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Swansea City vs Tottenham Hotspur. Premier League.

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Swansea City 1

  • Michu (71st minute)

Tottenham Hotspur 2

  • J Vertonghen (7th minute)
  • G Bale (21st minute)

Premier League: Tottenham held off a spirited Swansea fightback to win 2-1

Tottenham Hotspur's Jan Vertonghen celebrates scoring the opening goal of the game against Swansea with his team-mates
Image: Gareth Bale: Celebrates excellent second goal

Tottenham held off a spirited Swansea fightback to secure a vital 2-1 victory at the Liberty Stadium, which kept them on course for a top-four finish.

Speaking after the game, Villas-Boas was pleased to see Spurs pick up some momentum in the pursuit of Champions League qualification following recent defeats by Liverpool and Fulham. "It was an important victory after back-to-back defeats," he said. "We cannot expect to dominate away from home, but we had a couple of chances to make it three which would have helped us. Momentum shifts quickly, but we just have to keep winning." Swansea boss Laudrup was left to rue a slow start to the game after falling 2-0 down after just 21 minutes. Laudrup said: "They just started better than us. The second goal we couldn't have done much about, as Gareth Bale made the difference. But the first we should have done much better with. We had five against two in our favour."

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