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Bournemouth vs Swansea live: Score and updates from the Vitality Stadium

Eddie Howe's men host the Swans with both teams in desperate need of the points

Sam Dymond
Saturday 18 March 2017 18:11 GMT
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Both Bournemouth and Swansea need all three points
Both Bournemouth and Swansea need all three points (Getty Images)

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Bournemouth welcome Swansea to the Vitality Stadium with both teams in desperate need of all three points.

The visitors sit just three points above the relegation zone with the hosts only a further three clear above them.

Neither are out of the woods with both very much looking over the shoulders as the season reaches the home straight.

Follow all the action from the Vitality Stadium below...

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78 mins: Wonderful football all round! Jack Wilshere showed his class by bursting into the box and stepped up an inviting cross to the far post. Rising highest was Benik Afobe, who did everything right with his downward header, but the striker found himself denied by a wonderful reflex save by Lukasz Fabianski.

Meanwhile, Jack Cork has been booked for a foul on Bournemouth's goalscorer.

Sam Dymond18 March 2017 19:07

84 mins: Bournemouth haven't kept a clean sheet since New Year's Eve when they were away at...yep, you've guessed it...Swansea. The Cherries are on their way to a first shut out at home since they defeated the champions Leicester back in the middle of December. 

Despite the arrival of their £15m record signing Borja, on in place of Llorente, Swansea don't look likely to find a way through in the remaining minutes.

Sam Dymond18 March 2017 19:14

90 mins: There are three minutes to be played before Bournemouth can celebrate a deserved three points. It's back to the drawing board and South Wales for Paul Clement and Swansea.

Sam Dymond18 March 2017 19:18

90+3 mins: Jack Wilshere nearly scores his first Bournemouth goal, but thankfully for those of us who want to get away on time, he didn't.

Sam Dymond18 March 2017 19:20

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