please log in to view this image Swansea City host Tottenham Hotspur at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday 30th March 2013 (KO 15:00) in the 31st round of matches in the 2012-13 Premier League season. Swansea come into the match in 9th place in the table on 40 points, while Tottenham are in 4th place on 54 points. This will be the 41st time the two teams have met. Swansea City were founded in 1912 as Swansea Town (they changed their name to Swansea City in 1969) and joined the Second Division of the Southern League for the 1913-14 season. After World War One, The Jacks became members of the SL First Division and joined the Football League in season 1920-21 when the Southern League was incorporated to form the Third Division of the Football League. The following season the division was re-named the Third Division South. The first meeting between Spurs and Swansea came in the Second Division in November 1928 at Vetch Field with the home side winning 4-0. The reverse fixture in March 1929 at White Hart Lane ended in a 1-1 draw. The clubs met for a further eight seasons in Division Two between seasons 1930-31 and 1938-39 with 10 wins for Spurs, 2 wins for Swansea and 4 matches drawn. During the Second World War, the clubs played two games in the Football League South with a win each. The clubs played for two more seasons in Division Two after WW2 with three wins for Spurs and one for Swansea. Spurs and Swansea have played five games in the Football League Cup, the first of which came in the second round in September 1970 with Tottenham winning 3-0 at the Lane with goals from Steve Perryman, Martin Peters and Roger Morgan. Eight years later, Swansea drew with Spurs 2-2 at Vetch Field in the second round first leg and won 3-1 at White Hart Lane. The most recent League Cup meetings came in the second round in 1991 with Swansea winning 1-0 at home in the first leg and Spurs winning 5-1 at White Hart Lane with goals from Paul Stewart, Vinnie Samways, Gary Lineker, Paul Allen and an own goal. Swansea City won promotion to the Top Flight of English Football for the first time in season 1981-82 and were league leaders at one stage before finishing in 6th position. The match at Vetch Field in September 1981 resulted in a 2-1 win for The Swans with Glenn Hoddle scoring for Spurs, while the return match at the Lane in May 1982 was won 2-1 by Spurs with Gary Brooke scoring both goals. A similar set of results came in Swansea's second season in Division One with a 2-0 home win in Swansea and a 1-0 home win in Tottenham. The two clubs came in a friendly played in Swansea in November 1992, which resulted in a 3-3 draw. Tottenham Hotspur and Swansea City have never met in the FA Cup. Swansea became the first Welsh club to play in the Premier League by winning the play-off against Reading at Wembley 4-2 thanks mainly to a Scott Sinclair hat-trick. The fixture at the Liberty Stadium in December 2011 finished in a 1-1 draw with Spurs going ahead just before half-time through Rafael van der Vaart but Swansea salvaged a point with a late equaliser from Scott Sinclair. Rafael van der Vaart put Spurs 1-0 up at halftime in the match at White Hart Lane in April 2012 with a 19th minute goal. Sigurdsson equalised for Swansea in the 59th minute but a brace from Emmanuel Adebayor secured the three points for Spurs. During the summer Tottenham Hotspur signed Icelandic midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson from 1899 Hoffenheim but who had been on loan at Swansea City for the 2011-12 season. The game at White Hart Lane in December 2012 was won by a Jan Vertonghen goal scored in the 75th minute. Swansea won the first major trophy in their history in February 2013 when they beat Bradford City in the Football League Cup Final 5-0. Overall, Spurs have won 22, Swansea have won 10 and 8 of the 40 matches played so far between the two clubs have been drawn. please log in to view this image Full History of Swansea City v Tottenham Hotspur Matches 1928-2013 please log in to view this image They Played for Swansea & Spurs.... Terry Boyle Derek Brazil Ivor Brown Ron Burgess (also Swansea coach & manager) Steven Caulker Willie Davies Gerry Francis (Swansea player, Spurs manager) Roger Gibbins Mark Gower Charlie Handley Percy Hooper Jack Illingworth Cliff Jones Ernie Jones Mark Kendall Derek King Doug Livermore (Swansea coach, Spurs asst. manager) Terry Medwin (Spurs player, Swansea asst. manager) Joe Meek Paul Price Wayne Routledge Gylfi Sigurdsson Micky Stead Arthur Willis (Spurs player, Swansea coach) Alan Woods please log in to view this image Swansea City Premier League Player's Squad Numbers 2011-12 to 2012-13 Tottenham Hotspur Premier League Player's Squad Numbers 1993-94 to 2012-13 please log in to view this image please log in to view this image
THFC, compliments on a brilliant thread. I think this game has all the makings of a draw but, if Spurs play as they did against Fulham, we could nick a win. Of late, we have looked lethargic and lacked intensity whilst Spurs have been fatigued after their European exertions. The break will give both teams a chance to recharge their batteries and address a few issues. Given that we both like to play football, the game should be a cracker. Looking forward to it.
It should be a great game with Spurs looking to put the Fulham result behind them and go for the 3 points to keep they gap they currently enjoy. I think this will be 1 2-2 draw but then I said that would happen last Saturday
SPURS TEAM NEWS: Michael Dawson and Aaron Lennon are back in the frame to face Swansea on Saturday. Centre-back Michael was forced off at half-time in our last outing against Fulham on March 17, a slight muscle injury that denied him the chance to join up with the England squad after he was recalled by Roy Hodgson. Aaron had to sit out the Fulham match through injury and that ruled him out of international duty as well. "Michael trained fully today with the team and gave a positive response," reported Andre after training on Thursday. "Aaron trained fully with the team for the last two days, so they are in contention to come back. Aaron has been excellent for us and it's good to have him back." Further good news sees Younes Kaboul stepping up his training on his return from a long-term knee injury. "Younes has trained with the team, so let's see how he reacts," added Andre.
Can we negotiate? If you guys let us win we'll give you David Bentley I rate Swansea and like you guys as a team but I can't face predicting anything less than the win we badly need. 0-2 to Spurs with Defoe and Bale getting them.
Having watched Bales performance for Wales this week, I don't think we have much to worry about. I am pleased we have Chico back, his pairing with Ash has been great this season, and I'm sure Michu will start his scoring again on Saturday. Sorry Spurs, as much as I like you guys, your getting nothing on Saturday! 2-1 to the Mighty Swans............... please log in to view this image
Both sides have had a break so that evens out the fatigue issues, individually though both sides have had key players on international duty ,Bale sounds like he's fit but he's not they're only threat .We'll see tomorrow whether we are in minor slump . Spurs on they day are a match for anyone as we are but we can't afford to put in displays as our last two games otherwise another defeat beckons.Going for a sneaky win for us (live in hope) but I'd be happy with a draw and a good performance http://www.spurs-web.com/spurs-news/sigurdsson-hopes-avoid-swansea-boo-boys/? I wonder what reception he'll get ? Chaulker I would think will get a justifiable round of applause but Glfi may get the bird
As much as i like Spurs for their style of football i was dissapointed with their attitude yesterday, i know all spurs fans will probably be chuffed to see their team leaving the foot in as it shows they have some some steel ,something they have perhaps lacked in recent years, but the Ref should have stopped it and protected the likes of Michu a bit better IMO. Spurs scored 2 world class goals and that was the difference yesterday, we bossed the game after the first 20 mins though Spurs always looked liek scoring on the break. Defensively i dont think spurs are quite there yet, no problems with losing to a top 3 team, its a measure of how far we have come to be dissapointed, a draw would probably havebeen a fair result but for that to happen you got to stick it in the net, something spurs did with total class. Not sure what will happen when Bale leaves though
Quite simply, an incompetent referee allowed a Spurs side, who were under the cosh for at least the last 30 minutes, to steal a win. The sheer class of their goals has to be acknowledged but they were hanging on at the end. How much harder would it have been for them had the referee yellow carded two or three of their players who deserved it? They would have had to back off and not commit to tackles, which would have allowed us more room to get at them. As it was, they body checked, tripped, nudged and generally fouled to their heart's content and the benevolent idiot with the whistle allowed them to do it and take the points. Not fit for purpose is my honest opinion.
