3-1 v Swansea City - 5 April 2017 - Away

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Swansea City

Swansea City

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Details
Match Number

7229

Opposition
Swansea city

Swansea City

Competition
Premier League

Premier League

Season

2016/17

Date

5th April 2017

Kick Off

19:45

Venue

Liberty Stadium

Attendance

20,855

Referee

Jonathan Moss

League Position

2nd

Opposition League Position

18th

Opposition Form

DLLWLL

Weather at Kick Off

9.5° - Clear

Facts & Milestones
  • 7193rd overall match (3426 wins, 1588 draws, 2166 losses)

  • 5613th competitive match (2522 wins, 1320 draws, 1771 losses)

  • team

    49th match vs Swansea City (30 wins, 9 draws, 10 losses)

  • competition

    954th Premier League match (393 wins, 247 draws, 314 losses)

  • 60th match in Wales (29 wins, 14 draws, 17 losses)

  • 6th match at Liberty Stadium (4 wins, 2 draws, 0 losses)

  • 8th consecutive match with a goal scored

  • 8th consecutive match without losing

  • There were 5 changes to the starting lineup from the last 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.

Location
League Table
# Team PL W D L GF GA GD PTS
1
Chelsea
29 22 3 4 60 23 37 69
2
Tottenham Hotspur Badge Tottenham Hotspur
29 18 8 3 57 21 36 62
3
Liverpool
30 17 8 5 64 37 27 59
4
Manchester city
29 17 7 5 56 32 24 58
5
Manchester united
29 14 12 3 43 24 19 54
6
Arsenal
28 15 6 7 58 36 22 51
7
Everton
31 14 9 8 53 34 19 51
8
West bromwich albion
31 12 8 11 39 40 -1 44
9
Watford
30 10 7 13 36 48 -12 37
10
Leicester city
30 10 6 14 37 47 -10 36
11
Stoke city
31 9 9 13 33 45 -12 36
12
Burnley
31 10 5 16 32 44 -12 35
13
Southampton
28 9 7 12 33 36 -3 34
14
Afc bournemouth
30 9 7 14 42 54 -12 34
15
West ham united
30 9 6 15 41 54 -13 33
16
Crystal palace
29 9 4 16 38 47 -9 31
17
Swansea city
30 8 4 18 36 63 -27 28
18
Hull city
30 7 6 17 28 59 -31 27
19
Middlesbrough
29 4 11 14 20 33 -13 23
20
Sunderland
30 5 5 20 24 53 -29 20
# Team PL W D L GF GA GD PTS
1
Chelsea
30 23 3 4 62 24 38 72
2
Tottenham Hotspur Badge Tottenham Hotspur
30 19 8 3 60 22 38 65
3
Liverpool
31 17 9 5 66 39 27 60
4
Manchester city
30 17 7 6 57 34 23 58
5
Arsenal
29 16 6 7 61 36 25 54
6
Manchester united
29 14 12 3 43 24 19 54
7
Everton
31 14 9 8 53 34 19 51
8
West bromwich albion
31 12 8 11 39 40 -1 44
9
Southampton
29 10 7 12 36 37 -1 37
10
Watford
30 10 7 13 36 48 -12 37
11
Leicester city
30 10 6 14 37 47 -10 36
12
Stoke city
31 9 9 13 33 45 -12 36
13
Afc bournemouth
31 9 8 14 44 56 -12 35
14
Burnley
31 10 5 16 32 44 -12 35
15
West ham united
31 9 6 16 41 57 -16 33
16
Crystal palace
30 9 4 17 39 50 -11 31
17
Hull city
31 8 6 17 32 61 -29 30
18
Swansea city
31 8 4 19 37 66 -29 28
19
Middlesbrough
30 4 11 15 22 37 -15 23
20
Sunderland
30 5 5 20 24 53 -29 20
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