Tottenham Hotspur have moved level on points with third-placed Arsenal in the Premier League table with a 3-1 win over Swansea City on Sunday.
It was the away side who enjoyed a spell possession in the early stages of the match, with Joe Allen and Leon Britton involved in the dictation of the match.
Tottenham had the first real chance, however, after eight minutes when Rafael Van der Vaart fired wide from close range.
Swansea were next to come close via Wayne Routledge a minute later, but he struck wide from outside the box.
Emmanuel Adebayor struck wide from a Gareth Bale cross after 11 minutes, as the game began to open up for both teams.
Neil Taylor drove into the box for the away side after 16 minutes, and might have gone down, but Spurs defender William Gallas got back to make the challenge.
Tottenham eventually took the lead after 19 minutes when Van der Vaart slotted past Michel Vorm after fine work from Bale.
The goal boosted Spurs, and Younes Kaboul so nearly added a second after 30 minutes with a header from inside the box.
Sandro was next to come close for the home side after 35 minutes, as Tottenham began to press Swansea, who enjoyed the majority of possession in the first period.
Swansea started the second period with a better purpose and Gylfi Sigurdsson so nearly levelled the match after 50 minutes with a powerful effort, but Brad Friedel pushed the ball wide.
Swansea eventually found themselves level after 59 minutes courtesy of Sigurdsson, who found the top corner after good work from Routledge.
The goal certainly boosted the away side, as they continued to enjoy possession of the ball with 25 minutes remaining.
Van der Vaart might have put Spurs back into the lead after 67 minutes, but Vorm made a smart save to claw the ball to safety.
Tottenham moved into the lead with 73 minutes on the clock, however, when Adebayor rose highest in the box to head a Van der Vaart corner into the net.
Tottenham looked the more likely to add to the scoring in the latter stages, and they added a third late on when Adebayor headed an Aaron Lennon cross past Vorm.
Matt Law
