Stoke City 3-1 Swansea City: Lewis Baker stunner helps Potters to comeback win

Stoke City came from behind to beat fellow strugglers Swansea City with Lewis Baker scoring a sensational late goal from inside his own half to put the gloss on a 3-1 victory.

Former Stoke player Josh Tymon took advantage of some desperate home defending to put Swansea in front just after the hour mark.

Tymon’s simple finish sparked what had been a forgettable contest into life, with Wouter Burger swiftly heading Stoke level from substitute Baker’s free-kick.

Stoke were soon in front as the unmarked Bae Junho touched home from another set-piece, this time delivered by Million Manhoef.

Swansea rarely looked like levelling, and their hopes of a comeback were killed off in added time when Baker’s glorious strike from the centre circle sailed over Lawrence Vigouroux and curled just inside the post.

Stoke’s second victory in three Championship games – and their first home league triumph under Mark Robins – leaves them six points clear of the relegation zone in 19th.

Swansea are two points better off in 17th, with the pressure growing on Luke Williams and his team after seven defeats in their past nine league matches.

Robins had told Stoke’s players going into this game of the need to pick up results now in order to avoid high-pressure fixtures in the final weeks of the season.

The same thing might have been said in the away dressing room in this meeting of two sides struggling for points.

There was some early promise as Ali Al-Hamadi tried his luck with an overhead kick which bounced wide after barely 20 seconds.

But the striker’s extravagant effort was not a sign of things to come in a first half which was long on endeavour but painfully short on quality.

Swansea had the best chance of the opening 45 minutes, with Liam Cullen shooting the wrong side of the far post after Ronald’s cross was fired back across goal by Tymon.

Al-Hamadi forced the first save of the day early in the second period before Swansea snatched the lead thanks to a goal which was as scruffy as most of the contest.

When Ronald picked out Cullen on the edge of the area, the Wales forward rolled a pass in behind for Tymon.