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Tottenham brush Swansea aside to reach FA semi final

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Christian Eriksen scored twice as Tottenham reached the last four of the FA Cup

Christian Eriksen scored twice as Tottenham reached the FA Cup semi-finals with a comfortable victory over Swansea at Liberty Stadium.

The midfielder hit a stunning strike early in the first half and hit the bar before Erik Lamela’s curling effort doubled Spurs’ lead.



Eriksen made it three after the break with a powerful low drive.

Tottenham’s last-four opponents will be revealed in the draw on Sunday following Leicester’s tie with Chelsea.

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Eriksen could have had an assist in the first half when he played in Son Heung-min but the striker’s goal was ruled out for offside – which was confirmed by the Video Assistant Referee.

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Tottenham keeper Michel Vorm was forced to make a superb double save to deny Martin Olsson and Tammy Abraham seconds after the restart before Eric Dier’s fizzing effort came close.

Son and Lucas Moura had close-range shots blocked but Eriksen killed off the game with his second goal as Swansea could do nothing to prevent defeat in their first FA Cup quarter-final since 1964.

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Carlos Carvalhal’s side had not lost a game at home since 2 January when Spurs claimed a 2-0 victory in the Premier League.

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