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Tottenham’s wait for a Premier League win at Wembley goes on.

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Sat 16 Sep 2017 14.24 EDTFirst published on Sat 16 Sep 2017 11.29 EDT
Swansea City’s Tammy Abraham heads the ball clear.
Swansea City’s Tammy Abraham heads the ball clear. Photograph: Ian Kington/AFP/Getty Images
Swansea City’s Tammy Abraham heads the ball clear. Photograph: Ian Kington/AFP/Getty Images

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FULL TIME: Tottenham Hotspur 0-0 Swansea City

And that’s that. Still no Premier League win at Wembley for Spurs. Swansea were magnificently resilient ... though Spurs will point to that late non-penalty decision, and Harry Kane clattering a shot onto the crossbar. They’re getting closer. Spurs rise to fifth spot; Swansea 14th. Manchester City and Crystal Palace aside, this is one tight division tonight.

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90 min +4: And now Routledge needlessly barges into Alli, out on the Spurs left. A chance for Spurs to load the box! Eriksen floats it in. Fernandez clears.

90 min +2: Eriksen floats a ball down the inside right. Llorente wins the header. The ball drops to Aurier, who has been excellent since he came on. But he can only flash a first-time shot wide right from a tight angle, close range.

90 min +1: Aurier gets into more space down the right. His cross is headed behind by Mawson. Fernandez half clears with a header. Trippier meets the dropping ball, and sends a screamer inches wide of the top-left corner. What a goal that would have been! But it’s just a goal kick.

Close but no cigar for Kieran Trippier. Photograph: Paul Childs/Action Images via Reuters
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87 min: Aurier busts into the box down the right, chasing a cute Dier pass. He goes over, the ball smacking off his arm as he falls. He’s booked for diving, though it did look as though there was a little contact from Ayew, tracking back behind. Not much, but enough. That should have been a penalty kick.

86 min: Routledge comes on for van der Hoorn. Carroll is booked for impeding Trippier as he tries to take a quick throw.

85 min: ... the ball’s hit deep. Alderweireld tees it up for Vertonghen, just to the left of goal, 12 yards out. Vertonghen slices a terrible effort high and wide left.

84 min: Dier bursts down the right wing and earns Tottenham’s tenth corner of the evening. And from the set piece ...

83 min: Ayew embarks on another sortie down the left. He ends up down a blind alley, but creativity’s not his priority: he holds up the ball for a precious period, and the clock continues to do its thing.

81 min: The free kick comes to nothing. The Spurs faithful give it one last push, hoping their team are similarly energised. The home side faff around in the midfield awhile. They appear to be going nowhere. But suddenly Vertonghen shuttles the ball forward, down the inside-left channel. Kane picks the ball up, 30 yards from goal but facing the wrong way. He turns inside, takes a stride, and unleashes a low fizzer which whistles just wide of the left-hand post. Not sure Fabianski had that covered were it on target. So close to the breakthrough at last!

80 min: Spurs are beginning to show signs of frustration. Fer turns Sanchez down the left wing, and that’s another free kick near the corner flag. Another chance to load the box, and it’s also eating away at the remaining time.

78 min: No! The free kick’s half cleared to Clucas, who chests down on the edge of the box and dreams of Matthew Le Tissier style glory. He shanks it away to the left, and is mocked by the masses for his trouble.

77 min: Ayew hotfoots it down the left, and draws a foul from a clumsy Aurier. A free kick near the corner flag. Could this be the classic smash and grab?

75 min: Aurier dribbles with purpose down the right. His cross is deflected off Olsson’s high arm, and out for a corner. No penalty, but again, that’s a reasonable shout, because the defender’s arm was up and out. More side than arm, maybe. The referee’s certainly not convinced, anyway.

Tottenham’s Serge Aurier goes down under a challenge from Swansea City’s Jordan Ayew. Photograph: Eddie Keogh/Reuters
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71 min: Swansea can’t get a sniff of the ball. This is attack versus defence. But they’re holding firm. Eriksen loops another cross in from the right. It sails harmlessly out of play on the left.

69 min: A spot of admin: Aurier has come on for Sissoko. Meanwhile Spurs continue to flash the crosses into the Swansea box: Eriksen chips in from the right, only for Alli to miscue his header horribly from six yards with the goal gaping.

68 min: Some breaking news of a former Spurs boss: Harry Redknapp has left Birmingham City, after Preston left St Andrews with all the points today, Blues’ sixth defeat in a row. Oh Harry.

66 min: ... Eriksen flicks a header at the near post. It’s flying into the top right, but Fabianski tips it over the bar. Another corner, and Vertonghen drags a shot wide left from distance.

65 min: For the second time tonight, Wembley celebrates a goal when Son in fact ripples the side netting. Son had danced along the byline to the left of goal, very nearly scoring a twinkle-toed effort from a tight spot. But it’s just a corner. From which ...

63 min: The first yellow card of the evening is shown to van der Hoorn, for coming through the back of Alli once again. Swansea will feel aggrieved Sanchez didn’t beat their man to it a couple of minutes ago, as the Spurs defender impeded Abraham on the halfway line as the pair chased after a Swans clearance. But the referee didn’t even give the free kick. Abraham would have been away down the right otherwise.

60 min: With Swansea in danger of being over-run in midfield, Sanches - who has been quiet since the restart - is replaced by Fer.

58 min: Spurs come so close to scoring three times in quick order. First Son sends in a daisycutter from distance. Fernandez smothers. Then Son has another belt from a tight angle on the right. Not quite. Finally Sissoko picks up possession to the right of goal and tees up Kane, eight yards out. Kane leans back and twangs the crossbar with a fierce belt! How on earth are the home team not ahead?

Tottenham Hotspur’s Dele Alli, left, and Harry Kane react to a missed chance. Photograph: Glyn Kirk/AFP/Getty Images
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56 min: Trippier sweeps a cross into the Swansea box from the left. The ball sails over Alli’s head, then hits the hand of Olsson, whose left arm was hanging out. The player was surprised at Alli missing his header, but you’ve certainly seen them given for that.

55 min: Dier has a lash from 25 yards. It’s blocked by Fernandez. Swansea now can’t get out of their final third.

53 min: Space for Eriksen down the right. But his cross is way too deep, with the box full of team-mates. A little frustration spills down from the stands, though it’s soon drowned out by roars of encouragement. Swansea are being pushed deeper, and can’t get out of their own half.

51 min: Spurs are very much on the front foot, playing at a higher tempo now. Alli drops a shoulder and very nearly breaks clear in the Swansea area down the left, but Naughton does well to usher him away from danger. Then Trippier cuts inside from the same wing and nearly feeds Kane with a cute pass down the channel. Finally Son tries to burst into the box down the inside left, but overhits the ball he wants to chase after, and runs into van der Hoorn in the hope of buying a cheap free kick on the edge of the area. The referee’s not falling for that one.

49 min: Alderweireld goes on a power run down the right, hoping to break into the area. He smashes straight into Olsson, the pair falling to the ground. Alderweireld demands a penalty kick, but he’s not getting one.

48 min: Eriksen is given too much time and space 25 yards from goal. Eriksen looks to thread one into the bottom left, but he doesn’t quite get enough purchase on the ball and Fabianski is able to flop on the shot and smother.

And we’re off again! No changes. Spurs get the second half underway. Kane goes on an immediate run down the left, but after he offloads to Trippier, the move breaks down. Son has a dribble down the right, but ends up down a cul-de-sac. Then a third thrust, as Alli swings a cross in from the left. But it’s too high for Son at the far post. A strong start to the half by Spurs.

HALF TIME: Tottenham Hotspur 0-0 Swansea City

And that’s the end of the first half. Spurs have been dominant, up until the final third anyway. Swansea have held their shape well, and go into the break deservedly on terms. It should be a very interesting second half: Spurs will no doubt try to turn up the pressure, while Swansea look to hold firm and think about a smash-and-grab raid on the break. Don’t go anywhere now!

45 min: Vertonghen, 30 yards from goal, tries to curl a dipper into the bottom right. It’s a very decent effort from the centre-back, but Fabianski is behind it all the way.

43 min: Swansea hoick long into the Spurs box. The ball comes off the back of Fernandez, but Swansea are awarded the corner. Unfortunately for those who like to get really angry about things on the internet, van der Hoorn’s header from the resulting set piece flies over the bar.

Mike van der Hoorn of Swansea City heads over the bar. Photograph: Eddie Keogh/Reuters
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