Hull and Bournemouth strike blows in relegation battle


Britain Football Soccer - AFC Bournemouth v West Ham United - Premier League - Vitality Stadium - 11/3/17 Bournemouth's Joshua King celebrates scoring their third goal to complete his hat trick Reuters / Peter Nicholls Livepic

LONDON (Reuters) - Hull City's hopes of escaping relegation got a huge boost as they dragged fellow Premier League strugglers Swansea City back into the mire with a 2-1 home win over the Welsh club on Saturday.

Defeat would have left Hull nine points behind 16th-placed Swansea but a second-half double from substitute Oumar Niasse helped them move above Middlesbrough into 18th place and within three points of the Swans and champions Leicester City.

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