Tottenham Hotspur beat Swansea City 3-1 on Sunday, after two late goals form http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Emmanuel-Adebayor-c12526 recorded the first league win for the home side in seven weeks.
The win levelled the Spurs with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429 in terms of points but the Gunners retain their third position, thanks to a better goal difference.
Rafael van der Vaart opened the scoring for the home side in the 19th minute but the lead was cancelled out by Gylfi Sigurdsson close to the hour mark. However, a brace from Adebayor in the 73rd and 86th minute sealed a much
needed victory for the home side, with fifth placed http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 also challenging for a top four finish.
Both the sides threatened to score in the opening quarter with Van der Vaart coming close but his shot from inside the area missed the target, after taking a deflection off Neil Taylor.
Minutes later, the Dutch might have been involved in a goal, but for the opposition, when his poor pass was picked up by Wayne Routledge who came inches close of scoring the first goal of the match.
Taylor’s appeal for a penalty was turned down by the referee in the 15th minute after the full-back complained that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/William-Gallas-c36874 pulled him back inside the area. Nevertheless, the player took the shot and his effort was well kept by the Spurs
keeper, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Brad-Friedel-c7953.
The home side subdued the increasing pressure created by the Swans in the 19thminute. Garath Bale made a quick run from the left flank and delivered the ball inside the box. The ball went to Van der Vaart after a poor clearance from Ashley Williams
and the Dutch international smashed the ball in the net to open the scoring for Tottenham.
Almost ten minutes later, Van der Vaart was again in the midst of action as his corner was headed by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Younes-Kaboul-c37543, but the keeper made a good save and parried the ball away from goal.
Friedel kept the Spurs lead intact in the 50th minute, when Sigurdsson took a powerful left-footed shot from 25 yards out, but the American denied the equalizer by making a splendid save.
However, the Icelandic player was not to be denied again by the Spurs goalie, who took a volley from 18 yards to level things up for Swansea in the 59thminute.
Adebayor reclaimed the lead in the 73rd minute through a Van der Vaart corner, as the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Togo-c3022 striker nodded a powerful header past a helpless Vorm. The goal eased the nerves of the home side, who went on to score their third in the 86thminute
after Adebayor headed in a cross from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Aaron-Lennon-c3062.
The goal put the game beyond all doubt, as Tottenham held on to their 2 goal advantage and secured all three points from the match.
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