Gareth Bale was again superb for Tottenham in victory over Swansea City.

Bale firstly set up Jan Vertonghen for Spurs' opener with a lovely lofted pass in the seventh minute, before lashing home his 27th goal of the season for club and country on 21 minutes.

Michu pulled one back for Swansea, but Bale's brilliant block on Nathan Dyer in the final minutes ensured their fightback fell short.

Spurs boss Andre Villas-Boas said: "When there are so many things that go well for the team it is hard to single out individuals but Gareth is a world class player offensively and defensively, as he showed when he made the block at the end to prevent Swansea getting a draw.

"But the whole team deserve credit because coming here after two league defeats and playing the way we did is never easy.

"We spoke at half-time about trying to get the third goal to put it beyond doubt but we couldn't and they did well to come back.

"We showed great determination and the winning mentality that surrounds us to come away and hold on for a great win from home and put ourselves back on track."