Emmanuel Adebayor can lift Crystal Palace, reckons Scott Dann

Swansea 1 Crystal Palace 1: Scott Dann believes Emmanuel Adebayor is determined to show he is still a real force at the top level.

Adebayor made his first start as Crystal Palace stopped the rot of five consecutive defeats. Eagles boss Alan Pardew had suggested Adebayor’s fitness meant he could only make a cameo appearances at Liberty Stadium.

Central defender Dann underlined his threat from set-pieces by scoring for the second successive game to cancel out Gylfi Sigurdsson’s superb early free-kick.