Head coach Sonia Bompastor thought the Blues had ridden our luck at times during the match after the home side had struck the woodwork on two occasions - one either side of the half-time interval.

A look at the expected goals for each side backs up that theory, as City ended the night on 2.36 xG in comparison to an xG rating of 1.91 for Chelsea.

Yet the home side's failure to find the back of the net in our 1-0 victory could largely be attributed to a well-organised team performance from Bompastor's side, as well as some key defensive interventions and some top-class saves from Hannah Hampton.

Let's take a closer look at how we did it!

Whole team performance

To come away with a victory away from home against an in-form Man City side required every member of the Chelsea team to perform at the top level individually, while also pulling together as a cohesive unit.

The stats show that we spent just a little more time on the ball than the home side, coming out with 52 per cent and firing five fewer shots towards goal than Man City. Meanwhile, we kept the clean sheet intact with six shots blocked and five saves from Hannah Hampton.

Neutralising attacks

While Chelsea often adopt a high line to play on the front foot against our opponents, the average position graphic below shows how Bompastor set up in a compact low block to negate the danger of the Man City front line, and instead advancing on the counter.

This was a wise move from the Blues head coach, as her counterpart Andree Jeglertz played with an aggressive front three of Lauren Hemp, Khadija Shaw and Grace Clinton, with Vivianne Miedema lurking in dangerous pockets behind them.

That meant our back three of Lucy Bronze, Millie Bright and Naomi Girma had to go toe-to-toe against City's attackers, with Erin Cuthbert dropping deeper as the holding midfielder to cover against the threat of Miedema. When City did break through our backline, Hampton was there to provide the last line of defence with a string of excellent saves.

A clinical finish from Wieke Kaptein then helped to complete the execution of Bompastor's plan, which was delivered to perfection by the whole team.

Cuthbert the destroyer

Chelsea needed a player who would disrupt the home side's rhythm, and Cuthbert did exactly that as part of her aforementioned deep-lying midfield role.

The graphic shows how the tenacious midfielder broke up the play all over the pitch as she ended the evening with 14 ball recoveries, nine more than any other outfield player.

Brilliant Baltimore

Wednesday night's victory could not have been achieved without the efforts of every Chelsea player on the pitch, but Sandy Baltimore stood out with more brilliance in her role as right-wing back.

Her last-ditch tackle prevented Shaw from scoring what looked like an almost certain goal, and it was her inch-perfect cross that provided the assist for Kaptein's headed goal.

Baltimore also took the most shots of any Chelsea player (four), while also topping the charts for chances created (four), crosses attempted (12) and completed passes in the final third of the pitch (18).

Only Girma (52) completed more passes on the evening than the France international (48) as Baltimore once again showcased her importance to this Chelsea team.