Spurs end year third despite Swans draw
A late Brad Friedel error was capitalised on by Scott Sinclair as Swansea recovered emphatically to secure a point against a below par Tottenham Hotspur.
A late Brad Friedel error was capitalised on by Scott Sinclair as Swansea recovered emphatically to secure a point against a below par Tottenham Hotspur.
Tottenham are hoping to continue their impressive away form when they come up against Swansea City on New Year’s Eve.
A Gareth Bale double was enough to see off newly promoted Norwich City and help close the gap at the top of the table to seven points.
Tonight’s starting XI + subs for the game against Norwich City
Tottenham travel to Carrow Road hoping to return to winning ways, and capitalise on their top four rivals’ failure to pick up maximum points on Boxing Day.
Daniel Sturridge cancelled out Emmanuel Adebayor’s opening in a tight London derby, which saw both sides fail to gain ground in the hunt for a top-four finish.
Harry Redknapp is facing a minor injury crisis ahead of Tottenham’s London derby against Chelsea tonight.
Tottenham returned to winning ways against Sunderland after Roman Pavlyuchenko came on to score his first league goal of the season.
Tottenham are hoping to bounce back in emphatic style following last week’s 2-1 defeat to Stoke City when they host Sunderland at White Hart Lane on Sunday.
A 4-0 win away at Shamrock Rovers was not enough for Tottenham to progress to the knockout stages of the Europa League.