Spurs into FA Cup semis after Eriksen double sinks Swansea

LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur made light of striker Harry Kane’s injury absence as Christian Eriksen scored twice in a 3-0 victory at Swansea City in a one-sided FA Cup quarter-final yesterday.

Danish midfielder Eriksen produced a classy performance, giving Spurs the lead with an exquisite 11th-minute opener and finishing off the hosts just past the hour.

Erik Lamela was also on target for Tottenham who will now effectively have a ‘home’ semi-final at Wembley Stadium, their temporary home this season while their new ground is built.

Swansea, who had lost only once in their previous 14 games under Carlos Carvalhal, were in the last eight for the first time in 54 years but offered precious little.

Top scorer Kane faces several weeks out after injuring his ankle against Bournemouth but Spurs hardly missed the England man as they strolled to victory. They have now scored seven goals since he hobbled off early on the south coast last week.

Eriksen had time and space in abundance as he advanced before curling a left-foot shot past the dive of Swedish keeper Kristoffer Northfield.

Tottenham’s Son Heungmin then had a goal disallowed for offside – the referee’s decision being referred to the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system for referral.

Eriksen also had a shot tipped onto the bar by Nordfeldt but Spurs did double their lead when Argentine Lamela showed neat footwork before stroking a right-foot shot inside the post.

Tottenham’s keeper Michel Vorm had little to do although he made one great double save just after the break, stopping Martin Olsson’s piledriver before reacting well to save Abraham’s headed follow-up.

The visitors’ third goal came after a long spell of possession when Eriksen arrived on the edge of the area to thump a shot past Nordfeldt who was deceived by the bounce. – Reuters