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Courtney Baker-Richardson joined Swansea after a successful season with Leamington

Swansea beat Queens Park Rangers in impressive fashion to end their recent barren run in front of goal.

Courtney Baker-Richardson scored his first senior goal and could have had a hat-trick before the break as the hosts dominated throughout the contest.

QPR showed signs of recovering in the second half before Connor Roberts and Jay Fulton struck late to give the Swans a first win in four matches.

That took them up to seventh in the table, while QPR drop down to 18th.

Swansea had failed to score in their previous three fixtures, a drought of 291 minutes which saw them start this match as the joint-second lowest scorers in the Championship.

Manager Graham Potter made some creative tweaks to his team in order to arrest that slump, handing striker Baker-Richardson only his second league start and deploying usual centre-forward Oli McBurnie just behind him in the number 10 role.

It proved an inspired change, with both players combining to put the Swans ahead after a quarter of an hour.

Following patient build-up in midfield, right-back Kyle Naughton swung a deep cross towards the back post, where McBurnie nodded the ball back across goal to Baker-Richardson, who showed agility and poise to hook in from close range.

The 22-year-old should have doubled his and Swansea's lead less than two minutes later but, after a sweeping move which presented him with an open goal, Baker-Richardson somehow managed to launch the ball over the bar.

Another chance came and went before half-time as Baker-Richardson fired straight at QPR keeper Joe Lumley from close range, and there was a creeping sense at the Liberty Stadium that Swansea would soon need to start taking their opportunities or risk squandering what seemed like three points there for the taking.

The visitors grew into the game after the break, with Nakhi Wells and strike partner Tomer Hemed getting into promising positions on more than one occasion.

But QPR failed to build on that improvement, and Swansea eventually made sure of victory.

Roberts scored a smart first goal for the club, cutting inside on to his apparently weaker left foot and finishing powerfully, via a deflection.

Substitute midfielder Fulton then added a third soon after, his drive also taking a touch on its way in to seal a handsome win.

Swansea City manager Graham Potter said:

"We haven't played as well as we would have liked at the Liberty and it was important to play well in front of our supporters.

"Our supporters have been brilliant. They have stuck with us even though we haven't given them too much to shout about at home. I think they have appreciated our effort.

"But today we took a step forward in terms of our performance and what we are trying to do.

"It's only one step forward. We have another game on Tuesday so we can enjoy this for a nanosecond before we have to start focusing on Tuesday night [against Wigan].

"Overall, I am really proud of the players. They have worked really hard all year and it's nice for them to get a clean sheet, three points and three goals."

Queens Park Rangers manager Steve McLaren said:

"I am [disappointed] with the scoreline. First 15 minutes I thought we started well. We created chances, the final ball was not right, not clinical in front of goal.

"We conceded from their first attack. We came back well, the second half especially. We had chances to equalise and got punished.

"After the second goal, there was only one result. It was not a 3-0 game. We're just not scoring. We're not clinical enough at the present moment."