Emmanuel Adebayor bagged a brace either side of a Chico Flores own goal as Tottenham Hotspur ensured Swansea's winless Premier League run extended to eight matches. Wilfried Bony netted a consolation at the Liberty Stadium as the Swans saw injuries hamper them yet again. Tim Sherwood meanwhile took his team level with fourth placed Liverpool. Jonjo Shelvey twice fired wide in the opening six minutes for hosts Swansea. He later worked Hugo Lloris after winning possession from Spurs centre back Vlad Chiriches. The hosts continued their strong start when Bony shot off target. Ivory Coast international bony then cracked a venomous 25-yarder off the bar midway through the first half after Shelvey broke forward and find him. Tottenham, by contrast offered little, but then scored against the run of play. Adebayor headed a Christian Eriksen back post centre home on 35 minutes, making it five goals in his last eight. Gerhard Tremmel later made a fine reaction stop from the Togo frontman. Michael Laudrup's lousy luck with injuries continued after the break when Shelvey limped off with a hamstring problem. Roland Lamah replaced him, but moments later the Swans were two down as Chico turned a low Kyle Walker cross into his own net. Bony stung the palms of Lloris just before the hour mark as the hosts still chased the game. Chico also nodded a free header from a corner over. Mousa Dembele spurned a big chance to extend Hotspur's lead with 20 minutes left. The Belgian dragged with Adebayor square, but he sealed victory for the visitors from the next attack. Danny Rose raced up from left back and squared for the Tottenham striker to tuck away his second. Laudrup's defence was at sixes and sevens. Swansea left it too little too late to respond as Bony converted a miscued Lamah cross-shot 12 minutes from time. Adebayor almost completed his hat-trick late on, but Tremmel came smartly off his line to deny him. Tottenham's impressive away record continues. If Laudrup was thinking of making a dip into the January transfer window before yet another defeat, it is essential now. The Swans are doing a great impression of the walking wounded.
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