Spurs dig deep to edge out bottom club Swansea

Fernando Llorente returned to haunt former club Swansea and Dele Alli struck late on as Tottenham claimed a fifth win in six Premier League games on a rainy night in south Wales.

Llorente struck a controversial 12th-minute goal – his first in the Premier League for Spurs, after Harry Kane had been named on the bench following a seasonal heavy cold – before Alli clinched matters in the final minute for a 2-0 victory.

Television pictures clearly showed Llorente standing in an offside position when he met Christian Eriksen’s free-kick.

Meanwhile, Andy Carroll’s dramatic double lifted West Ham out of the relegation zone.

The Hammers were trailing fellow strugglers West Brom until two goals from their towering striker – the second deep in stoppage time – secured a 2-1 win.

James Mcclean had given the Baggies a first-half lead, but Carroll equalised with a trademark header and then buried an angled shot to leave the Baggies languishing in the bottom three.

Elsewhere, Shane Long’s first goal in 325 days was undermined by Crystal Palace once again coming from behind to secure three vital points in a 2-1 victory at Southampton.

Under Mauricio Pellegrino Saints have become contenders for relegation this season, and after falling to 16th place as Palace rose to 14th with finishes from Scotland internationalist James Mcarthur and Luka Milivojevic, their supporters chanted for the manager’s sacking.