at the time, effectively saved the club from relegation given Hull's capitulation at Crystal Palace on Sunday.

Positives

Getting the early goal was hugely important, striker Fernando Llorente converting a Gylfi Sigurdsson delivery for a league-best seventh player-to-player connection this season. Sunderland were poor, but with so much at stake, Swansea could still have been forgiven for playing with nerves.