Bafetimbi Gomis sends a scare through White Hart Lane, collapsing during Tottenham v Swansea

SWANSEA City’s French striker Bafetimbi Gomis was stretchered off after collapsing on the pitch in the early stages of his side’s game at Tottenham.

Swansea striker collapses against Spurs

SWANSEA City’s French striker Bafetimbi Gomis was stretchered off after collapsing on the pitch in the early stages of his side’s Premier League game at Tottenham Hotspur.

The France international, 29, was given oxygen by medical staff after falling to the ground shortly after Spurs took a seventh-minute lead, but appeared to be conscious and talking as he was taken from the pitch at White Hart Lane.

Gomis has a history of collapsing, having fainted three times during his spell with former club Lyon.

Swans boss Garry Monk moved to reassure concerned onlookers about Gomis’s health after the game.

“Bafetimbi Gomis is fine,” Monk said on Wednesday. “He went to hospital as a precaution, but he is fine. That’s the main thing.”

Medics worked on the Swansea striker.

A Swansea spokesperson at White Hart Lane said: “He is fine. He is in the medical room. It is something we have been aware of -- it is something called a vasovagal condition.

“We have always been aware of it and it has happened before. He has had all the medical and cardiology tests with us.”

Everyone at White Hart Lane held their breath.

White Hart Lane was the scene of a dramatic episode in March 2012 when Bolton Wanderers midfielder Fabrice Muamba collapsed on the pitch after suffering a cardiac arrest during an FA Cup tie.

Although his heart stopped for 78 minutes, he made a full recovery, but had to retire from professional football later that year.

Danny Rose watches on anxiously.

The incident marred an otherwise entertaining encounter.

Determined to make up for their lacklustre League Cup final loss against Chelsea on Sunday, Mauricio Pochettino’s side took a quick lead through Nacer Chadli.

South Korea midfielder Ki Sung-yueng equalised after Gomis’s collapse. But Ryan Mason restored Tottenham’s lead and Andros Townsend added the third soon after.

I Wanted to reassure you concerning my Health , it actually looks much more scary than physically dangerous and I am feeling well now .

— Bafétimbi Gomis (@BafGomis) March 4, 2015

I have been under a great deal of stress and fatigue due to my father health that requires me to go back and forth to France

— Bafétimbi Gomis (@BafGomis) March 4, 2015

I was disappointed that I couldn't help my team tonight but now everything is back In order

— Bafétimbi Gomis (@BafGomis) March 4, 2015

I also want to thank everyone for their support and get Well messages .

— Bafétimbi Gomis (@BafGomis) March 4, 2015

Former Tottenham midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson reduced the deficit late on, but it was too late for Swansea to stop the seventh placed north Londoners boosting their bid to qualify for the Champions League via a top four finish.

After an emotional pre-match tribute to Dave Mackay, the club’s legendary former captain who passed away on Monday, Spurs fed off the charged atmosphere as they roared into a seventh minute lead.

Andros Townsend of Spurs (2R) celebrates with team mates.

Danny Rose’s cross looped to the far post, where Belgian midfielder Chadli rifled a powerful volley past Swansea goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski for his first league goal since New Year’s Day.

Tottenham’s ideal start quickly became an afterthought as Swansea striker Gomis collapsed when the players were making their way back for the restart.

Gomis, who had fainted during matches several times in the past, was attended to for four minutes and left the field on a stretcher, by which point he was conscious and wearing an oxygen mask.

When the game resumed, Swansea didn’t seem affected by a worrying moment that recalled the time when Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba suffered a cardiac arrest, which he eventually recovered from, during an FA Cup tie at Tottenham in 2012.

Garry Monk’s side drew level in the 19th minute after Sigurdsson hit the crossbar with a swerving free-kick.

Ki Sung-Yueng of Swansea City celebrates as he scores their first and equalising goal.

The ball was quickly returned to the penalty area and Ki was on hand to poke home from a tight angle for his sixth goal of the season.

Jonjo Shelvey tested Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris with the rasping drive early in the second half.

But Harry Kane went close for the hosts with a looping header that drifted just wide and it wasn’t long before Spurs regained the lead in the 51st minute.

Tottenham Hotspur's Belgian midfielder Nacer Chadli celebrates.

Christian Eriksen’s mazy run cut through the heart of the Swansea defence and Mason applied the finishing touch, driving a rising strike into the net for his first Premier League goal.

Townsend put Spurs firmly in control nine minutes later thanks in part to referee Michael Oliver, who allowed play to continue after Nabil Bentaleb was floored by a heavy challenge.

Townsend took full advantage as he surges forward, cut inside a defender and curled home.

Sigurdsson’s 89th minute strike set the stage for a nervous last few minutes, but Spurs held on.

Originally published as Bafetimbi Gomis sends a scare through White Hart Lane, collapsing during Tottenham v Swansea