Bony At The Double To Haunt Former Club Swansea

Wilfried Bony haunted former club Swansea on Halloween as the striker bagged his first Stoke goals in a 3-1 victory for the Potters. Th...

Wilfried Bony haunted former club Swansea on Halloween as the striker bagged his first Stoke goals in a 3-1 victory for the Potters.

The 27-year-old had gone without a goal since Boxing Day, 310 days ago, but the Manchester City loanee kickstarted his career in Staffordshire with his team’s first and third goals.

To compound the Swans’ misery, both were laid on by Joe Allen, who was heavily linked with a return to South Wales before Stoke swooped this summer, and the Potters’ other strike, which arrived after Wayne Routledge’s equaliser, came via an Alfie Mawson own goal.

It leaves American boss Bob Bradley with one point from his opening three top-flight fixtures, while Stoke were able to record a third straight triumph after a stuttering start themselves