Tom Carroll vows to fight until the end in Swansea's Premier League relegation fight after scoring in crucial win over Stoke

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Tom Carroll has promised relegation rivals Hull that Swansea will fight to the bitter end to stay in the Premier League.

Carroll scored only his second Premier League goal - and his first for Swansea - as Paul Clement's side claimed a first win in seven games with a precious 2-0 home victory over Stoke.

But Swansea remain in the relegation zone after Hull's 2-0 win against Watford kept them two points adrift of the Tigers with four games to play.

Tom Carroll celebrates after scoring in Swansea City's 2-0 win over Stoke City on Saturday

Carroll's stunner was Swansea's second of the afternoon as they helped their relegation cause

Swansea manager Paul Clement celebrates after their crucial 2-0 win at the Liberty Stadium

Bottom two Middlesbrough and Sunderland appear doomed to be playing in the Sky Bet Championship next season, with either Hull or Swansea likely to fill the final relegation place.

'Hull will look at this result and know we are not going to be giving up without a fight,' Carroll said.

'We will be scrapping right to the end. Obviously they had a good result, but it is a small gap and they are still within touching distance.

'There is a lot of football left to play and enough points there to be picked up.

'Two points is nothing, we are right on their heels.'

Fernando Llorente opened the scoring for Swansea as they boosted their survival chances

Llorente's header flies past the Stoke goalkeeper Jack Butland to open the scoring

Despite their win on Saturday, Swansea remain in the drop zone, two points behind Hull

Swansea head coach Clement had described Stoke's visit as 'must-win' ahead of remaining home games against Everton and West Brom and trips to Manchester United and Sunderland.

Hull's final four matches sees them play Sunderland and Tottenham at home and visit Southampton and Crystal Palace.

'The last five or six performances have not been good enough,' Carroll said.

'This was more of what we are about, and what we have been about since the start of the new year.

'It was like a cup final out there and the atmosphere reflected that.

'We played some good football, created good chances and kept a clean sheet. So all in all it was very positive.'

Carroll's shot deflected off Joe Allen and found its way into the net for Swansea's second

Carroll's deflected shot off former Swansea favourite Joe Allen settled the contest after Fernando Llorente's 10th-minute header had eased home nerves, the Spaniard's 12th goal of the season.

Stoke were left to rue Marko Arnautovic's wild 69th-minute spot-kick, the Austrian blazing his penalty high over the crossbar just 60 seconds before Carroll struck.

But at least Stoke boss Mark Hughes had the satisfaction of England goalkeeper Jack Butland emerging unscathed from his first appearance in over 13 months.

The 24-year-old had not played since fracturing his ankle on international duty in Germany in March 2016, an injury which required two operations to correct.

'Jack did OK,' Hughes said after preferring Butland to Lee Grant, who has had a decent season in the Stoke goal.

It's important for him and us that he is sound leading into next year,' Hughes said.

'We can't have the situation we had last year when we thought he was OK in pre-season and then he broke down on the eve of the new season starting.

'It's important that we're all comfortable that he's back and ready to go into pre-season.

'It's no reflection on Lee that Jack started.

'It was always my intention that Jack would, and he will probably play next weekend as well.'