Danny Rose grabs late winner as Tottenham fight back to claim vital Swansea win

Updated 28/02/2016 at 16:40 GMT

Premier League, White Hart Lane – Tottenham 2 (Chadli 70 Rose 77) Swansea 1 (Paloschi 19)

Tottenham's Danny Rose celebrates scoring their second goal with Harry Kane

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Danny Rose scored a late winner as Tottenham came from behind to break down Swansea for a vital victory in their quest for a maiden Premier League title.

Swansea came into this game after a 15-day break, while Spurs have clocked up 270 minutes of football since their stunning win at Manchester City.

And Swansea demonstrated their freshness when they took an early lead at White Hart Lane through Alberto Paloschi, who finished well from close range after Leon Britton’s shot deflected into the Italian’s path.

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That jolted Spurs into action, but Heung-min Son and Eric Dier were both denied by the superb Lukasz Fabianski in the opposition goal.

Spurs upped the tempo in the second half, with their relentless pressure when second half substitute Nacer Chadli diverted Kyle Walker’s low drive into the net, which stirred the home fans as their side looked for a winner.

And the decisive goal came from an unlikely source – left-back Rose – who drilled a low shot through a crowd of bodies into the bottom corner after the visitors only half cleared a Spurs corner.

The win is a vital one, particularly with rivals Arsenal losing at Old Trafford, and sees them cut Leicester’s lead at the top of the Premier League back down to two, while Mauricio Pochettino’s side pull three points clear of Arsenal ahead of next weekend’s north London derby.

TALKING POINT

Does Danny Rose deserve a spot on the plane to France this summer? Rose has been forced to share his left-back berth with Ben Davies this season, but Mauricio Pochettino has tended to put his trust in the Englishman for the big games. Excellent two weeks ago at the Etihad Stadium, he was superb again today and, of course, popped up with a late winner. Excellent going forward and has worked hard on the defensive side of his game – Rose should be pushing for an England start now.

Tottenham's Danny Rose scores their second goal

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MAN OF THE MATCH

Lukasz Fabianksi (Swansea): Despite ending the game on the losing side, today could have been all about Fabianksi, who made save after save to deny an increasingly frustrated Spurs. Could do little about either goal and was the star performer on the day.

PLAYER RATINGS

Tottenham: Lloris 8, Walker 7, Alderweireld 8, Wimmer 7, Rose 8; Alli 6, Dier 5; Lamela 5, Eriksen 7, Son 5; Kane 6. Subs: Chadli 7, Mason 6, Onomah n/a.

Swansea City: Fabianski 9, Rangel 7, Fernandez 6, Williams 7, Taylor 6, Britton 7, Cork 7, Ki 6, Sigurdsson 6, Ayew 7, Paloschi 8. Subs: Fer 5, Barrow n/a, Gomis n/a.

KEY MOMENTS

4’ - WORLD CLASS SAVE! Oh, Lloris - what a stop to deny Sigurdsson. Paloschi cuts back a cross for Sigurdsson, who first-time shot from close range was instinctively and brilliant turned over the top by Lloris. The former Spurs man must have thought he'd scored.

19’ - GOAL! Spurs 0-1 Swansea. Paloschi scores! Sigurdsson's short corner seems to catch Spurs out. Britton's shot deflects off his own man and into the path of Paloschi, who neatly steers the ball home. Swansea ahead!

Swansea's Alberto Paloschi celebrates scoring their first goal with Jack Cork

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35’ - SON CHANCE! Lamela puts Son clean through, but he shoots straight at Fabianski when he just had to put it either side of the Pole. Spurs should be level.

45’ - HUGE SAVE FABIANSKI! Dier is denied at point-blank range by a brilliant instinctive stop by Fabianski before Kane is unable to tap in the rebound under pressure from Rangel. Looked like Spurs had levelled there.

53’ - ERIKSEN CHANCE! Fabianski to the rescue again! Another stunning save by the former Arsenal keeper, this time denying a goalbound Eriksen free-kick.

69’ - FABIANSKI SAVE FROM ROSE! Fabianski tips over from Rose, whose stunning long-range effort was flying in. That was all of 30+ yards.

70’ - GOAL! Spurs 1-1 Swansea. Chadli scores for Spurs! Walker's low drive into the danger area is stabbed in by Chadli from close range and Tottenham are level.

Tottenham Hotspur's Belgian midfielder Nacer Chadli (L) celebrates with Tottenham Hotspur's English striker Harry Kane after scoring their first goal during the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Swansea City at White Hart

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77’ - GOAL! Spurs 2-1 Swansea. Rose scores! Swansea fail to fully clear a Spurs corner that comes out to Rose, who flashes a low shot into the bottom corner.

79’ - HUGE SAVE LLORIS! Paloschi hammers a shot at goal but Lloris, who has been a spectator for the whole of the second half, pulls off a fantastic save.