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Swansea stun Liverpool 3-2

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Published: 16:45, 21 January 2017   Update: 15:18, 26 July 2020
Swansea stun Liverpool 3-2

Sport Desk: Relegation-challenged Swansea pulled off the Premier League upset of the season on Saturday with a 3-2 win over title chasers Liverpool, ending their Anfield winless streak.

Swansea entered the match sitting dead last, and with an all-time league record at Anfield of one draw and four losses. Liverpool were undefeated at home with seven wins and two draws this season.

The win lifted Swansea out of the drop zone and into 17th place pending the outcome of later matches, while Liverpool remain third and could lose more ground before the weekend is over. Spurs visit Manchester City in Saturday's late match and Chelsea are at home to Hull on Sunday.

Spanish international Fernando Llorente was the hero in Swansea's first league victory under new manager Paul Clement, toe-poking the ball home two minutes after halftime and heading home another five minutes later.

After Roberto Firmino had dragged Liverpool back into the game with two superb goals, it seemed wholly unlikely that the visitors could survive the onslaught until the ball broke for Gylfi Sigurdsson to slot home their 74th minute winner.

Agencies

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