Swansea turnaround and Kane-esque Tammy Abraham give Clement platform | Ben Fisher

Stifling Tottenham at Wembley nine months after they were demolished 5-0 by Spurs and with a teenage striker ‘in a good place’ pleases Swans manager

Well into four minutes of added time, the advertising hoardings that illuminate the middle tier of Wembley lit up the names of the countless global Tottenham Hotspur official supporters clubs one last time. From Pittsburgh to Poland and Singapore to Sligo, the frustration was felt far and wide as Wilfried Bony cleared a flat Christian Eriksen free-kick. A smattering of boos from Spurs supporters followed while those in the away end celebrated a precious point.

Swansea City, led by captain Federico Fernández, earned a draw after a character-building performance in which they kept a third straight Premier League clean sheet on the road. In shutting out Tottenham on Saturday they became the first team since Leicester City, in January 2016, to stifle Spurs in front of their home supporters in the top flight. Lukasz Fabianski was magnificent in goal but a return to basics after a desperately poor home defeat by Newcastle United helped shape and organise Swansea, starting with their stubborn five-man defence. A glance at the 5-0 demolition by Spurs at White Hart Lane last December is a measure of Swansea’s progress, as voiced by the manager, Paul Clement.

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