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- Updated: December 31, 2016
Benik Afobe scored on his return to the Bournemouth side as the Cherries left managerless Swansea bottom of the Premier League at the end of 2016.
Afobe’s strike sent the away side into an early lead (25) before Ryan Fraser doubled their advantage on the stroke of half-time.
Joshua King came off the bench to end his Premier League goal drought, which stretches back to August, in the 88th minute to seal the win as Eddie Howe’s side bounced back from a two-game losing streak and climbed into the top half of the Premier League.
Swansea, who were overseen by caretaker manager Alan Curtis after sacking Bob Bradley on Wednesday, sit four points off safety after sinking to their fourth straight defeat.
Curtis made seven changes to the starting line-up from Bob Bradley’s final game in charge, while Howe switched back to his usual 4-2-3-1 formation after back-to-back Premier League defeats.
Fernando Llorente was brought in by Curtis to lead …
