Stoke came from behind to beat Swansea 2-1 at the Britannia Stadium on Sunday as they climbed to 10th in the English Premier League table.

Victory left Mark Hughes's men level on points with Manchester United, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur.

It was a tale of two penalties as the first half ended all square at 1-1.

Referee Michael Oliver first pointed to the spot after Stoke defender Ryan Shawcross grappled Wilfried Bony to the ground as the pair waited for a Swansea corner to come in.

Shawcross was booked while the decision was met with disbelieving jeers from Stoke fans who, in common with many English football-watchers, had grown used to seeing such incidents go unpunished.

However, Oliver had issued a warning before the corner.

Ivory Coast striker Bony then got up to send Stoke goalkeeper Asmir Begovic the wrong way as Swansea went 1-0 up in the 34th minute.

But shortly before the interval Stoke were level when Oliver awarded a penalty at the other end.

Swansea's Angel Rangel made minimal contact with Victor Moses, who then appeared to dive in the box.

Nevertheless, Oliver signalled a penalty and Charlie Adam's spot-kick beat the dive of Swansea keeper Lukasz Fabianski.

The 67th minute saw Swansea's South Korea midfielder Ki Sung-yueng twice denied as he tried to restore the Welsh club's lead but his first shot from 12 yards out was blocked and the follow-up saved by Begovic.

Instead it was Stoke who went 2-1 up nine minutes later when Jonathan Walters planted a header beyond Fabianski following a good cross by Oussama Assaidi for his first league goal of the season.

As the match entered the final minute of normal time, Ki tried to curl in a 25-yard free-kick but Begovic repelled the effort and Swansea were unable to force an equaliser in four minutes of added-on time.