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Swansea 1-3 Tottenham: Christian Eriksen, Heung-Min Son and Dele Alli complete remarkable turnaround as Spurs keep slim title hopes alive with comeback in South Wales
Swansea started the match on the front foot and Jordan Ayew set up Wayne Routledge from close range Spurs then dominated the rest of the first half but couldn't find an equaliser - Heung-Min Son going close Tottenham enjoyed 75 percent possession in the opening period but Swansea managed to keep them out Swansea keeper Lukasz Fabianski made a brave save to deny Spurs substitute Vincent Janssen on 78 minutes Toby Alderweireld struck a shot just wide late on but Spurs couldn't find the breakthrough at the Liberty The away side continued to dominate after the break but Spurs lacked the cutting edge to punish Swansea Until two minutes from time when Eriksen's deflected shot was tipped out to Dele Alli who equalised And then Vincent Janssen held off his man brilliantly to set up Son for a late, late winner in South Wales Eriksen then grabbed a goal of his own to cap off a remarkable comeback with his 11th of the season Tottenham's players celebrate their remarkable turnaround win at the Liberty Stadium as they won 3-1 Wayne Routledge slots home from close range from Jordan Ayew's cross to hand Swansea the lead in the tenth minute Swansea's players including Gylfi Sigurdsson and Kyle Naughton celebrate Wayne Routledge's tenth-minute opener Heung-Min Son has an effort on goal during a first half which Tottenham dominated but finished trailing by a goal to nil Paul Clement has done a remarkable job since taking over at Swansea after they looked certainties to be relegated Jordan Ayew is marshalled by Tottenham's Mousa Dembele during the first half of the match at the Liberty Stadium Toby Alderweireld challenges Jordan Ayew - Tottenham were unlucky to go into half time one goal behind after dominating Mauricio Pochettino looks on during the first half of the match against Swansea - Spurs dominated but couldn't score Gylfi Sigurdsson holds off Dele Alli's challenge - the Icelandic midfielder has been one of Swansea's best players this season Ex-Tottenham defender Kyle Naughton leaps for the ball with Spurs midfielder Dele Alli in a competitive opening period Ayew tries to skip round Jan Vertonghen and Ben Davies but is stopped in his tracks by a sliding challenge from the defender Jack Cork played in the midfield anchor role for Swansea - he sustained a head injury in the first half but continued to play Son straight at Lukasz Fabianski after being set up by Dele Alli - Tottenham couldn't score despite dominating the first 45 mins Christian Eriksen runs along the touchline as Martin Olsson chases the Spurs midfielder during a competitive match Alli is challenged by Swansea's Ayew as Spurs see their title bid falter at the Liberty Stadium against a dogged Swansea side Swansea's players crowd out Spurs substitute Vincent Janssen - the Dutch striker struggled to make an impact off the bench Leroy Fer plays a pass over the top of Tottenham's defence as