Tottenham
took the 7th spot in the Premier League after beating Swansea City 2 – 1 at
Liberty Stadium.
Spurs
youngster Harry Kane opened the scoring with a header from Christian Eriksen’s corner
kick on the 3rd minute of the game.
The
first half ended with the same score line. But the Swans found the equalizer
just in the two minutes of the second half when Wilfried Bony put the ball in the bottom right
corner. It was his eight Premier League goal of the season.
Jonjo
Shelvey was introduced later than inplace of Leon Britton. While,
after a minute Spurs midfielder Mousa Dembélé
replaced Roberto Soldado. The game continued with 1 -1 score for almost 40
minutes.
Two
minutes away from the final whistle, midfielder Eriksen scored a goal from the
centre of the box to give the three vital points to the visitors.
Tottenham
and Swansea both gave a tough time, the home side had 15 shots, 7 corners while
Spurs had 10 shots and 9 corners. The host enjoyed a little more possession
as compared to the visitors .
The
home side are now down to ninth spot with 22 points while Spurs took the 7th
seat in the Premier League. Spurs are now four points behind the fourth spot.
Columnist: Shah Arsalan
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