Swansea pushes Aston Villa towards relegation with 4-1 victory in Premier League

London: Swansea City has almost guaranteed their Premier League status by thrashing Aston Villa 4-1 on Saturday at the Liberty Stadium, leaving the visitors in danger of relegation.

The result leaves Villa just four points above the relegation zone with three games to go while Swansea's first back-to-back wins in the Premier League since December 2012 means they are 12th in the table, eight points clear of the bottom three.

According to the BBC, Wilfried Bony put Swansea ahead, slotting the ball past Brad Guzan, followed by Villa's Gabriel Agbonlahor converting Marc Albrighton's cross to equalise before Jonjo Shelvey volleyed home from the centre circle for his 'wonder goal'.

Pablo Hernandez curled in a third before Bony scored his second with an injury-time penalty at a at a wet and windy Liberty Stadium, leaving Villa with a major concern as they have now lost five of their last six matches, the report added.