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Swansea City 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur on 5 April 2017

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Date

Wed 5 Apr 2017 19:45

Season

Attendance

20,855

Weather

9.5°C Clear

Events

Match Facts

  • 7193rd overall match

  • 5613th competitive match

  • 49th meeting with Swansea City

  • 954th Premier League match

  • 60th match in Wales

  • 6th visit to Liberty Stadium

  • 19th match refereed by Jonathan Moss

  • 8th consecutive match with a goal scored

  • 6th consecutive win

  • 8th consecutive match without losing

Lineups

Spurs

League Table

League table
# Team PWDL GD Pts
1 292234 37 69
2
Tottenham Hotspur
291883 36 62
3 301785 27 59
4 291775 24 58
5 2914123 19 54
6 281567 22 51
7 311498 19 51
8 3112811 -1 44
9 3010713 -12 37
10 3010614 -10 36
11 319913 -12 36
12 3110516 -12 35
13 289712 -3 34
14 309714 -12 34
15 309615 -13 33
16 299416 -9 31
17 308418 -27 28
18 307617 -31 27
19 2941114 -13 23
20 305520 -29 20
League table
# Team PWDL GD Pts
1 302334 38 72
2
Tottenham Hotspur
301983 38 65
3 311795 27 60
4 301776 23 58
5 291667 25 54
6 2914123 19 54
7 311498 19 51
8 3112811 -1 44
9 2910712 -1 37
10 3010713 -12 37
11 3010614 -10 36
12 319913 -12 36
13 319814 -12 35
14 3110516 -12 35
15 319616 -16 33
16 309417 -11 31
17 318617 -29 30
18
Swansea City (down 1 place)
318419 -29 28
19 3041115 -15 23
20 305520 -29 20

Kit

Under Armour · AIA

Third

Venue

Liberty Stadium · Swansea, Wales

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Match Report

Tottenham produced a sensational late turnaround to beat a stubborn Swansea side and keep intact their aspirations of winning a first Premier League title.

Despite dominating possession, Spurs fell behind to a neat close-range finish from their former winger Wayne Routledge.

The visitors were camped in their opponents' half for long periods but were frustrated by a combination of their own lack of a cutting edge and Swansea's diligent defending, before Dele Alli eventually broke through to convert Christian Eriksen's cross after 88 minutes.

Son Heung-min fired Tottenham ahead in added time, and then Eriksen completed the remarkable comeback with a curling effort.

While second-placed Spurs continue to breathe down the necks of leaders Chelsea, a third defeat in four games sees Swansea drop into the relegation zone.

Having cut Chelsea's lead at the top of the table to seven points with Saturday's win at Burnley, Spurs were aiming to further reduce that deficit with a fifth successive Premier League victory.

Yet for all that Mauricio Pochettino's side had impressed this season, that triumph at Turf Moor was only their fifth away league win - and their vulnerability on the road was evident at the Liberty Stadium.

Although they enjoyed near total control of possession and territory during a one-sided first half, Tottenham fell behind after Swansea's first attack of the game.

Jordan Ayew muscled his way into the visitors' penalty area and pulled the ball back to Routledge, one of four former Spurs in the hosts' line-up, and the winger squeezed his finish past ex-Swans keeper Michel Vorm.

Tottenham continued to boss proceedings but lacked a cutting edge in attacking positions, missing injured top scorer Harry Kane and frustrated by their dogged opponents.

But as they had demonstrated in their previous seven games without Kane - four wins and three draws - Spurs can cope in the striker's absence.

They left it late, with Alli tapping into an empty net from Eriksen's wicked low cross, before Son finished from close range to send the visiting Spurs fans into raptures.

Eriksen then added a third in added time to complete a stunning fightback and leave their opponents crestfallen.

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