Swansea City were denied a first win since August 30 as they were pegged back to a 2-2 draw with Tottenham Hotspur in a pulsating match at the Liberty Stadium this afternoon.

Andre Ayew headed the hosts in front after 16 minutes, but Christian Eriksen levelled when he wrongfooted Lukasz Fabianski from a free kick 10 minutes later.

Spurs fell behind almost immediately in catastrophic fashion when Harry Kane sliced Jonjo Shelvey's corner into his own net, but Eriksen restored parity again with another set-piece effort.

Both teams had chances to win the game but ultimately had to settle for a point as Spurs missed out on the chance to move third.

Here, Sports Mole takes a look at the players who stood out at the Liberty.

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SWANSEA

Goal

Lukasz Fabianski: The goalkeeper should have done better with Eriksen's first free kick when he was wrongfooted, seemingly expecting the Dane to go over the wall rather than around it, and was far from convincing when claiming the ball on a few occasions. However, the former Arsenal man made several saves and could do nothing about the Spurs midfielder's second goal. (6/10)

Defence

Angel Rangel: Was handed his first league start of the season by Garry Monk as Kyle Naughton missed out for personal reasons and was given a testing time down the left wing for Spurs, particularly when Clinton Njie entered the fray late on. However, the Spaniard coped relatively well give his lack of game time. (6/10)

Federico Fernandez: Rangel's compatriot was solid at centre-back, playing a large role in denying Harry Kane clear sights of goal, and could have won it for the home side when his excellent header was turned onto the crossbar by Hugo Lloris late on. (7/10)

Ashley Williams: The Swansea and Wales captain marshalled his defence superbly and made numerous timely tackles and interceptions in the final third. His positioning was superb and he gave a real captain's performance. (9/10)

Neil Taylor: Taylor was fairly solid down the left flank but did not offer as much as he would have liked to in attack, and was pinned back by Andros Townsend after the England winger's introduction. (6/10)

Midfield

Ki Sung-yeung: A solid and tidy presence in the centre of midfield, Ki was quietly effective for the hosts, although he did struggle to contain Christian Eriksen. Saw his floated free kick headed against the bar by Fernandez late on. (7/10)

Jonjo Shelvey: Whipped in some dangerous set pieces before he was substituted but failed to take the game by the scruff of the neck and gave away the free kick from which Eriksen scored his second goal. (5/10)

Jefferson Montero: Was engaged in a enthralling battle with Kyle Walker down the left wing throughout the first half and did well to set up Ayew for the opener. Quieter in the second half but still an occasional threat, he justified his selection. (8/10)

Gylfi Sigurdsson: The Iceland man was quiet against his former club and failed to make a significant mark on the match before being replaced. (5/10)

Andre Ayew: Looked more like the player that was on show in the initial weeks of the season with a dangerous performance. Took his header very well and was involved in a lot of Swansea's most promising moves. (8/10)

Attack

Bafetimbi Gomis: Missed a number of decent opportunities in attack and though he posed a threat to the Spurs defence he never really looked like return to scoring form. (6/10)

Substitutes

Modou Barrow: Came on for only his second appearance of the season and did well, albeit without ever really making a big impact on the match. (6/10)

Jack Cork: Only came on for the final five minutes and as such did not have the opportunity to get himself into the game. (6/10)

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TOTTENHAM

Goal

Hugo Lloris: Not really called into a great deal of action despite the attacking nature of the match. Could do nothing about either goal and produced a superb save in the dying minutes to preserve a point for his side. (7/10)

Defence

Kyle Walker: Was give a torrid time by Jefferson Montero on occasions, such as when he was beaten all ends up for the first goal. Although he managed not to get completely lost, Montero was able to be the key attacking threat for the hosts for much of the game. (5/10)

Toby Alderweireld: Fairly solid in the centre of defence but could have headed his side in front with a better effort from a corner early on. (6/10)

Jan Vertonghen: Often in the right place to break up Swansea attacks but was occasionally caught ball-watching as the hosts came forward. (6/10)

Ben Davies: Had less to do than Walker on the other flank but gave a solid performance against his former club. (6/10)

Midfield

Dele Alli: This was an impressive display from the young England midfielder. He was eager to get on the ball at all times and tested Fabianski with a couple of long-range efforts, as well as breaking up some of the Swansea play. (7/10)

Eric Dier: Solid in the midfield but picked up a yellow card which will rule him out of the match with Liverpool in two weeks' time. (6/10)

Nacer Chadli: Looked dangerous early on and created one promising chance but was otherwise underwhleming until his substitution. (6/10)

Christian Eriksen: The heartbeat of the Spurs side and was involved in virtually everything that they offered going forwards. Deceived Fabianski with his first free kick and beat him all ends up with the second. (8/10)

Erik Lamela: Lamela let the game pass him by for far too much of the afternoon before being replaced. Not a great day for the Argentine. (5/10)

Attack

Harry Kane: Could not shake the attentions of Ashley Williams for most of the game, and when he did have opportunities to shoot he appeared hesitant. Add in the sliced own goal and it was not the performance that many expected after he opened his account for the season last week. (5/10)

Substitutes:

Andros Townsend: Added another dimension to his side's attack and showed plenty of promise going forward, creating one or two late chances. Should be in with a shout of a start for the next match. (7/10)

Clinton Njie: Along with Townsend, posed Swansea's defence new problems when he was brought on and was just let down by his decision-making in the final third. An encouraging cameo. (7/10)

Moussa Dembele: Like Jack Cork, did not really have enough time to make much of an impact, although he contributed to a couple of late Spurs attacks from deep. (6/10)