Despite what the 6-2 scoreline might suggest, it was far from straightforward. Their head coach Martin Ho had steered them into fourth position in the Women's Super League table before the match kicked off, and it was soon clear they were more resilient than before.

Battling for every ball, Spurs kept around 50 per cent possession in the first half, and went in at the break with the scores even at 1-1. The Blues found another gear once the hour mark had passed and put the game out of sight, but an improved Tottenham had certainly made things difficult up to that point.

Here's a look at how we secured the three points...

A tough test

Tottenham approached the match looking determined to break a run of 19 defeats against cross-city rivals Chelsea. A look at the stats showed they matched us in a number of areas, with seven shots on target to our eight, and 94 passes in the final third as opposed to our tally of 107.

And while other teams sit in a low block against us, Spurs deserve credit for trying to secure a win at Stamford Bridge, even though they ultimately came up short of their objective.

The momentum graph above indicates how they enjoyed sustained periods of pressure: in the opening minutes of the match, between the half-hour mark and half-time, and straight from the kick-off after the break.

But when Sonia Bompastor made a triple change on the hour mark, Chelsea's strength in depth really shone through. Sjoeke Nusken and Maika Hamano scored our fourth and fifth goals of the afternoon not long after coming off the bench. We killed the game off in a matter of minutes, but the encounter was much more evenly matched until those aforementioned substitutions.

McCabe quietly creating

Katie McCabe, like many others in the side, came into Sunday's match having represented her country during the international window. The Republic of Ireland captain helped them defeat Kazakhstan 12-0 on aggregate in a Women's World Cup qualifier, playing the 90 minutes and scoring in the 4-0 second-leg success in Cork last Tuesday.

McCabe ranked highest of the Blues in terms of chances created (four) and crosses attempted (five). She also completed the second-highest number of passes (38) and ranked fifth in completed passes in the final third (seven).

When the team scores six goals, performances like McCabe's can go under the radar, but she made a significant contribution to our success on Sunday.

Bronze covers the ground

Playing just 68 minutes before being replaced by Nathalie Bjorn, Lucy Bronze put in another impressive performance in the heart of the defence on Sunday.

Registering the assist for Lauren James' second strike of the afternoon, the Chelsea vice-captain made the most ball recoveries of any outfield player (eight), won the most tackles (five), and completed the most passes (40).

Another player whose contribution may have been slightly overlooked in favour of the goalscorers at the Bridge on Sunday, but her touch map alone shows how much ground she covered, even though she was substituted with 20 minutes still to play.

LJ's clinical brilliance

The Chelsea fans at Stamford Bridge were treated to another Lauren James show on Sunday, as she left them open-mouthed with her audacious strike from the byline in the first half.

She then went for goal in a fashion that most other players would not consider, netting her second while leaning at an angle with a defender on her tail. Head coach Sonia Bompastor described her as a 'world-class player' in her post-match press conference, and it's not difficult to see why.

Scoring a brace from only three shots on goal, her quality ensured we took the lead when the contest was extremely tight in the first half. Her two goals came from an xG (expected goals) rating of just 0.76, which shows just how difficult her chances were to convert.

'It's a big help when you have a player who can create from nothing,' said Bompastor afterwards. 'I want to also highlight the team performance. When individuals are performing, it's usually because the team is performing as well. The players around her are doing a job for her to express her quality on the ball.'