The big challenge for Mauricio Pochettino now is to ensure his first season as Tottenham manager doesn ’ t fade into obscurity . There looks little danger of that on the evidence of Wednesday night ’ s win over Swansea . Last week was one to forget following Spurs ’ Europa League exit to Fiorentina and Capital One Cup final defeat by Chelsea . Tottenham winger Andros Townsend celebrates after firing home the third goal against Swansea City . Mason ’ s goal was his first in the Premier League and came in his 20th league game of the season . Pochettino now must concentrate on qualifying for next season ’ s Champions League ; that , after all , was his brief upon taking the job . And his players refused to sulk after their Wembley heartache as goals from Nacer Chadli , Ryan Mason and Andros Townsend secured a vital win , though they were forced to endure a late Swansea rally . ‘ We have a group of players whose mentality is to fight until the end of the season , ’ said Pochettino . ‘ I think in Florence and in the final we deserved more , but we have shown we are alive and growing. ’ In front of a procession of Spurs legends , including Alan Mullery , Pat Jennings and Ossie Ardiles , there was a minute ’ s applause for Tottenham legend Dave Mackay , who passed away this week . Tottenham midfielder Ryan Mason lashed in a right-footed shot for the second against Swansea City . Nacer Chadli ( left ) beats Swansea goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski to score the opening goal . Ki Sung-Yueng stole in to prod home from an acute angle for Swansea equaliser . Swansea 's Gylfi Sigurdsson reduced the deficit , volleying home a Jefferson Montero cross . TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR ( 4-2-3-1 ) : Lloris 6 ; Walker 7 , Dier 6.5 , Vertonghen 6 , Rose 7 ( Davies 78 ) ; Bentaleb 7 , Mason 7.5 ; Townsend 7 ( Dembele 64min , 6 ) , Eriksen 7 , Chadli 7 ; Kane 6.5 ( Soldado 76 ) . Subs not used : Chiriches , Paulinho , Lamela , Vorm , . Booked : Dier . Manager : Mauricio Pochettino 7.5 . SWANSEA CITY ( 4-3-2-1 ) : Fabianski 5 ; Naughton 5 , Fernandez 5.5 , Williams 6 , Taylor 6 ; Ki 7 , Cork 6 , Shelvey 6.5 ( Montero 73 , 6 ) ; Sigurdsson 6.5 , Routledge 6.5 ; Gomis 5 ( Oliveira 12 , 6 ) . Subs not used : Amat , Britton , Emnes , Rangel , Tremmel . Manager : Garry Monk 6.5 . Man of the match : Ryan Mason . Referee : Michael Oliver 7 . Att : 34,008 . The flowing move which led to Nacer Chadli scoring the opening goal for Tottenham in the 3-2 victory against Swansea City on Wednesday night . CLICK HERE for more brilliant stats and heat maps from White Hart Lane . A host of Tottenham greats joined in a minute 's applause for club legend Dave Mackay . The emotional tribute took place before Wednesday night 's Premier League encounter . Tottenham and Swansea players join in a minute 's applause for legend Mackay , who died on Monday evening . Mackay won the FA Cup with Tottenham three times , in 1961 , 1962 and 1967 . The sombre mood carried into the game . But with an outside chance of a top-four finish , Spurs tried to breathe life into their season in the seventh minute when Chadli sent a neat volley past Lukasz Fabianski from Danny Rose ’ s cross . Finally , there was noise emanating from White Hart Lane . That was quickly replaced by a stunned silence after eyes clocked Gomis , all alone , collapsed in the centre circle . Both sets of medical staff sprinted on to attend to the stricken striker . Gomis received five minutes of treatment . Gradually the worried expressions lifted , a clear sign that this wasn ’ t as serious an incident as that of Fabrice Muamba ’ s cardiac arrest at White Hart Lane three years ago . The incident only added to the subdued atmosphere , and when Ki Sung-yueng converted from a tight angle in the 18th minute , the decibel levels — but for a small corner of visiting fans — dropped further . Spurs supporters needn ’ t have worried , though , as Mason and Townsend scored before the hour . They were , though , forced to endure a hairy final five minutes after Gylfi Sigurdsson smashed home a volley in the 88th minute to set up a grandstand finish . And Hugo Lloris produced a breathtaking save deep into three minutes of stoppage time to ensure Spurs returned to winning ways . Bafetimbi Gomis lies face down on the pitch after collapsing during Swansea 's game withTottenham . Tottenham midfielder Nabil Bentalib ( right ) holds his head in his hands as Gomis is taken off on a stretcher . Gomis , who has a history of blacking out , is taken off the field on a stretcher at White Hart Lane .
Bafetimbi Gomis ' collapse had those inside White Hart Lane fearing the worst . The Swansea forward went down after Nacer Chadli 's wonderful opener in the seventh minute . It later emerged that Gomis was fine and had not been hospitalised after fainting . Ki Sung-Yueng drew parity but Ryan Mason and Andros Townsend made it three-1 for Spurs . Gylfi Sigurdsson scored a late consolation , volleying home a Jefferson Montero cross .