Premier League:

Swansea City 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur

IT proved an afternoon of pure frustration for Garry Monk and his Swansea side as a late goal from midfielder Christian Eriksen ensured Tottenham left the Liberty Stadium with all three points.

However, the scoreline does not tell the story of a game the home side dominated for long periods, but after Swansea striker Wilfried Bony had cancelled out Harry Kane’s early effort, a mistake in the 89th minute from Swans’ replacement right back Ashley Richards allowed Eriksen to drive home the winner.

Swansea went into the game looking for a first ever Premiership win over Mauricio Pocchettino’s side – but it was the visitors who made the brighter start as Kane rose unchallenged to head home and Eriksen corner after just four minutes.

Monk later lamented the ‘individual error’ that led to the goal – with replays suggesting Angel Rangel was the guilty party as the Spaniard remained rooted to the spot while Kane leapt above him.

Conceding clearly rattled the Swans and it wasn’t until 10 minutes in when they mounted their first meaningful attack – as Wayne Routledge set up Bony, whose low 18 yard shot was tipped away by the impressive Hugo Lloris.

Kane went close to a second for Spurs when he shot just wide from 25 yards – but then the home side upped the tempo.

First Bony was denied from close range by a superb last ditch tackle from former Swansea left back Ben Davies – before a Routledge cross flashed across goal.

Lloris then appeared to have done brilliantly to deny Bony again from a Rangel cross, but the goal would have not stood anyhow as the Ivory Coast man was flagged offside – before Spurs centre back Jan Vertonghen was perhaps lucky to escape with just a yellow card when he lunged in two footed on Routledge.

Bony was again frustrated just before the break when his shot was deflected wide, and the last chance of the half fell to Routledge, who miscued his volley from Neil Taylor’s long diagonal ball forward.

But three minutes after the break, the Swans deservedly levelled when a Routledge cross found Bony, and although Vertonghen blocked his first effort, Swansea’s top scorer tapped home the rebound for his eighth league goal of the season.

The introduction of Jonjo Shelvey for Leon Britton seemed to further galvanise the home side, and it was his pass that instigated a Swans attack that saw Ki Sung-yeung head over a cross from the dangerous Jefferson Montero.

But Tottenham began to threaten themselves and Joe Mason went close when his shot deflected off Ashley Williams, and with Gerhard Tremmel wrong footed, the ball trickled inches wide.

Moments later Kane curled an effort narrowly over the bar – before at the other end, another raking ball from Shelvey found Bony, whose deft flick just failed to play in Gylfi Sigurdsson.

The icelander then placed a left foot shot just wide of Lloris’ near post, and as the Swans pressed, both Shelvey and Montero had efforts deflected off target.

But with 12 minutes left, Spurs sounded a warning when another Eriksen cross found the in-form Kane, whose glancing header flashed wide of the far post.

And sure enough, with time running out, Pochettino’s men struck the killer blow.

Richards, who had replaced Rangel with 20 minutes left, gathered possession after Tremmel had parried away an Eriksen shot – but hesitated before clearing the ball straight to Davies who promptly played it back to Eriksen, and the Dane fired a low shot home from inside the area.

And in injury time, the tireless Kane missed a chance to really rub salt into the wounds when he robbed Shelvey of possession and went down on goal, but his shot was well blocked by Tremmel.

“How we got nothing from that game I don’t know,” said Monk afterwards.

“We dominated at times but we need to be more clinical, and the fact of the matter is two individual mistakes cost us.”

His opposite number, Pochetinno, said he was pleased with his side’s character.

“Swansea were better than us overall but we scored twice and they scored once and that’s what matters,” said the Argentinian.

“I’m very happy.”

Swansea City: Gerhard Tremmel, Angel Rangel (Jazz Richards 70), Ashley Williams, Kyle Bartley, Neil Taylor, Wayne Routledge, Ki Sung-yeung, Gylfi Sigurdsson, Leon Britton (Jonjo Shelvey 55), Jefferson Montero, Wilfried Bony (Bafetimbi Gomis 85).

Subs not used: David Cornell, Jordi Amat, Nathan Dyer, Marvin Emnes.

Tottenham Hotspur: Hugo Lloris, Kyle Walker, Jan Vertonghen, Federico Facio, Ben Davies, Christian Eriksen, Ryan Mason (Benjamin Stambouli 69), Erik Lamela ( Nacer Chadli 83), Nabil Bentaleb, Harry Kane, Roberto Soldado (Mousa Dembele 56).

Subs not used: Michel Vorm, Danny Rose, Andros Townsend, Vlad Chiriches.

Referee: Robert Madley.

Assistants: Darren Cann and Mark Scholes.