0-0 v Swansea City - 16 September 2017 - Home

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Spurs 0

Swansea City

Swansea City

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Details
Match Number

7250

Opposition
Swansea city

Swansea City

Competition
Premier League

Premier League

Season

2017/18

Date

16th September 2017

Kick Off

17:30

Venue

Wembley

Attendance

65,366

Referee

Mike Dean

League Position

5th

Opposition League Position

14th

Opposition Form

WLDL

Weather at Kick Off

12.6° - Drizzle

Facts & Milestones
  • 7214th overall match (3440 wins, 1590 draws, 2171 losses)

  • 5628th competitive match (2532 wins, 1322 draws, 1774 losses)

  • team

    50th match vs Swansea City (30 wins, 10 draws, 10 losses)

  • competition

    967th Premier League match (402 wins, 249 draws, 316 losses)

  • 6594th match in England (3099 wins, 1484 draws, 1998 losses)

  • 37th match at Wembley (14 wins, 8 draws, 15 losses)

  • There were 3 changes to the starting lineup from the last match.

Report

Tottenham were frustrated by a disciplined Swansea as they lost ground on their title rivals.

Spurs, who beat Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League at Wembley on Wednesday, are yet to win a Premier League game in their temporary home.

The hosts enjoyed 75% possession in the goalless draw and managed 26 shots, compared to Swansea's four, with the visitors playing with three centre-backs for much of the game.

It is the first time in 30 home league games that Spurs have failed to score.

The best chance fell to England striker Harry Kane in the 58th minute as he scooped his shot onto the crossbar from close range.

Seven minutes later Kane also saw a header tipped over the bar by Lukasz Fabianski, while the Swans did not register a shot on target in the game.

Martin Olsson was twice fortunate not to concede a penalty after first blocking Toby Alderweireld's progress and then touching a loose ball with his hand, while there were calls for a late penalty when Serge Aurier went down in the box under a challenge from Jordan Ayew.

Aurier and Fernando Llorente came on as second-half substitutes to make their league debuts for Spurs.

Mauricio Pochettino's men are now five points behind leaders Manchester City in fifth, while Swansea are up to 14th.

Swansea's point was built on their defence that withstood attack after attack from Spurs.

Almost 40% of the game was played in the Swans' penalty area but the centre-back combination of Alfie Mawson, Federico Fernandez and Mike van der Hoorn frustrated the hosts.

Spurs had eight shots on target, including a close-range effort from Son Heung-min and a first-half Kane free-kick which was saved by Fabianski.

While Swans' manager Paul Clement will be delighted with how his team defended, their attack struggled to make an impact.

Renato Sanches and Tammy Abraham had little to work with and neither got a touch in Spurs' box.

The visitors had only five touches in their opponent's penalty area in the entire game.

Spurs' Wembley woe continues

The midweek victory against Dortmund was only Spurs' second win in 12 matches at Wembley, and if it were not for Fabianski's saves they would have finally enjoyed a league win under the famous arch.

But Spurs have now failed to score a first-half goal in all three of their home league games this season.

Burnley and Swansea have both earned points on their visits to Wembley, while Chelsea beat them 2-1.

Pochettino started with Son at left wing-back, who was favoured over Ben Davies. And the South Korean had little to do defensively.

Aurier's introduction on 63 minutes at left-back allowed Son to push further up in attack, while Llorente came on against his former club to offer a different attacking option.

Tottenham have gone three league home games in a row without a win for the first time since December 2013. But they have at least kept a first clean sheet at Wembley since the 2009 League Cup final against Manchester United, having conceded in their previous 11 matches.

Location
League Table
# Team PL W D L GF GA GD PTS
1
Manchester united
4 3 1 0 12 2 10 10
2
Manchester city
4 3 1 0 10 2 8 10
3
Chelsea
4 3 0 1 8 5 3 9
4
Watford
4 2 2 0 7 3 4 8
5
Tottenham Hotspur Badge Tottenham Hotspur
4 2 1 1 7 3 4 7
6
Huddersfield town
4 2 1 1 4 2 2 7
7
Burnley
4 2 1 1 5 4 1 7
8
Liverpool
4 2 1 1 8 8 0 7
9
West bromwich albion
4 2 1 1 4 4 0 7
10
Newcastle united
4 2 0 2 4 3 1 6
11
Arsenal
4 2 0 2 7 8 -1 6
12
Stoke city
4 1 2 1 4 4 0 5
13
Southampton
4 1 2 1 3 4 -1 5
14
Brighton hove albion
5 1 1 3 4 7 -3 4
15
Swansea city
4 1 1 2 2 5 -3 4
16
Everton
4 1 1 2 2 6 -4 4
17
Leicester city
4 1 0 3 6 8 -2 3
18
West ham united
4 1 0 3 4 10 -6 3
19
Afc bournemouth
5 1 0 4 3 9 -6 3
20
Crystal palace
4 0 0 4 0 7 -7 0
# Team PL W D L GF GA GD PTS
1
Manchester city
5 4 1 0 16 2 14 13
2
Manchester united
5 4 1 0 16 2 14 13
3
Chelsea
5 3 1 1 8 5 3 10
4
Newcastle united
5 3 0 2 6 4 2 9
5
Tottenham Hotspur Badge Tottenham Hotspur
5 2 2 1 7 3 4 8
6
Huddersfield town
5 2 2 1 5 3 2 8
7
Burnley
5 2 2 1 6 5 1 8
8
Liverpool
5 2 2 1 9 9 0 8
9
Southampton
5 2 2 1 4 4 0 8
10
West bromwich albion
5 2 2 1 4 4 0 8
11
Watford
5 2 2 1 7 9 -2 8
12
Arsenal
5 2 1 2 7 8 -1 7
13
Stoke city
5 1 2 2 5 6 -1 5
14
Swansea city
5 1 2 2 2 5 -3 5
15
Leicester city
5 1 1 3 7 9 -2 4
16
Brighton hove albion
5 1 1 3 4 7 -3 4
17
West ham united
5 1 1 3 4 10 -6 4
18
Everton
5 1 1 3 2 10 -8 4
19
Afc bournemouth
5 1 0 4 3 9 -6 3
20
Crystal palace
5 0 0 5 0 8 -8 0
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