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Llorente on verge of Swansea return as Ayew pleases in Spurs defeat

Paul Clement is happy with Swansea City's attacking options despite last night's loss to Tottenham Hotspur.

Leading scorer Fernando Llorente is due to return to the Swans line-up for Saturday's trip West Ham United, having missed their two matches since the international break.

His replacement, Jordan Ayew, impressed in the disappointing 3-1 defeat to Spurs by setting up Wayne Routledge for the opening goal before the Welsh side were overrun by Mauricio Pochetitno's title-chasers.

"He (Llorente) has trained well in the last two days and we are hoping he is going to be okay for Saturday," Clement said.

"He wasn't ready to play tonight.

"I thought Ayew played really well. He worked really hard and he enabled us to press more at the right times because he is athletic. He can be satisfied with his performance."

The Swans, who dropped to 18th on the table, take on Ayew's brother Andre's West Ham United in London on Saturday.

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