Swansea City eased any lingering relegation concerns by thrashing Stoke City at the Swansea.com Stadium.
Liam Cullen's seventh goal of the season midway inside the first half got the hosts up and running, after Jay Fulton had clattered a low effort off the post, on a night brimming with attacking endeavour from the Swans.
Niall Ennis had the ball in the net for the visitors following a mistake from Carl Rushworth, but saw his effort ruled out following a collision as the Brighton loanee was attempting a throw.
A third home win in four for the Swans was sealed just after half-time, as Matt Grimes thundered in a superb penalty, before Josh Key rounded off a superb move for a third around 17 minutes from time.
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The result leaves Swansea seven points clear of the dropzone ahead of the visit of already-doomed Rotherham United on Saturday, while the manner of this win will have provided the perfect tonic for what was a disappointing outing at Middlesbrough last time out.
Indeed, results elsewhere ensured the gap between the Swans and the bottom three was down to just four points at the start of the evening, resulting in a fairly twitchy atmosphere heading into this one.
Some might well have been wondering how the dreaded r-word had even entered the conversation again. After conquering Cardiff City in the South Wales derby, the overriding feeling was that Swansea were more or less home and dry.
Victory over the Bluebirds was supposed to be the platform on which to build a strong end to the season, but since that sensational day, the Swans had previously carried about as much momentum as an asthmatic tortoise with some heavy shopping.
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